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Course 07 of 15 · The First YearMatrescence is the developmental passage of becoming a mother.
Matrescence is the developmental passage of becoming a mother. It is as significant as adolescence, and until recently it has gone almost entirely unnamed. This course walks through what matrescence actually is, why it feels the way it feels, and how the death of the maiden self and the birth of the mother self unfolds over months and years, not weeks. If you have felt like a stranger to yourself since becoming a mother, this course gives you the language and the map for what you are living through.
Mothers in the first year, and any mother who never got this information the first time. Listen while you feed, while you walk, while the baby sleeps on you. No workbook required, no homework, no perfect conditions. Just 32 minutes of real information, in a voice that has been where you are.
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