Motherhood Leadership
Coaching Program
A 3-month group coaching program supporting mothers growing their careers and their families.
Our signature Maturn Motherhood Leadership Coaching Program supports mothers as they navigate through the many challenges that come alongside managing work and life as a parent.
This program is designed for mothers who are managing young families as they are growing their careers; this is a crucial time to retain women in the workforce and many mothers end up navigating these transitions without support
Maturn’s Motherhood Leadership Coaching Program helps members cultivate a renewed relationship with their confidence, clarity and courage – ultimately leading to more impactful leadership. Our expert coaches support mothers to normalize the challenges they are facing, shift their expectations and redefine what true success looks like.
What the Program Includes:
3 months inside the group coaching container. Cohorts Launch in Jan, April and Sept
Nine live group coaching circles, 75 minutes each
An expert coach and facilitator as their guide who is committed to their growth
Maturn resources, tools and workbooks to support mothers on their continued leadership growth
path
A support team and community of mothers to help normalize the challenges of being a working parent
“Returning to work as a new mother was more challenging than I had expected. My confidence as a professional was diminished, and I was exhausted from the effort of trying to show up at work as if I had no competing responsibilities in life. The Motherhood Leadership Coaching program showed me how common this experience is, and helped me reframe what success looks like. This program gave me the confidence to apply for a major promotion just 3 months after returning to work, and I got it! Now I have an incredible opportunity to practice the skills that Maturn has provided me with, for the benefit of myself, my family, and my team at work.”
– Katherine Trajan, Project Director, Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Who is this Program for?
What the Coaching Program Will Offer:
Coaching Sessions
SESSION 1: “Work-Life Balance” Redefined
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
SESSION 2: Reconciling Motherhood, Identity & Career
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
SESSION 3: Quiet Your Inner Critic and Step Into Your Power
Motherhood can often amplify the voice of the inner critic and we believe an essential part of leading yourself and others is learning how to navigate through the voice so it doesn’t block the impact you want to make.
SESSION 4: Establishing Boundaries
For many, setting boundaries can feel uncomfortable. This session will re-evaluate your relationship with boundaries so that you can integrate boundaries as a way for you, your team and your family to thrive.
SESSION 5: The Mental Load - Navigating Stress, Overwhelm and Exhaustion
Many mothers are headed on a path to burnout because they feel like they have to ‘do it all’. This session will flip this narrative so that you have time to focus on what matters most to you.
SESSION 6: Equitable Partnership Parenting
You may find yourself in a position of burnout in your career if you do not intentionally plan on how to share the parenting and domestic responsibilities, including the “invisible labour” of the household. This session will help support you to create your own equitable partnership model, which will further support you as you continue to build your career.
SESSION 7: Closing Circle — Defining Your New Measure of Success
This closing circle brings the program full circle. Together, we'll reflect on everything you've learned, name the shifts you've made, and define what success looks and feels like for you now, on your own terms, going forward.
The Motherhood Leadership Coaching Program is something I never knew I needed. I am grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the program and connected with so many other working moms. The balance (and struggles) of these roles is something that only another working mother will understand, so the forum was a place for me to both share and also listen and learn. I appreciated the safe space that Jen and Sonja created as it allowed all participants to be vulnerable and open about our own experiences. The program allowed me to do a lot of reflection into who I was and how that identity has shifted now that I am mother, anchored by my core values and personal mission. It’s helped me become more intentional with how I want to live, and what kind of mother and leader I strive to be.
The topics covered through the program are ones that I don’t often get to talk to others about, although many are the very existence of challenges and struggles in motherhood that I have faced so I appreciated the dialogue and real talk that we engaged in. It was a breath of fresh air. And I now have the tools and frameworks to support important conversations and create alignment and harmony in parenting as a team with my partner. I’ve learned more about myself and the areas I need to work on to become better for my organization, kids, partner and family.
For me, the time with Jen, Sonja and other mothers was invaluable and I am leaving the program with a heightened sense of self-awareness, a deeper love for my family and a desire to bring more joy into parenting and ditch the unnecessary pressures and stress that used to bother or impact me.
Thank you to Jen and Sonja for supporting working mamas and leading with grace every step of the way. The world needs more leaders like you!
MOTHERS WILL WALK AWAY WITH:
The ability to be more present and therefore contribute more meaningfully at work and at home.
Increased confidence and practical tools to address the challenges of managing work and their families.
Clarity on their goals and aspirations.
A network of other working mothers within the organization to support them in achieving their goals.
WHAT ORGANIZATIONS WILL RECEIVE:
Increased retention and engagement from the loyalty that this program builds.
More present and productive employees who are motivated to contribute meaningfully at work.
Increased connection and networking amongst cross-functional leaders.
