Welcome to this week’s episode with Lucy Jones. She is an investigative journalist, award-winning author and has just written a new book called Matrescence.
Matresence is one of my favourite words and subjects ever. It describes the process of becoming a mother - the confusing discombobulating cocktail of emotions that happens when we transition from woman to mother. All the physical, emotional and spiritual changes. A bit like the transition from teenager to adult.
Listen to hear about:
- What matresence means and its anthropological roots
- Our position as a mother in today’s society and how it’s geared to be against mothers
- Why we need more support in society and Lucy’s thoughts on how we can receive that
If only all mothers knew this word, I think we would have found it so much easier to be kind to ourselves, knowing it’s meant to be a bumpy journey.
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