The being and becoming of “mom” is often fraught with contradictions. The experience of Motherhood is frequently betrayed by the institution of Motherhood — by the expectation of stepping into a role rather than remaining a person.
The powerlessness, rage, ambivalence, demoralization, and weariness brought on by this new identity are often pushed into the darker recesses of experience — yet every mother has felt them, at some point, in some measure.
Everyone with an opinion polices Motherhood; judgment seems to come with the territory.
So, how does one navigate and enrich her own experience, while building resilience against the very real challenges that Motherhood carries within?
On the show, we have Dr. Sucheta Tiwari. Sucheta is a mum to a two-year-old and a psychiatrist with a special interest in women’s mental health, particularly during the perinatal period. She studied public health at Oxford, where she explored the impact of intimate partner violence on women’s health, and she is a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Sucheta works as a speciality registrar in London and has completed her training with a perinatal mental health team and a mother-and-baby psychiatric unit.
USEFUL RESOURCES: 1. Of Woman Born - Adrienne Rich. 2. My Daughters’ Mum, Immortal For A Moment - Natasha Badhwar. 3. Natasha Badhwar’s Substack. 4. Matrescence - Lucy Jones. 5. The Gardner And The Carpenter - Alison Gopnick. 6.
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