You didn't
lose yourself.
You levelled up.

Becoming a mother rewired you. You're sharper, clearer, quicker to read a room, and somewhere along the way someone made you feel like that was a problem. It isn't. Gigi's the smartest friend you'll make this year: all the research, the receipts, and zero interest in telling you to do more yoga. Let's talk about what you actually gained.

Your capability profile
"I did not lose capability. I developed it."
Mental load
Clarity
Discernment
Decisions
The free quiz

What did you
actually gain?

Sixteen questions, five minutes, and yes, it's free. Eight capabilities you didn't know you'd sharpened. You'll finish knowing exactly what becoming a mother built in you.

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Answer 16 questions
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Meet your capability type
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See where you go next
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The pilot

Join the pilot.
Join the party.

You're doing the work. You're just doing it while quietly wondering if you've still got it. You have. The pilot is where you find the proof. A small group of women, the research, and a lot of momentum. No experts on pedestals. Just us, working out what you gained and how to use it. The first cohort is tiny and starting soon.

What you walk away with
A clear read on what you're actually good at now, not what you've lost
The words for it. The kind you can use in a review, not just feel in your gut
Proof, in your own words, of how far you've come
A small group of women who get it, because they're in it too
Gigi in your corner the whole way through
The science

It's not a phase.
It's neuroscience.

Becoming a mother reorganises your brain. The research is real, peer-reviewed, and almost nobody is telling women the good half of the story. Gigi is.

Grey matter
Pregnancy structurally reshapes the brain in regions tied to social cognition. The changes last for years. This is documented, not theoretical.
100+
Senior women interviewed in primary research, and counting. Every one described a capability shift their organisation never named. Be part of the research →
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Capability domains measured by the index behind Gigi, built on The Matrescence Advantage™ research framework.
Get involved in the research

The research only works
because women share it.

Two anonymous surveys, both part of ongoing research. Every question optional. Share only what feels right. This is how the evidence gets built.

Matrescence at work
What returning to work after maternity leave actually feels like. Performance, identity, support, and the role of technology.
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Redundancy on return
For women made redundant around maternity leave. A careful, anonymous look at a pattern that keeps repeating.
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The podcast

Matrescence
Unfiltered.

The podcast that says the quiet part out loud. Honest, unfiltered conversations about work, motherhood, career, ambition and identity, with none of the gloss. If any of that sounds like your life right now, have a listen.

Listen to the podcast →
Resources

Free things that
actually help.

No gatekeeping, no catch, no inbox-trap. Real tools you can use today, wherever you're at.

Free · A curated resource
You didn't ask
to be here.
A free, curated list of every organisation, charity, coach and community for women facing redundancy around maternity leave. No searching, no gatekeeping. We made it so you wouldn't have to.
Find redundancy support →
Coming soon
More on
the way.
The quiz is live now. Worksheets, scripts for the conversations that actually matter, and the digital journal are all coming as the pilot rolls out. Worth the wait.
Join the waitlist →

Let's
do this.

This is the part where you stop shrinking. Join the waitlist, be first into the pilot, and yes, it's worth it. Obviously.