Village For Mama Circular text "Endorsed by Village for Mama" surrounds a simple flower design with a brown center.
Village For Mama Four arched, layered cards in shades of brown and pink stand upright on a wooden surface; the front card reads “welcome to matrescence” in small gold text.

Matrescence Press

Cards for the birth of a mother

Matrescence Press

Location

Australia Wide & Beyond

Business description

Why these cards exist… Because they were missing.

Babies are welcomed into the world with cards.
The birth of a mother is rarely acknowledged in the same way. Matrescence cards change that.

Products Offered

Welcome to Matrescence is the first of several collections exploring the language of matrescence.

  • A Word For This 
  • Soft Landing
  • A Mother Is Born Too
  • Welcome
  • Matrescence
  • Becoming

How this begun

Like many women, I became a mother before I ever heard the word matrescence.

Discovering it was like finding a dress that finally fit. 
It put a name to something I had struggled to find words for.

Knowing the word matrescence was helpful, but it didn’t necessarily help me connect with other women in it. I was surprised by how such a commonly shared experience could still feel lonely. 

There were occasional nods of recognition:

“You’re in the thick of it.”
“You’re in the trenches.”

Small phrases that quietly said, “I see you.”

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