FEES: $3000 CAD + tax
Cohorts run 3 x per year: January, April and September
LIVE GROUP COACHING CALLS SCHEDULE
75 minutes during the workday, three times a month
12pm PST or 3pm EST start
Approximately 30 mins pre or post-work for each session
“Maturn's Motherhood Leadership Coaching program has truly been impactful for me in every way. It has been a program that exceeded my expectations and provided a dedicated space
for "me time" to pause, reflect, and rediscover who I am as a mother and leader, without all the expectations myself, or society, places on me. It also provided a community of women and a safe place to share vulnerably, openly, and honestly which was both inspiring and
healing to know none of us are alone in this.
All the program’s topics were relatable, helpful, and stretched my growth. One of the
exercises that stuck out for me was redefining my values, allowing me to reconnect with my
‘North Star’ which has given me a deeper awareness for what is beneath my emotions. This
in turn has helped me show up and respond with greater intention and clarity at home and at
work.
Sonja Baikogli Foley and Jen Murtagh are incredible leaders and coaches who are uplifting
women, providing practical tools and psychological safe spaces, and supporting us with reclaiming our power. This program truly has allowed me to shed the expectations, ground
myself in my values, and rediscover self-compassion and my authenticity in a new way.
I would highly recommend this program to any mother who is looking to reconnect with
herself and community, while being supported in navigating complexities of leadership and
life.”
Alisha Parker, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Manager, Coast Capital Savings
Ready to become a part of our upcoming cohort?
Register today and join the community!
Next Cohort Begins in in September 2026.
“I’ve had the pleasure of participating in the Maturn Motherhood + Leadership coaching program over the past two months. As a mother of two young children and a leader, I’ve been fortunate to have the employer support and flexibility I’ve needed to balance the demands of my career and parenthood over the last few years. But even when I had all the employer support I needed, I was still placing unrealistic expectations and pressure on myself, which affected how I’d show up at home and work. The tools and resources we’ve worked through have helped me shift the thoughts that have been getting in my way and helped me gain more confidence to lead with my values. Learning and sharing with other leaders/mothers has been one of the greatest aspects of being a part of this program.”
– Alanna Dyani, Senior Marketing Manager, Central 1
“I highly recommend the Motherhood Leadership Coaching Program. Not only did it create a strong sense of community among mothers navigating similar challenges at work and in life, but it also provided practical, actionable tools that I could apply to my life immediately. The workbooks offered structured ways to reflect on key topics, and the open discussions made it easy to share experiences and learn from others. I appreciated our little 'homework' tasks that encouraged us to take action – at whatever pace we were comfortable with, whether small steps or bigger changes. Maturn became my safe space and was exactly what I needed as a working mother. It has also given me a supportive and valuable community to be part of.”
Irene Eltham, Senior Manager, KPMG
Your Facilitators
Jen Murtagh, Co-Founder
With over two decades of experience spanning both corporate and non-profit, heart-centred leadership has been the guiding star of Jen Murtagh’s career. An award-winning and values-based C-Suite leader, Jen has successfully led and raised millions for national campaigns on anti-bullying, vulnerable youth, and advanced gender equity through her work with a variety of women’s organizations.
As an ICF accredited leadership coach, Jen supports women to live and lead bravely through her 1:1 coaching, workshops, speaking and signature Brave Leadership for Women program. Jen is a Business in Vancouver ‘Forty Under 40’ Award Winner and Greater Vancouver Board of Trade ‘Women of Promise’.
Jen is a community champion, who has volunteered thousands of hours for countless charities and in 2017 fulfilled a lifelong dream by travelling to Africa to lead mentoring + goal-setting workshops with non-profit One Girl Can. Jen is a mother and stepmother to four children who was inspired to co-create Maturn to serve mothers in a deep and meaningful way while advancing gender equity.
Sonja Baikogli Foley, Co-Founder
Sonja holds 15+ years of diverse experience in non-profit, public and private organizations and has always been drawn towards impact-driven work that genuinely makes a difference in the lives of others. Born to Iranian refugee-status parents in Sweden, she experienced her life from the eyes of displaced parents. These early experiences and hardships shaped Sonja’s foundation and made her the person she is today.
Educated in Sweden, Canada and Spain, Sonja began her career in media working in radio and continued to create change through her career — from participating in the United Nations, to serving as a board of director on the YWCA Canada Board for five years, to being appointed to the West Vancouver Police Board by the Province of BC in 2020, and most recently led the Intergovernmental Relations & Strategic Partnerships team at the City of Vancouver.
Sonja co-founded Maturn out of a desire to support women and turn maternity leave into an intentional year. She’s a proud mother of two who is driven to build a more equitable, compassionate and inclusive world for future generations.
Want to join the waitlist?
Get on the waitlist for our next cohort so you will be informed first when registration is open.
