IN HONOUR OF HER | Courtney McIntosh

  1. In honour of her

    A conversation with Courtney McIntosh

    Founder of THE INARRA

  1. In this special Mother’s Day edition of In Conversation, we sit down with Courtney McIntosh,  founder of THE INARRA, creative director and mother of three. For Courtney, motherhood isn’t defined by milestones alone, but by the often unseen layers that shape who we become.

    Now a mother herself, Courtney speaks with a deepened awareness of what it means to be held, supported and guided. Her reflections are shaped not only by her own experience of raising children, but by a growing appreciation for the woman who raised her.

    In this conversation, she shares the values she carries forward, the perspective motherhood has given her, and the kind of legacy she hopes to leave. One rooted in love, presence and the lasting impact of how we make others feel.

  1. “Legacy is really about how you make people feel & what you leave behind in them.”

  1. Is there a value or belief you carry today that you know came from your mother?

    Resilience and kindness, without question. My mum worked so hard and I see that even more clearly now as an adult and mother myself. When we were little, she was nursing and doing night shifts, yet she would still come home and make our lunchboxes for school. We were always her first priority.

    At the time, I don’t think I fully appreciated all that she was carrying, but I certainly do now. She has this strength and warmth about her and I think that has shaped so much of how I move through life and motherhood myself.

  2. So it would be fair to say that becoming a mother changed the way you understand your own?

    Completely. Becoming a mother has given me such a deeper appreciation for what my own mum carried and gave, often without acknowledgment. It has made me so much more aware of the invisible work, the emotional load, the constant thinking ahead and the ways mothers hold everything together.

    It’s the kind of thing you can understand to a point from the outside, but you don’t truly feel the depth of it until you’re in it yourself.

  1. What does legacy mean to you beyond material things?

    To me, legacy is really about how you make people feel and what you leave behind in them. It’s the values you live by, the way you show up, the love you give and the sense of safety, confidence or comfort you create for the people around you.

    It’s less about what you leave behind physically and more about what continues on through others because of how you loved and lived.

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    If you could thank your mum for one thing, what would it be?

    I would thank her for the love she has given so instinctively and so generously. The kind of love that makes you feel safe, seen and deeply cared for. I know I could call her for anything and that kind of support is something I never take for granted.

    The way she shows up for me, and now for my children, is something I don’t think words can fully capture. As a mother myself, I understand more than ever how much of a gift that really is. There is truly no love like a mother’s love.

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