Tag: matrescence
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How to Recognize and Understand Matrescence
A complete guide to the emotional transformation of becoming a mother (matrescence). There’s a moment — sometimes quiet, sometimes chaotic — when a woman realises she’s not just raising a child. She’s being reshaped from the inside out. Her identity is shifting. Her priorities have changed. Her emotions feel unrecognisable.And perhaps for the first time,… Read more
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Rewriting the Script: A New Approach to Motherhood
There comes a moment in every mother’s life — often sometime after the baby is born and the dust has barely begun to settle — when the old scripts stop making sense. The ones that told you to “sleep when the baby sleeps,”to “enjoy every moment,”to “be grateful — at least you have a healthy… Read more
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How to Rebuild Yourself While Caring for Your Baby
The quiet, sacred work of becoming whole again. There’s a version of early motherhood no one talks about. The one where you’re showing up every day — feeding, rocking, changing, soothing — but inside, you feel like you’re slowly crumbling. Or maybe not crumbling, exactly. Just… disappearing. You catch a glimpse of yourself in the… Read more
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How to Remind Yourself: Motherhood is Tough, You’re Not Wrong
You’ve read the books. You’ve tried the checklists. You’ve followed the sleep guides, the feeding routines, and the expert reels. And yet, at 3am, when your baby is still crying, your body aches from tiredness, and your heart feels like it’s being pulled in too many directions — you wonder: Why does this feel so… Read more