Workshops and Live Learning
Fresh perspectives. Focused learning. More possibilities for supporting mothers.
Expanding Maternal Care through conversation and community.
Explore a particular topic, deepen your understanding, or learn alongside others who are reimagining maternal care.
The Matricentric Way offers live workshops and teaching series that bring matrescence, maternal mental health, and the context of motherhood into conversation. Sessions connect education with practical questions arising in clinical work, birth support, coaching, and community settings.
Find the learning that fits your next step
TMW Focused Workshops
Explore a particular question in greater depth.
Join Chelsea Robinson, MSW, LCSW, for focused teaching on mothers’ experiences and the frameworks that help us understand and support them.
Workshops offer space to examine a specific issue, consider practical examples, and connect the learning to your own setting.
Topics may include:
Maternal identity and development across the lifespan.
Maternal rage, resentment, and the expectations surrounding care.
Reproductive identity, infertility, and pregnancy loss.
The Good Girl → Perfect Mother Pipeline.
Mental health concerns, developmental distress, and appropriate support.
Caregiving identity, relationships, and equity.
Who it’s for: Professionals supporting mothers and others interested in the topic. Each workshop identifies its intended audience and any prerequisites.
Investment: Generally $150–$200 per workshop. See individual listings for duration, price, and registration details.
TMW Graduate Teaching Series
Learn from the people bringing this work into their communities.
TMW graduates bring a range of professional backgrounds, lived experiences, and areas of expertise to their work with mothers.
The Graduate Teaching Series creates paid opportunities for graduates to share that expertise—and opportunities for our wider community to learn from them.
Each session features a graduate presenter exploring a topic connected to their practice, with practical insights for the people and communities they serve.
Who it’s for: Participants interested in the featured topic. Intended audiences vary by session.
Format: 90-minute live sessions.
Investment: $75 per session.
Continue Your Learning with the TMW Expert Series
Extend your learning through specialist perspectives.
Continue your TMW education through a series of four live classes with guest educators whose work expands our understanding of mothers’ experiences and care.
Each series explores specialist topics that complement the core Matricentric Way’s courses. Speakers, topics, and dates are announced for each series.
Who it’s for: Current TMW students and graduates.
Format: Four live expert-led classes.
Investment: $600 for the series, purchased separately from your core course.
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Guest Educator
Ambreia Meadows-Fernandez is an award-winning writer, speaker, and facilitator interested in all things that encourage mamas and their communities to heal and thrive. She is also a yoga instructor and the founder of FreeBlackmotherhood.
Ambreia joins the matrescentric way for this live class as an opportunity for critical conversation. There is no way we can reimagine motherhood without dismantling the norms, ideologies and assumptions within normative motherhood that further oppressed the most marginalized. In this exciting conversation, students will be invited to learn more about the every day resistance of black mothers in black motherhood.
Learn more about Ambreia Meadows-Fernandez here.
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Guest Educator
Dr. Jodi Vandenberg-Daves is a coach, consultant, and author of Modern Motherhood: An American History and other works on intersectional gender issues. Partnering with The Matricentric Way, she brings her expertise to a two-part series exploring the history of motherhood.
Learn more about Dr. Jodi Vandenberg-Daves here.
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Guest Educator
Dr. Jodi Pawluski, a neuroscientist, therapist, and international expert on the maternal brain, joins The Matricentric Way to explore the science of "mommy brain." This bonus lesson challenges stigmas and highlights the transformative power of understanding the maternal brain in parenting and perinatal mental health.
Learn more about Dr. Jodi Pawluski here.
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Guest Educator
Dr. Andrea O’Reilly, the theorist behind Matricentric Feminism and the field of Motherhood Studies, joins The Matricentric Way in a collaborative dialogue with students, answering all questions and exploring all thoughts as we bridge theory into practice. This bonus opportunity is one of a kind; a truly unique experience to sit “face to face” with THE brilliant mind behind so many of the theories and concepts explored inside this training.
Learn more about Dr. Andrea O’Reilly here.
Learning across professions
At The Matricentric Way, we believe that to truly transform maternal care we must reach across disciplines and come together to envision what else might be possible.
TMW brings together people working with mothers in different ways: therapists, doulas, healthcare professionals, coaches, educators, advocates, and community practitioners.
You may be seeking a new perspective on a familiar concern or exploring an area that is new to you. Each session invites you to consider how the learning relates to your role, responsibilities, and professional scope.
Looking for a complete course?
Begin with TMW Foundations
Build your understanding of matrescence, maternal identity, Motherhood Studies, and mother-centered care through nine recorded lessons and nine weeks of live group learning.
No previous experience is necessary.
Deepen with Frameworks in Practice
Explore how to integrate the TMW frameworks into your existing work through six weeks of applied learning, followed by two months of consultation.
Designed for professionals already supporting mothers.
“I signed up for The Matricentric Way because of my deep interest in how becoming a mother impacts a mother's identity.
A friend and colleague had just completed the program and raved about her experience. I had resisted going down the "matrescence" rabbit hole (which I’m now kicking myself for!), but the more I explored maternal identity further, the more I realized it was something I couldn’t avoid. I was drawn in by the powerful language Chelsea Robinson used on her website, like “The way we are supporting mothers needs to change” and “Mothers need validation, normalization, and one another. They need education, data, and a paradigm shift.” These statements resonated with me and captured what I knew was true from my personal and professional experiences.
Chelsea didn’t just deliver on what she promised—she knocked it out of the park. From the beginning, I started learning concepts and tools I could immediately share with my clients, and I saw its instant impact. Having the words to describe what so many new moms are feeling, coupled with the research and data to more powerfully say, “You’re not alone,” has been a game changer. I feel incredibly grateful to have been a participant and to now count Chelsea as a mentor. The course materials, resources, and reflection prompts are something I know I’ll return to again and again for probably years to come. We covered so much, and yet, it feels like we’ve just scratched the surface in the best way.
If you’re feeling called to learn more about how to truly support moms through their transition into motherhood, to find the words to describe their experiences, and to better understand the unique challenges mothers face today, I can’t recommend this training program enough.”
Frequently asked questions
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No. Foundations welcomes people entering the field for the first time as well as experienced professionals who want a foundation in matrescence and Motherhood Studies.
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Focused Workshops and Graduate Teaching Series sessions are standalone opportunities unless an event listing specifies otherwise.
The Expert Series is designed for current TMW students and graduates.
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Check the event description for its intended audience, learning objectives, and prerequisites. Some sessions welcome a broad audience; others focus on particular professional roles.
If you’re unsure whether a session fits your needs, please get in touch.
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Replay availability varies by event. Check the individual listing before registering.
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This depends on your license and state, however we can support in an application if possible.
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If you are a TMW graduate with a topic you would like to share, I’d love to hear about your area of expertise, intended audience, and what participants would learn.
Get Started with These Free Resources
Ready to begin your journey before enrolling in the full training?
Explore our free resources, packed with insights and tools to help you reimagine motherhood and support mothers with greater understanding and care.
These resources provide an excellent starting point for transforming your perspective on motherhood and building a strong foundation for further learning.