The Bump - How the Concept of ‘Matrescence’ Can Help You Navigate Parenthood

Chelsea Robinson, MSW, LCSW, a clinical social worker and trauma therapist, conducts matrescence coaching, and says that clients in the first five years of parenthood often face major life transitions like returning to work or deciding whether to have another child. They feel burned out from doing it all, and might be experiencing mom guilt and general overwhelm, or they could be looking to find fulfillment in identities outside of being a mom.

“Matrescence coaching is not clinical therapy and is meant for top-level support,” Robinson says. “It’s actionable, solution-focused sessions intended to uplift, nurture and encourage any woman dedicated to processing her identity since she became a mother.”