Resources & Articles by Matrescence

When you're told you're having a miscarriage, everything else goes quiet.  The immediate crisis takes over. But then you go home, and you're left wondering: what now? What happens after a miscarriage to your body, your hormones, your emotions, your life? Nobody really...

Nobody warns you about this part.  Everyone talks about the physical recovery from miscarriage, the emotional grief, the logistics of trying again. But nobody really prepares you for what happens to intimacy, to touch, to sex after miscarriage. Maybe your body doesn't...

Nobody prepares you for what healing after miscarriage actually looks like.  You think grief has a timeline, that there's a right way to get through this, that eventually you'll wake up and just feel... normal again. But healing after miscarriage isn't linear.  It's...

If you are entering the new year already feeling exhausted, irritable, or emotionally thin, you are not failing. You may be an overstimulated mom, and that is far more common than most people talk about. An overstimulated mom is not a weak mom or an ungrateful mom....

Miscarriage is far more common than many people realize, yet it is often experienced in silence. Whether it happens early in pregnancy or later on, miscarriage can leave a deep emotional imprint. For many, the physical experience passes quickly, but the emotional...

Secondary infertility can be one of the most confusing and emotionally painful experiences for people who want to grow their family. You may already have a child. You may have conceived before without medical intervention.  And yet, this time, pregnancy is not...

If you find your mood dipping as the days get shorter, you are not alone.  Seasonal depression is a real and well documented mental health condition that affects millions of people every year, especially during the fall and winter months. Seasonal depression can...

Winter break arrives with a mix of excitement and challenge. Your kids are buzzing with energy. School routines disappear overnight. And suddenly, your home becomes the everything space — classroom, play zone, snack station, and entertainment hub. If you’ve ever found...

You know that moment when you finally work up the courage to tell your partner, “Hey… I actually need some space,” and immediately your chest tightens?  You start worrying about their reaction, the tone, the timing, the hundred ways it could go sideways. That’s the...