An 8-session return-to-work program
Your journey back to work doesn't have to feel like starting over.
Reconnect with who you were, who you are becoming, and the powerful skills matrescence has grown in you.
An 8-session return-to-work program
You are not starting over.
Reconnect with who you were, who you are becoming, and the powerful skills matrescence has grown in you.
What is matrescence?
The often-overlooked identity shift that happens when a woman becomes a mother — physically, emotionally, and socially.
Making Matrescence Work is an 8-session guided support program created to help women navigate the complex, emotional transition of returning to work after becoming a mother.
Most return-to-work plans focus only on logistics — not the very real personal transformation happening underneath. This program fills that gap.
Whether you're preparing to return after leave, recently back and feeling overwhelmed, or somewhere in between, this is a space to reflect, reconnect with your strengths, and move forward with greater clarity and confidence.
What you'll gain
Four things, over eight weeks.
Rebuild your confidence
In your personal and professional identity — the self that's emerging, not the one you're trying to recover.
Practical strategies
For navigating work-life integration without pretending one side of your life doesn't exist.
A community that gets it
Connect with mothers who understand. Children are welcome in every session.
Move forward with purpose
Get unstuck. Reconnect with your strengths. Show up as the new version of yourself.
Who it's for
Built for mothers — and the employers who back them.
You belong here.
- Preparing to return after leave
- Recently back and quietly overwhelmed
- Wondering if you're doing it "right"
- Ready to reconnect with your strengths
Retain the talent you've invested in.
- Support a confident, durable return
- Reduce attrition in the first year back
- Signal that matrescence is understood
- Include it in your L&D budget
You don't need to bounce back. You just need space to move forward — as the new version of yourself.
In their words
People leave the room braver.
"I took part in MMW towards the end of my second maternity leave and it has had such a positive effect on my return to work experience. It helped me reconnect with my strengths and normalise the myriad of feelings that show up when you're going back — from guilt and doubt to excitement. This course is the reminder you need to be kind to and invest in yourself. You deserve it."
"The sessions on strengths and interests helped me reconnect with myself, my identity, and the parts of me that exist beyond being a mother. It felt like rediscovering who I am at my core. It supported me at exactly the right moment, and I'm genuinely grateful."
Step forward as the new version of yourself.
The next programme runs October 2026. Join the waitlist and take the first step toward returning to work with clarity and confidence.