How matrescence impacts your identity and career, and what you can do about it

“Giving birth to a baby is demanding, but it's not the only process that will require energy after this life-changing and dramatic event in a woman's life. Giving birth to a new identity, matrescence, can be as demanding. It requires time and support to fully integrate it into your new identity as a mother.”

In this first episode, award-winning journalist Pros&Babes founder and CEO Kinia Romanowska, and host of this podcast, talks about the fundamental changes new mothers experience under the process called “matrescence,” and how they impact your identity and career. Understanding matrescence will help you enjoy all the strategies and tips brought to you in this podcast!

Listen to this podcast if you want to understand all the ways becoming a mother has changed you, so that you can step into your new identity feeling confident, empowered, and no longer alone in your working-motherhood journey. 

0:00 Intro

1:53 The first biggest shift you experience as a mother: what it is and how it affects your life

5:26 Expectations versus reality

7:58 Major shifts...not just for mothers

9:36 New questions on what matters

12:06 A brand new professional identity 

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Want more support from moms just like you? Join us for live sessions for support and networking: https://www.prosandbabes.com/stem-mom-webinars


Kinia Romanowska, BA, MA, is a well-traveled award-winning journalist turned entrepreneur, maternity leave strategist, and working parent whisperer. A wife and mom of three passionate about making sure the next generation doesn’t experience the “Motherhood Penalty,” she is the founder and CEO of Pros&Babes and creator of the MoMBA (Mom MBA), the pioneering 360-leadership and personal development program for the busy, ambitious mom in Canada. She is the host of the “Engineer Your Success, Leadership, and Life Harmony #likeamother” podcast.