{"podcast":{"title":"Eat Sleep Repeat","slug":"eat-sleep-repeat-6351498","podcast_index_feed_id":6351498,"rss_url":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/3ea926be-9be7-482a-8ac3-a44f016e43d1/6f9fed6d-ca92-46a8-8649-b30500091646/cebcd750-50d0-4c87-80a2-b30500091659/podcast.rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eat-sleep-repeat","image_url":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/programs/3ea926be-9be7-482a-8ac3-a44f016e43d1/6f9fed6d-ca92-46a8-8649-b30500091646/image.jpg?t=1751078190&size=Large","author":"Kelly McCarren and Kee Reece Searles","episode_count":151,"summary":"Hosted by Kelly McCarren and Kee Reece Searles, Eat Sleep Repeat is a weekly virtual mother’s group in your ears. It's a judgement and shame-free zone where Kel and Kee share their raw, honest, funny and relatable experience being first time mums, trying desperately to survive.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T08:18:09.634103+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eat-sleep-repeat-6351498"},"episode":{"title":"What Is Matrescence? How Motherhood Changes You","slug":"what-is-matrescence-how-motherhood-changes-you","published_at":"2026-04-28T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eat-sleep-repeat-6351498/what-is-matrescence-how-motherhood-changes-you","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eat-sleep-repeat-6351498","url":"https://omny.fm/shows/eat-sleep-repeat/why-you-feel-different-after-having-a-baby","audio_url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/3ea926be-9be7-482a-8ac3-a44f016e43d1/6f9fed6d-ca92-46a8-8649-b30500091646/7e83e9d3-6733-4d2d-a822-b43a0063bd6c/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=cebcd750-50d0-4c87-80a2-b30500091659","summary":"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.","meta_description":"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: ma…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2285,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/eat-sleep-repeat-6351498/episodes/what-is-matrescence-how-motherhood-changes-you/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eat-sleep-repeat-6351498/what-is-matrescence-how-motherhood-changes-you.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}