126 Episodes

  1. 66. Rage and Anger in Motherhood

    Published: 9/13/2021

  2. 65. Why 'Motherhood'? Claiming Space in our Culture and our Work

    Published: 8/30/2021

  3. 64. The Ecological Awakening of Motherhood

    Published: 8/16/2021

  4. Ep 63. When Productivity in Motherhood is Linked to our Worthiness

    Published: 8/2/2021

  5. 62. Awakening to the Possibilities of Birth

    Published: 7/19/2021

  6. 61. Motherhood as a Rite of Passage

    Published: 7/5/2021

  7. 60. Perfectionism in Partnerships and in Parenting

    Published: 6/21/2021

  8. 59. The Sexual Revolution of Motherhood

    Published: 6/7/2021

  9. 58. Alternatives to The Perfect Mother Myth

    Published: 5/24/2021

  10. 57. Embracing Our Maternal (and Professional) Expertise

    Published: 5/10/2021

  11. 56. Identity Creation as Mothers

    Published: 4/26/2021

  12. 55. Maternal Ambivalence

    Published: 4/13/2021

  13. 54. The Expectations of the ‘Good Child’ and the ‘Good Mother’

    Published: 3/29/2021

  14. 53. How the Perfect Mother Myth Impacts Individual Mothers

    Published: 3/15/2021

  15. 52. The Personal is Political: Birth, Grief, and Motherhood

    Published: 3/2/2021

  16. 51. 'Mothering Ourselves Back to Wholeness' Within The Social Construction of Motherhood

    Published: 2/15/2021

  17. 50. Addressing Misconceptions about Good Enough Mothering

    Published: 2/1/2021

  18. 49. Rethinking 'Mummy Brain'

    Published: 1/18/2021

  19. 48. The Festive Season as the Arena for the Perfect Mother Myth

    Published: 12/21/2020

  20. 47. Neuroscience and the Nurture Revolution

    Published: 12/7/2020

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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 conversations with experts and change-makers who are passionate about seeing social, cultural, and institutional change to better support Mothers and therefore our families, and communities.