Becoming a mother: A radical metamorphosis

What if the hardest part of motherhood isn't the sleepless nights — but the quiet loss of the person you used to be?

Camille sits down with Danielle Garrett, a registered psychotherapist specializing in family work and attachment theory, to explore matrescence: the profound identity shift that unfolds through pregnancy, birth, and the day-to-day work of raising a child. They get honest about intrusive thoughts, mom rage, postpartum anxiety, the invisible load, and the complicated grief of missing your old life — even when you love your child more than anything.

This is the conversation most people don't have — and the one every mother deserves to hear.

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This conversation is not intended to describe or represent acute postpartum mental health conditions, including postpartum anxiety, postpartum obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), postpartum depression, or postpartum psychosis. These are serious mental health experiences that can require specialized clinical support and intervention.

The purpose of this discussion is to normalize and create language around the broad, often complex transition into motherhood, while recognizing that every woman’s experience is unique. If someone is experiencing significant distress or symptoms related to their mental health, seeking support from a qualified healthcare or mental health professional is encouraged.