You're not losing your mind - You're becoming a mother

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Carol Ofori talked about a term she recently discovered called ‘’matrescence.’’
Matrescence is the physical, emotional, mental and social transition a woman goes through when becoming a mother. The term helps explain that becoming a mother is not an instant switch, it's a process and a journey of adjustment and growth.
She asked mothers across KZN , what their matrescence journey has been like?
What part of themselves did they lose, discover, or rebuild after becoming a mom?
28 May English South Africa Entertainment News

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