During adolescence children’s bodies change, they grow figuratively and literally, they navigate social and emotional shifts and how they relate to the world. It can be an awkward time and it is understood not to be a blissful phase of life.
Something very similar happens when we become mothers and there is a word for it, matrescence. Just like adolescence, it is a transitionary period.
Karen recently spoke with Evelyn Gama, a licensed clinical social worker specializing in perinatal mental health about this all-encompassing time of change in a mother’s life. Evelyn talks about what is happening for women both physically and emotionally, the emotional weight of new motherhood, intergenerational aspects, societal pressures, and protective measures to ease the transition.
Connect with Evelyn here:
Website: themotherhoodcenter.com
Website: www.evelyngamacounseling.com
Website: psichapters.com
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