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Emerging in Motherhood: Matrescence

The Matrescence Project

14 episodes

Emerging in Motherhood: Matrescence is a podcast exploring the transformation women experience as they become mothers. Through honest conversations, lived experiences, and expert insights, this project sheds light on the neurological, psychological, and social changes that we experience in the season of becoming a mother - matrescence - including those huge identity shifts that we can all relate to.

More about the show

Whether you’re navigating trying to conceive, pregnancy, early motherhood, balancing career and family, a new stay at home lifestyle, or simply trying to make sense of who you are becoming, this podcast offers a space to feel seen, supported, and understood—reminding you that you’re not alone in the journey.

Through these conversations we hope to normalise the experience of "becoming", while disrupting the current "bouncing back" culture.

Episodes

  1. 014: Matrescence & Postpartum Support: How to Build Your Village with Katerina Annels Part I

    · 1 h 03 min · Episode 14

    In this episode of Emerging in Motherhood: Matrescence, Zana welcomes Katerina Annels — an osteopath, trained lactation consultant and creator of the Nurture Online 7 Sisters program — for a thoughtful conversation…

  2. 013: The Emotional Transformation of Motherhood: A Mum's Story of Matrescence, Mental Load, and Finding Her Village

    · 46 min · Episode 13

    Motherhood doesn’t mean “bouncing back” to who you were before. It can reshape your identity, values, relationships, career, and sense of self - yet many women enter pregnancy with almost no preparation for the…

  3. 012: The Birth of a Mother: Matrescence, Birth Trauma, & Postpartum Mental Health with Midwife and Health Birth Practitioner, Emma from EmPower Matrescence

    · 1 h 00 min · Episode 12

    When You Become a Mother, You’re Born Too You can prepare for birth, baby’s arrival, and the endless newborn essentials, but how do you prepare for the birth of you? If motherhood has left you anxious, overwhelmed,…

  4. 011: When Work Doesn't Fit Anymore: How Motherhood Changes Your Identity, Career, and Values.

    · 50 min · Episode 11

    Have you been planning your return to work after motherhood, but now feel a little lost about how to actually make it happen? Perhaps you had the itch to return to work, only to discover that when you did, something…

  5. 010: Returning to Work After Maternity Leave, the Skills You Gain in Matrescence & Research Findings that Can Shape Workplace and Systemic Change

    · 51 min · Episode 10

    Are you on maternity leave or planning your return to work transition? Have you recently returned but feel different, changed, or like you are not performing in the same way? According to Mothered Magazine’s…

  6. 009: Becoming a Mother in Canada, Unexpected Pregnancy, Postnatal Depression, and Transitioning into a More Authentic Version of Yourself in Matrescence

    · 1 h 14 min · Episode 9

    Emily joins me from Canada to share her deeply honest journey through an unexpected path into motherhood. Together, we explore matrescence through multiple lenses—from the cultural and societal expectations placed on…

  7. 008: What Every Mother Should Know About Matrescence - BONUS Episode

    · 16 min · Episode 8

    We prepare women for labour. We prepare them to feed a baby. We prepare them to keep a tiny human alive. But very few of us are prepared for what happens to us. In this bonus episode, I explore why understanding…

  8. 007: Olivia's Journey of Becoming a Young Mother, Navigating Domestic Violence, Healing, and Finding Herself in Motherhood

    · 1 h 00 min · Episode 7

    How does a woman navigate matrescence when she still feels she is emerging from adolescence into adulthood herself? Meet Olivia: A woman who speaks of exactly this, but with a few extra difficulties. In her first six…

  9. 006: How to Prepare for Motherhood & Creating a Positive Postpartum Experience: Rhi's Story

    · 1 h 04 min · Episode 6

    Can you prepare for motherhood—and could preparing for matrescence change your postpartum experience? In this raw and honest episode of The Matrescence Project, Rhi shares her experience of an unplanned pregnancy, the…

  10. 005: Why Motherhood Changes Who You Are: The Science Behind Matrescence and the Identity Shift with Dr. Renee White

    · 1 h 20 min · Episode 5

    What if the changes you're experiencing in motherhood aren't a sign that you're "losing yourself"—but evidence that your brain is adapting to one of life's biggest transitions? In this jam-packed conversation, I'm…

  11. 004: Traumatic Birth, NICU and Motherhood Without a Village: Cassandra's Story of Healing

    · 1 h 01 min · Episode 4

    What happens when your introduction to motherhood is nothing like you imagined? In this episode of The Matrescence Project, Cassandra shares her deeply personal story of becoming a mother after a traumatic and…

  12. 003: Losing Yourself in Motherhood and Finding Who You're Becoming - Zana's Matrescence Journey

    · 29 min · Episode 3

    Episode 3: My Matrescence Story - Zana's Personal Journey In this deeply personal episode, host Zana sets aside the research and theory to share her own lived experience of matrescence — the profound transformation a…

  13. 002: Why You Feel Different After Having a Baby: Understanding Matrescence

    · 20 min · Episode 2

    Motherhood changes women deeply — neurologically, psychologically, emotionally, and socially — yet so few of us are ever taught to expect it. In this episode of The Matrescence Project, I explore the science behind…

  14. 001: Motherhood Changes Everything - Introduction to The Matrescence Project

    · 12 min · Episode 1

    In this introductory episode of The Matrescence Project, we explore what “matrescence” really means and why it’s so important to bring this term into our everyday language. I'll share the intention behind this…

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