Maternity & Matrescence
Maternity Leave & Matrescence, Your Way
Going on maternity leave is one of the biggest career moments you will face and matrescence will change your life as you know it. I am here to support you through both.
Work with Me
Programmes
Maternity leave is a career event with a beginning, a middle and an end. Matrescence is the identity shift that comes with becoming a mother. The programmes below address both, with matrescence woven through the maternity leave programme and explored in depth in its own right.
Maternity Leave: Foundations
A self-guided programme you work through at your own pace. Practical tools, exercises and frameworks covering every stage of maternity leave, from preparing to go to coming back..
Maternity Leave: The Collective
A small group programme with five live sessions. You go through it with other women at the same stage, with space for real conversation alongside the structured content.
Maternity Leave: Bespoke
One to one coaching built entirely around your situation. Your role, your employer, your maternity leave. Four sessions focused on what matters most to you.
Matrescence: The Collective
A five session live, online group programme working through the Mama Rising principles of matrescence in relation to your identity and your career. For women who want to explore the identity shift of becoming a mother alongside others going through the same thing.
Matrescence: Bespoke
The same five session programme as The Collective, delivered one to one. For women who want to explore the matrescence work privately, with sessions shaped around them.
Something Else In Mind?
If you are looking for training, speaking, one-off coaching sessions or something more bespoke, get in touch to discuss.
WHAT DOES IT COST?
All programmes are available as a group or one to one, with the exception of Foundations which is self-guided. Prices reflect the level of contact time and support included. If you are unsure which programme is right for you, get in touch and we can work it out together.
Maternity Leave: Foundations
£99
A self-guided programme covering each stage of maternity leave. Work through it in your own time, at your own pace.
Online training, exercises and frameworks
Covers before leave, during leave and the return to work
Includes Maternity Leave Money Spreadsheet and Childcare Cost Calculator
Immediate access
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Maternity Leave: The Collective
£199
A small group programme with live sessions with women at the same stage. All the content of Foundations, with real conversation alongside it.
Five live online group sessions
Includes all resources from
Foundations plus additional guidance and exercises
Includes community WhatsApp group for the duration of the programme
Maternity Leave:
Bespoke
£595
One to one coaching built entirely around you, your role and your situation.
Four one to one sessions
Flexible scheduling
Only two places available each month.
Includes all Foundations resources
Matrescence:
The Collective
£299
A five session live group programme exploring matrescence in relation to your identity and your career as a mother. Includes exercises, guidance and additional on-demand training not covered in the maternity programme or the matrescence live sessions.
Doors open three to four times a year.
Community WhatsApp group for the duration of the programme
Informed by the Mama Rising framework
Join the waiting list to be notified when doors open
Matrescence:
Bespoke
£695
A five session one to one programme exploring matrescence in relation to your identity as a motherand what that means for your career and your sense of self.
Bespoke is for women who want to do this work privately, at their own pace.
Only two places available each month.
Five one to one sessions
Covers identity, career alignment, values, connection and self-compassion
Exercises, additional on-demand training, and guidance included
Flexible scheduling
Something Else
in Mind?
From £175
Training, speaking, one-off coaching or something more bespoke. Get in touch to discuss.
Corporate training and facilitation
Women's network events
Speaking engagements
One-off coaching sessions
Bespoke packages
About Me
I'm Nicky. I live with my husband, two sons and our cat in South East London. I spent over 15 years in Learning and Development in law firms and fintech, spending my whole career helping other people develop theirs.
When I went on maternity leave for the first time I received maternity coaching and found it genuinely useful and a real eye opener, going through things I hadn't considered because I had never experienced it before. I went on to train as a maternity coach myself, bringing in aspects from my work in executive and career coaching, and Maternity & Matrescence grew from there.
Something I came across during my maternity coach training was the word matrescence. It describes the process of becoming a mother and the shift that comes with it. When I first heard it I remember thinking, "that's it, that's what this is". Knowing there is a word for something you have experienced, that it is recognised and normal, changes how you feel about it. That is one of the first things I share with the women I work with.
I work in a calm, direct and practical way. I will give you space to think and find your own answers, but I will also challenge you when I think it will help. I care about the women I work with and I am here to work with you on wherever maternity leave takes you.
GOT SOME
QUESTIONS?
WHAT IS MATRESCENCE?
Matrescence is the process of becoming a mother. It describes the psychological, emotional, physical, social and identity shift that happens when a woman has a child. Most women go through it without knowing it has a name. The matrescence programme is designed to give you the language, the space and the support to understand and navigate it.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MATERNITY PROGRAMME AND THE MATRESENCE PROGRAMME?
The maternity programme is to prepare mothers for the transition of going on and returning from maternity leave from work. The matrescence programme is to guide mothers through the transition of becoming a mother and how that might affect your career, values and senses of self.
CAN I DO BOTH PROGRAMMES?
Yes. The programmes complement each other and many women will find value in both. Women who have completed the maternity programme receive £50 off the matrescence programme.
DO I HAVE TO COMPLETE THE MATERNITY PROGRAMME BEFORE JOINING THE MATRESCENCE PROGRAMME?
No. The matrescence programme works as a standalone and there is no prerequisite. That said, women who have completed the maternity programme will find the matrescence work a natural next step, and receive £50 off the matrescence programme price.
CAN MY EMPLOYER PAY ON MY BEHALF?
Yes. I can invoice your employer directly. Your place will be confirmed once payment has been received. I would recommend having a conversation with your employer before requesting this, and I can provide a template to help you do that.
ARE THESE PROGRAMMES SUITABLE FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE USED A SURROGATE OR ARE ADOPTING?
Yes. The maternity programme is suitable for any woman taking an extended period of leave from work to become a mother, regardless of how they got there. The matrescence programme is for every mother. Matrescence begins from the moment you make the decision to become a mother.
ARE THE LIVE SESSIONS COACHING OR A COURSE?
They are group programmes led by a qualified and experienced coach. It includes coaching methods but goes beyond that to include facilitation, guidance and conversation within the group. It is not a passive course where you watch videos. You will be expected to participate and engage..
WHAT TECHNOLOGY DO I NEED?
Sessions are delivered via Zoom. You will need a device with a camera and microphone and a stable internet connection. A link will be sent to you ahead of each session.
WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT EACH PROGRAMME?
Full details of the Maternity Leave programme, including session content, timings and how to join, are on the Maternity Leave programme page. Full details of the Matrescence programme are on the Matrescence programme page.
