Importance and Advantage of Talking About Matrescence—And What Happens If
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Matrescence—the term originally coined by anthropologist Dana Raphael—describes the physical, emotional, hormonal, social, and psychological transition into motherhood. It’s as significant as adolescence, yet most moms don’t even hear the word until they’re deep in the trenches of sleep deprivation and self-doubt (*raises hand*). It takes teenagers years to move through this transition, yet we…
