A gentle space to
navigate the becoming
of motherhood.
Navigate the
becoming of
motherhood.
A 12-week guided online program for women moving through the transformation of matrescence — from conception to early motherhood, and beyond.
Created and facilitated by Occupational Therapist Sam O’Donovan, founder of Moment by Moment OT.
An evidence-based,
heart-led program
Matrescence begins long before birth — the moment the thought of becoming a mother takes root. It is the unfolding, the unravelling, and the slow reweaving of who you are.
In a world that rushes this transformation, Rewoven Matrescence offers a pause — a soft place to land, reflect, and feel seen in the full spectrum of your experience. Rooted in occupational therapy and somatic awareness, our approach bridges evidence-based practice with soulful, intuitive reflection practices.
Because how you experience motherhood shapes how you experience yourself.
Matresence is the physical, emotional, and identity transformation that accompanies becoming a mother.
It asks us to hold joy and loss, power and vulnerability, identity and surrender — all at once. This space exists to remind you that change doesn’t mean you’re losing yourself — you’re becoming something new, woven from every thread of who you’ve been.
What is Matrescence?
You might find yourself here if…
🌱 You’re trying to conceive and feeling the quiet ache of waiting.
💧 You’re carrying grief or uncertainty after loss or infertility.
💕 You’re pregnant, navigating change, identity, or fear.
🌾 You’re in early motherhood, longing for connection and calm.
🔥 You often feel overwhelmed, like your emotions or energy are on edge, and you can’t quite find the calm you once knew.
🌸 You’re navigating changes in your relationships — to your partner, your work, or yourself.
🌙 You feel like you’ve lost parts of yourself in motherhood, and you’re ready to rediscover who you are now.
If any of the above resonates — welcome. I’ve created this program just for you.
The Rewoven Journey 12-week online program
Designed to create lasting emotional regulation, self-trust, and connection — tools that ripple far beyond this season of life.
Education, regulation, and community woven in each week.
Across the program we will move through three gentle phases that blend guided reflection, nervous system practices, matrescent education, and community support. Each week we explore new threads of growth through a mix of:
Weekly live circles, hosted online
Reflective and embodied practices (we do these together)
The Rewoven Village — our online community
Ongoing resources and support between gatherings
A gentle reconnection — to your body, truth, and identity.
The program has been designed as a low-pressure, progressive experience; each week builds upon the last, holding a set space each week for you to learn, practice, and reflect during sessions. The goal is to support you, not demand you do more than you already are.
Together, we will explore the layers of motherhood and identity with compassion and care. Each step invites healing alongside others who truly get it, because you were never meant to do this alone.
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This phase begins with being seen — often for the first time.
We move from feeling unseen or dismissed toward gentle self-witnessing.Through journaling, breath and mantra practices, and affirmation circles, we meet the parts of ourselves that hold guilt, shame, and sadness. We explore how the body carries these emotions — and begin to release what no longer needs to be held.
With somatic awareness and body gratitude, we honour the nervous system and rediscover the quiet power of simply being.
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Here, we begin to return home to ourselves — to the voice within that’s so often quieted by the noise of “shoulds” and expectations.
Through journaling, breath and grounding practices, mirror work, and affirmation circles, we start to hear our own truth again.
Expressive writing and art invite what’s inside to be seen and felt — without judgement, without hurry.This phase is about remembering that your voice matters, your truth matters, and you are safe to take up space in your own story.
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This phase is a soft unfolding. A time to gather all that has been felt, released, and remembered.
We turn toward gratitude and begin to gently rewrite the stories and beliefs that no longer serve us. Through guided meditations, reflection practices, and future-self visualisations, we weave together the parts of us that are becoming whole.
With affirmation, ritual, and community, we learn what it means to honour both grief and growth. We explore how to build the kind of support that sustains us — rooted in compassion, connection, and renewal.
This is where we begin to live our story with open hands and a full heart.
Meet your program facilitator
Sam O’Donovan
BSc (Ex Science) MOT Cert ASI
Hey you. I’m Sam — a mother, an Occupational Therapist, and a woman who’s been reshaped by matrescence in ways I couldn’t have imagined.
Before my children, I thought I understood transformation. But nothing prepared me for the tenderness, the grief, and the raw beauty that came with becoming a mother. I’ve felt the pull between who I was and who I was becoming — the moments of joy tangled with exhaustion, the search for balance, and the longing to feel like me again.
Creating Rewoven Matrescence was both personal and professional. It’s the space I needed — one that honours the nervous system, the body, and the emotional thresholds of motherhood.
As both clinician and mother, I understand how change lives in the body — and how gentle, guided practice restores wholeness, autonomy and capacity.
This isn’t about fixing or finding the “old you.” It’s about discovering the woman you’re growing into — with gentleness, curiosity, and community.
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This isn’t about changing who you are.
It’s about holding space for your becoming.
Program FAQs
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May 2026
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Yes. Matrescence is a lifelong process — this space welcomes women and all people who identify with the journey of matrescence, and who feel called to reconnect with themselves through it.
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No. You’re invited to participate in whatever way feels safe for you — there’s no expectation, only choice.
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Absolutely. You can book a free 15-minute discovery call to see if the program feels right for you.
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60-90 minutes via telehealth sessions.
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Yes, this is a group program guided by a professional Occupational Therapist.
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Yes, you can claim through Medicare with a doctor referral. You will need to check with your private health specifically to see if Occupational Therapy is covered. You will need to submit your receipt to Medicare or your private health insurer to receive your rebate.
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If you are not 100% happy with the program, or need to postpone engaging with the program, a full refund will be provided to you.
Not sure if the program’s the right fit just yet?
Sam offers complimentary discovery calls — a relaxed 15–30 minute chat to see if the program feels aligned for you. Join the waitlist first, and you’ll get a follow-up email with a link to book your call.
Sample the Rewoven program experience with
The First Thread
Dip your toes into the water of self-reflection, reconnection, and nervous-system regulation.
A gentle place to begin discovering, if you don’t yet feel ready to take the dive.
A free, three-part resource designed to fit into your busy day. Yours to keep and to come back to as you need. What’s inside:
The Whole of You — A visual check-in across Body, Mind, Connection, Rest, and Joy
The Energy Compass — Find out how your energy flows, where it replenishes and diminishes
Gentle Nervous System Reset — 3x two-minute practices to steady your system
Receive it instantly, and you’ll also get a few gentle follow-up notes from Sam to support you in the days ahead.
Sample the Rewoven experience with ‘The First Thread’
Join the Waitlist
Fill out the form below to join the program waitlist.
Wherever you are — in hope, in healing, or in motherhood — there’s a place for you here. You’ll receive program details as they are released, and an invitation to book a complimentary 15–minute chemistry call with Sam to see if the program feels like the right fit.
About the Program
Rewoven Matrescence is a 12-week online program for women moving through the transformation of matrescence — from conception to early motherhood and beyond.
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