The Good Enough Mother
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The role of being a Mother offers us the potential for incredible expansion, growth, and power, while also being one of – if not THE – most challenging, undervalued, and taken for granted roles in the world. Motherhood Studies Sociologist, researcher, and single Mother, Dr Sophie Brock hosts The Good Enough Mother (TGEM) podcast with an aim to change how Motherhood is culturally defined and individually experienced. TGEM draws its name from a theorist and pediatrician Winnicott, who highlighted the ways ‘good enough’ parenting is actually what is best for our children – not perfectionism. The podcast centres the Mother as the starting point for...
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- 128. Matrescence Through the Lens of Occupational Therapy with Hollie Swanton
- 127. When It Feels Like You’re Not Doing Enough
- 126. The Loving Moments and Bitter Truths of Motherhood – Maternal Ambivalence with Dr Margo Lowy
- 125. Lessons From My Mum - Grief and Love
- 124. When It All Comes Up: The Body, Hunger, Perimenopause and Mothering - with Dr Cristina Cavezza
- 123. 'When Good Moms Feel Bad': IFS, Motherhood, and the Healing Power of Parts Work with Jessica Tomich Sorci
- 122. When Motherhood Feels Like Too Much AND Not Enough
- 121. A Free Training + A Final Invitation: The Next Wave of Motherhood Studies
- 120. In Conversation with Prof Andrea O’Reilly: The Revolutionary Emergence of Motherhood Studies