Becoming a mother is so much more than giving birth. Matrescence is the word we use to describe the developmental stage of immense transition, encompassing changes in physiology, psychology, identity, and relationships, that a woman goes through in the porcess of becoming a mother.
Much like adolescence, it can be a time of intense and mixed emotions, confusion, tension, and full-body transformations. But unlike 'adolescence', it doesn't trip off society's tongue (yet) and it's not nearly so well understood. I hope these resources will help you start to make sense of your motherhood.
The Little Book of Self-Care for Mums-To-Be – Beccy Hands
Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood – Lucy Jones
A Woman is a Woman Until She is a Mother - Anna Prushinskaya
Why Did No One Tell Me? - Emma Brockwell
Expecting Better - Emily Oster
Your Baby, Your Birth - Hollie de Cruz
Matrescence TED talk by Alexandra Sacks
The Good Enough Mother podcast
