When a baby is born, most of the attention goes to the health and well-being of this precious new human being. But, what about the mother? How is she? Why don’t we talk about what happens for her?

A woman goes through a profound transition or Rite of Passage when she becomes a Mother. She experiences brain and body changes, hormonal shifts, increased sensitivity and stimulation and a new set of priorities. A new mother undergoes a monumental shift in her identity, a shift in her relationship with herself and how she is seen in the world.

This Rite of Passage is called Matrescence. A time of integrating who she was with who she is now as a Mother. Matrescence honors and normalizes a mother’s experience, questioning the spoken and unspoken personal, cultural, and societal norms and expectations. Matrescence changes the way we support mothers acknowledging and validating the physical, emotional, physiological, spiritual and social changes she goes through.

During this time of complex changes, it can be affirming to reflect and give voice to the multifaceted changes, struggles, needs and expectations in your role as a mother. Counseling can be a space for you to sense into your personal experience, untangling from the fantasies and expectations of motherhood. A time for you to feel seen, heard, understood and empowered. You have your own unique Matrescence journey and I am here to listen.