Notes from ElisaYou used to know who you were — identity after becoming a mum.The mental load is one thing. The much harder thing is that you don't recognise the woman doing the carrying anymore. This is for the women who feel like they've gone missing.Eight minute read13 January
Notes from ElisaWhat is matrescence? The word I wish someone had told me sooner.There's a word for the way motherhood undoes and remakes you. It's called matrescence. Almost nobody is told what it means until they're already in the middle of it.Seven minute read23 December