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the Matrescence Movement

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Did you know the term adolescence is only 100 years old?

In 1904, G. Stanley Hall named adolescence — and it ultimately changed how we understood and supported young people forever.

Matrescence is having that same moment.

First named in 1973

During the average low-risk pregnancy in Canada, there are:

12+ doctors/health care provider appointments
2+ ultrasounds
3-5 blood tests

And for many,
Pelvic floor physio appointments
Prenatal massages
Prenatal fitness classes
And birth prep cour

One week left to register for the Matrescence Practitioner Training Program at the early bird rate.

I designed this program for practitioners who want real, applicable knowledge. Just two 90-minute Zoom sessions built around your full life.

My goal

Over the next two weeks, I’m bringing conversations on matrescence to parents and practitioners at three events (online and in person):

May 13 | Matrescence & the Identity Shift of Motherhood | For parents

Mqy 14 | Matrescence: A Missing

It’s Maternal Mental Health Week. And there is a concept that belongs as part of this conversation……

It’s called matrescence.

We talk a lot about pathology in maternal mental health — postpartum depression, perinatal

There’s a concept that’s been missing from practitioner training for fifty years. Swipe to meet it. →

Matrescence was first coined by anthropologist Dana Raphael in 1973 and resurrected by Dr. Aurelie Athan, a clinical psychologist

I am grateful to live and work on the unceded Coast Salish territory of the sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) nations.

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