The Good Enough Mother, with Dr Sophie Brock

<p>The pressure to be perfect as a mother is immense in modern society - no wonder if you feel like you’re not living up to the standards and expectations placed on you to be ‘a good mum’. </p> <p>In this episode, I speak to Motherhood Studies Sociologist Dr Sophie Brock about how hard it is to be a mother today, as we “can’t self-compassion our way out of structural barriers, constraints, and institutional failings” affecting mothers. </p> <p>We cover:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">The social construction of motherhood and being ‘a good mum’</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">The anger/guilt trap in motherhood</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Maternal regret - ‘shouldn’t have become a mother’</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Putting more pressure on ourselves is counterproductive </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Matrescence - transitional experience of becoming a mother</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Self-compassion can’t stop misogyny or racism</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Steps to let go of motherhood guilt</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Questioning the internalized markers of success as a ‘perfect mother’  </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">The bar of being a ‘good father’ low, the bar for ‘good mother’ extremely high</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Mummy wars of shaming and comparison with other mothers</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Dealing with judgemental comments for your choices</li> </ul> <p>Dr Sophie Brock provides analysis of Motherhood in our culture, exploring the ways individual experiences of Mothers are shaped by broader social constructs. Sophie’s offerings include self-study courses for Mothers and practitioners, her podcast The Good Enough Mother, and her Motherhood Studies Practitioner Certification program.</p> <p> </p> <p>To connect further - </p> <p><a href='https://drsophiebrock.com/'>https://drsophiebrock.com/</a></p> <p> </p> <p>@drsophiebrock on Instagram and Facebook</p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.thethomasconnection.co.uk/thelastingconnection'>Order m