Matrescence: The Identity Shift No One Can Prepare You For
Matrescence is the identity shift of becoming a mother – as big as adolescence, and nobody warns you. Alexia Leachman on the becoming no one can prepare you…
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Author: Alexia Leachman
Alexia is the host of the Fear Free Childbirth podcast and the author of Fearless Birthing, Childbirth, Midwifery & the Media, and Clear Your Head Trash.
Alexia supports families planning pregnancy and birth. She helps them to overcome their fears and feel calm and confident about birth and pregnancy.
Alexia also trains birth professionals in the Fearless Birthing, a unique approach to birth preparation that is ideal for those who have fears around birth.
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