In part two of this series of episodes on my personal motherhood journey, I discuss the feelings that come up in early motherhood, such as feeling as though we are 'failing' as a mother, simply because our baby is not 'behaving' or fitting into the expectation that we had for him/her.

In my opinion, even if we are unaware of it, we may believe this story that our role as mothers should be completely consuming and self-sacrificing, leaving us with no time to even think of our own interests, needs and desires. Along with that, we may link being this self-sacrificing, consumed mother with being a ‘good mother’. And this thinking  starts so early. 

I explore the themes of mother guilt, mother anger, the perfect mother myth, co-regulation, the mother-baby dyad and the basics of a human relationship.

It also offers some real life examples of what I hear mother's say in conversations when holding a measuring stick towards their own mothering.

Please reach out if you'd like to share, or get some clarity around this topic.

Much love, Keturah xx

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