Matrescence doula 1:1 support
Prenatal and postpartum matrescence education and personalized support for the transition to mother and beyond.
What’s a matrescence doula?
As a matrescence doula I offer support for the transition from woman to mother that complements care from doctors, midwives, doulas and therapists, but adds a vital missing element: complete focus on the woman’s transition to motherhood, including what matrescence is, how it can feel, and the proven ways to support yourself through it for a more easeful transition to motherhood and a more empowering experience of it.
If the word or concept of matrescence is new to you, rest assured you aren’t alone. This emerging concept is a powerful new frontier in maternal wellness that I am honored to share and support.
matrescence support eases your transition to motherhood and empowers you inside it
Matrescence guidance is for those:
preparing for motherhood and birth
adjusting to motherhood or life with an additional child
considering welcoming another child
healing from traumatic birth
Managing a transition back to work or Full-time motherhood
Grieving a loss
Enduring a fertility journey
experiencing General overwhelm in motherhood
support packages
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Prenatal one-off session
Space to consider and plan how to prepare for motherhood in the way that will feel best for you.
All 1:1 sessions are guided by where you are in the moment and what would feel most supportive to you at each stage on the path to motherhood. I bring matrescence information and exercises and reflections that can support you where you are. The goal of each session is to help ground you into the transition you’re in and feel guided and supported through it.
60-min session in person in Marin County or by phone or Zoom.
Sliding scale: $75-$200
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Postpartum one-off Session
Connection and reflection on how your transition to motherhood is going and what support you need.
All 1:1 sessions are guided by where you are in the moment and what would feel most supportive to you at each stage on the path to motherhood. I bring matrescence information and exercises and reflections that can support you where you are. The goal of each session is to help ground you into the transition you’re in and feel guided and supported through it.
60-min session in person in Marin County or by phone or Zoom.
Sliding scale: $75-$200
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The Mother-Becoming Package
Be guided, supported and grounded through your transition from pregnancy to motherhood.
6 × 60-min sessions to be spread across prenatal and postpartum visits as suits your journey and needs.
Sample schedule:
Prenatal Session 1: Matrescence Education + Your Initiation into Motherhood
Prenatal Session 2: Motherhood Expectations & Support Infastructure
Postpartum Session 3: Motherhood Welcoming + Birth Story Listening
Postpartum Session 4: Initial Motherhood Experience Reflection and Support
Postpartum Session 5: Motherhood Expectations & Self-Listening
Postpartum Session 6: Self-Listening & Motherhood Community
72 hours of text / voice memo support around each visit
Plus:
- Free entry to one 3-month mother’s group in first year postpartum
- Discounted Birth Story Listening rate
- Discounted add-on sessions available
Sliding scale: $650-$1200
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Monthly Support
As-needed or ongoing matrescence support at any stage from prenatal to postpartum and motherhood. Designed for those who want dedicated matrescence guidance and support, either to prepare for motherhood and have support through more trying periods.
60-min in-person sessions in Marin County or via phone or zoom. Two meetings per month with text / voice memo support between sessions (Monday - Friday).
Sliding scale: $350-$800
ABOUT Kate
mother of two, matrescence guide & certified birth story listener
My guidance and space holding centers on you and your truth, no matter what motherhood looks like for you or how you come to it.
I bring learnings from a range of coursework, life experiences, self work, and support groups, including wisdom from my own matrescence, studies with Birth Story Medicine, personal experiences in traumatic birth and postpartum suffering, as well as the feminine experience I’ve witnessed in others through mother’s groups, women’s circles, and friendships.