Understanding Matrescence with Amy Taylor-Kabbaz

NCJWA Vic invites you to the 2026 Mina Fink Lecture featuring Amy Taylor-Kabbaz in conversation with Tanya Cawthorne.

This year, we are shedding light on a profound experience that every mother has lived through: Matrescence.

Matrescence refers to the psychological, emotional, and identity shift into motherhood - a transition similar to adolescence, yet often unseen and unspoken.

Together, Amy and Tanya will explore this powerful transition, offering insight, validation, and a new way of understanding the journey into motherhood, and how it continues to evolve far beyond the early years.