Meet Our Experts
It Takes a Village of Experts
Meet our village of accredited experts. Our shared mission is to educate, empower, and encourage you to and through all stages of motherhood. From trying to conceive through veteran mama, you will find value here in this space. Together, we provide evidence-based resources, live events, actionable strategies, and tangible coping tools focused on complete maternal mental health and wellness.
THE MATRESCENCE RESIDENT EXPERTS

Lauren Hays
PMHNP, RN, BSN, + Cofounder The Matrescence
Mama of three precious little men and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who turned her pain into purpose by using personal and professional recognition of the void in mental health care for mamas into a career shift and the "why" behind The Matrescence.

Amber Lucas
PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FASHP
The Matrescence Resident Consultant - available in the app to answer all of your questions regarding medication during pregnancy + lactation.

Abby Erker
Pregnancy + Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist
Guided Mindfulness for Mama - guided meditations and breath work with mama in mind to bring you back to a state of calm? Members also receive a discount to Materra Method's virtual workouts that take you from pregnancy through postpartum and beyond.