“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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