Notes on Matrescence, Identity & Modern Motherhood
Dropping the mask of motherhood
Most people who knew me during early motherhood – even my nearest and dearest – saw this version of me: smiley, nails done, baby in a cute outfit, loving mum life.
Why do we put up this Mask of Motherhood? What stops us from showing our true experience?
Matrescence: one word with the power to transform motherhood
Matrescence is a relatively new way of describing the identity shift a woman goes through when she becomes a mother.
It captures the physical, psychological, emotional, and social transformation she experiences; a transformation that is slow, always evolving, and one that never truly ends.