# What Is Matrescence? How Motherhood Changes You

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Podcast: [Eat Sleep Repeat](https://stenobird.com/podcast/eat-sleep-repeat-6351498)
Published: 2026-04-28T18:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://omny.fm/shows/eat-sleep-repeat/why-you-feel-different-after-having-a-baby
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There’s a word for the strange, disorienting shift that happens when you become a mum and realise you’re not quite the same person anymore: matrescence. In this episode, Kee and Kelly unpack the science behind how motherhood changes the brain, and hear from the shitters about what changed for them too: bodies, friendships, work, confidence, rage, softness, identity, and the sudden inability to hear a story about a child without crying.   LINKS TO EVERYTHING WE MENTIONED Make Matrescence Mainstream It’s hard to describe what it feels like to become a mum, but it has a name: matrescence Pregnant women's brains shed grey matter to prime them for motherhood, study suggests HOSTS & PRODUCERS Kelly McCarren ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kelly_mccarren⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kee Reece Searles @keereece AUDIO PRODUCTION Madeline Joannou - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mylk Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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