The Meaningful Life with Andrew G. Marshall

Lisa Marchiano: Being a Mother: A Journey of Self-Discovery


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It isn’t hard as a parent to find advice on breastfeeding, your child’s education or managing their behaviour. What’s rarer is insight into how the parenting journey changes us as a person. Yet, becoming a mother is a unique opportunity to realise the self more fully.

In this reissue of a classic episode, Andrew and Lisa take a deep dive into motherhood: how it connects us to previous and next generations, how easy it is to be “devoured” by the experience of mothering, and what it means to feel rage as a mother. 

Lisa Marchiano is a Jungian therapist from Philadelphia, the co-host of the podcast This Jungian Life, and the author of Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself. Lisa is also the parent of two young adults.

Subscriber Content This Week 

If you’re a subscriber to The Meaningful Life (via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Patreon), this week you’ll be hearing: 

  • Three things Lisa Marchiano knows to be true.
  • AND subscribers also access all of our previous bonus content - a rich trove of insight on love, life and meaning created by Andrew and his interviewees.
  • Follow Up

    Get Andrew’s free guide to difficult conversations with your partner: How to Tell Your Partner Difficult Things 

    Take a look at Andrew’s new online relationship course: My Best Relationship Tools 

    Take a look at Lisa Marchiano’s book Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself

    Listen to the podcast This Jungian Life 

    Find out about  Dream School, This Jungian Life’s twelve-month online course that teaches people how to work with their own dreams. 

    Follow Lisa Marchiano on Twitter and Instagram @lisamarchiano

    Find James Hollis’ essay “Free your children from you” in his book Living an Examined Life.

    Read Andrew’s book on making meaningful change in your life Wake Up and Change Your Life: How to Survive a Crisis and be Stronger, Wiser and Happier.

    Join our Supporters Club to access exclusive behind-the-scenes content, fan requests and the chance to ask Andrew your own questions. Membership starts at just £4.50: https://www.patreon.com/andrewgmarshall 

    Andrew offers regular advice on love, marriage and finding meaning in your life via his social channels. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube @andrewgmarshall 



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