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The Good Enough Mother
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…
Episodes
The Good Enough Mother12. How to Value and Shift your Emotional Labour
You acquire certain skills when you mother children, and ‘maternal thinking’ is one of them. I describe this concept to you as a way of re-valuing the work of…
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11. Toddler Tantrums
Big emotions from our little humans can make this season of motherhood so challenging, and parenting from a place of respect and self-awareness can often feel…
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10. Contraction & Expansion: In Life and Motherhood
This episode uses the motif of contraction and expansion to show how all of our lives mirror this process and cycle of challenge and growth. I connect the…
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9. You Shouldn't Have To Leave Your Dignity At The Door
This episode is a follow on from episode 8, which spoke about birth as a feminist issue, the cascading nature of interventions, and the latest in Australian…
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8. A Healthy Baby Is Not ALL That Matters
This episode is the first in a series of 2 that has been released following the release of a major research study, drawn from data that spanned 13 years and…
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7. The Experience of Meeting Yourself
Who are you? When you strip back all the labels and all of the ‘roles’, who are you at your essence? This episode explores this question, inviting you into…
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6. Parenting Paradigms
Talking about how we raise our children can be a highly emotive – even moralistic – conversation. It feels deeply personal because of our relationships with…
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5. Attachment: Separating Science and Culture
Separating the science from the cultural constructs, and judgements from the lived reality, this episode dives into attachment theory as setting the building…
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4. Coping With Catastrophe
I think part of our human experience involves experiencing catastrophe at some point in our lives. Whether that be through the death of a loved one, disease…
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3. Empowered Mothering
What does empowered mothering mean and how do you become an empowered mother? I provide you the answers to this question, and offer tips and strategies for how…
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1. Welcome
Welcome to the first episode, where I share my vision and passion for this podcast. I explain the purpose behind The Good Enough Mother and give you 3 insights…