What is Matrescence?

Your Matrescence journey is formed by your physical, biological, emotional, spiritual and social experiences as you navigate the waves of motherhood.

Motherhood can be so deeply beautiful and at the same time devastatingly brutal. Sometimes it is difficult to express and identify exactly why…

Matrescence provides the language that enables us to communicate these challenges while validating, normalizing and creating an awareness of the changes that take place.

Matrescence is ultimately the experiences, changes and transformation associated with becoming and being a mother. - Christina & Samantha Bond | Matrescence Co-Founders

An Introduction to Matrescence

“Allowing women to understand their experience of motherhood in a way that is holistic and empowering can help to normalize the significant changes that occur in the transition to motherhood. Knowing the challenges of this period will inevitably help validate the emotions you may experience. When you have more insight into your emotions, you can be more in control of your behaviour.”

- Samantha Bond

Undestanding Matrescence

Dr Alexandra Sacks 2018 Tedtalk bringing matrescence into the limelight.

  • “Matrescence is a developmental passage where a woman transitions through pre-conception, pregnancy and birth, surrogacy or adoption, to the postnatal period and beyond. The exact length of matrescence is individual, recurs with each child, and may arguably last a lifetime! The scope of the changes encompass multiple domains --bio-psycho-social-political-spiritual-- and can be likened to the developmental push of adolescence.”

    Aurélie Athan, Ph.D.

Free e-guide: What is matrescence?

Matrescence encompasses both the transition to becoming a mother and the journey throughout being a mother. Learn more by downloading our free Introduction to Matrescence e-guide.