Matrescence: what EVERY mother should know
You weren't just having a baby. You were becoming someone new.
What if the hardest part of motherhood isn't the sleepless nights... but the fact that no one tells you that **you are changing too**?
We prepare women for pregnancy. We prepare them for birth. We even talk about postpartum.
But almost no one talks about matrescence.
Matrescence is the profound physical, emotional, psychological, social and identity transformation of becoming a mother. It's as significant as adolescence—yet most women have never even heard the word.
Maybe that's why motherhood can feel so confusing.
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