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Podcast: The Matrescence Podcast
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#33 Loneliness, Mums Groups, and Making Friends Throughout Matrescence
Category: Kids & family
Duration: 00:56:54
Publish Date: 2022-02-21 23:00:00
Description:

Regardless of how you enter into motherhood, the experience of matrescence is universal. 

Matrescence is powerful, irreversible and will change you to your core.  

So the fact that your friendships might also change, should come as no surprise.  

And yet, it often does.  

The fact is, that the vast majority of women, becoming a mother changes their friendships. Sometimes this will be for the better- letting go of that toxic friendship may be long overdue. But other times it will bring with it grief, disappointment, isolation and loneliness.  
 
Without an understanding of matrescence, it can be easy to conclude that you have done something wrong. That you simply have not put enough time and energy into maintaining friendships. But, as you will soon hear, there are a variety of reasons why your friendships change when you become a mother (many of which you have no control over). 

Understanding that changes in both the quantity and dynamics of your friendships, are a normal and predictable outcome of matrescence, can reassure you that you are not alone, you are not to blame and this will not last forever. 

Throughout this episode we talk about our own experiences of loneliness, isolation, making and loosing friends through motherhood and so much more. 

If this episode brings anything up for you, please know that there is support available. 

PANDA National Perinatal Mental Health Helpline:  1300 726 306

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Website: www.matrescencematters.com.au
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