Matrescence: How to Reclaim Your Identity After Motherhood
Matrescence transforms women into mothers, altering identity, body, emotions, and priorities; recovery requires boundaries, self-rediscovery, help, and self-compassion.
My husband and I would break out sobbing when we first became empty nesters. We found joy together.
Motherhood evolves after children leave, bringing initial sadness followed by renewed identity, new interests, and meaningful, changing family relationships.