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ArticleMay 2025Vol. 15, pp. 1–20

“It’s not me anymore, it’s him” A hermeneutic-phenomenological analysis of matrescence with implications for counselling and psychotherapeutic practice

Helen Davies

Summary condensed from the published abstract

Little explains what is typically experienced mentally when an individual becomes a mother. This article aims to better understand the experience of matrescence and its implications for practice.

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Record

Journal
European Journal for Qualitative Research in Psychotherapy
Published
May 2025
Location
Volume 15, pp. 1–20
DOI
10.24377/EJQRP.article3110
Licence
CC BY-NC (journal licence)
Topics
Phenomenological Research, Clinical Practice

Keywords

  • maternal mental health
  • maternal transition
  • matrescence
  • psychotherapy
  • counselling
  • perinatal mental health

How to cite (APA 7)

Davies, H. (2025). “It’s not me anymore, it’s him” A hermeneutic-phenomenological analysis of matrescence with implications for counselling and psychotherapeutic practice. European Journal for Qualitative Research in Psychotherapy, 15, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.24377/EJQRP.article3110

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