The Good Enough Mother
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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 Goo...
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124 þættir124. When It All Comes Up: The Body, Hunger, Perimenopause and Mothering - with Dr Cristina Cavezza
What happens when the emotional, hormonal, and cultural shifts of perimenopause intersect with the daily realities of motherhood? In this episode, I’m...
123. 'When Good Moms Feel Bad': IFS, Motherhood, and the Healing Power of Parts Work with Jessica Tomich Sorci
In this episode I’m joined by Jessica Tomich Sorci, LMFT - a Level 3 Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist, Certified Perinatal Mental Hea...
122. When Motherhood Feels Like Too Much AND Not Enough
I explore the emotional complexity that motherhood brings in the context of post-Mother’s-Day – and how we can feel both deep love and deep exhaustion...
120. In Conversation with Prof Andrea O’Reilly: The Revolutionary Emergence of Motherhood Studies
Join us for a groundbreaking conversation with Professor Andrea O'Reilly, the internationally renowned pioneer who founded the field of Motherhood Stu...
119. Perinatal Suicidality: A Conversation with PANDA CEO Julie Borninkhof and Dr Laura Biggs
Content note: perinatal suicidality
In this episode Sophie speaks with midwife and Research Fellow Dr Laura Biggs, and CEO of PANDA Aust...
118. My Matrescence Festival Talk & Some Motherhood Studies News
I share some updates and some talks I’m giving soon, along with the recording I took of when I was practicing my talk for the Matrescence Festival, or...
117. When a Mother Reclaims her Space: Tehla's Story and a Permission to Pause
In this episode, I speak with mother of two and writer Tehla Bower about her book, "A Mother's Space: Permission to Pause." Tehla candidly shares her...
116. Motherhood as Leadership: Transforming Through Matrescence with Babette Lockefeer
In this episode with leadership facilitator and founder of Matermorphosis, Babette Lockefeer, we explore the powerful intersection of motherhood and l...
115. Shaping the Future of Postpartum Care: A Conversation with Julia Jones on Postpartum Education
Julia Jones has over 15 years of experience as a postpartum doula, educator, and best-selling author and has trained over 1500 postpartum professional...
How a Footnote Changed Everything: Last Call for The Motherhood Studies Certification, Legacy Edition
In this solo episode, I share the story of how an accidental footnote in my sociology degree led me to discover my life's work and create the world's...
113. When Everything Changes: Motherhood, Grief, and Self-Care with Suzy Reading
In this episode, I have a personal and powerful conversation with Suzy Reading, a mother of two, an author, Chartered Psychologist and Coach. Suzy sha...
112. The Rebellion and Refuge of Motherhood: Bodies, Boundaries and Power with Amanda Montei
In this episode, we're joined by Amanda Montei, the author of "TOUCHED OUT: Motherhood, Misogyny, Consent, & Control."
Amanda's work, wh...
111. The Care Career Conundrum (checklist): The Sociological Roots of Our Struggle
*Download your free checklist here: https://drsophiebrock.com/checklist
*The Mothers at Work program starts August 26th, 2024. Learn mor...
110. Redefining Motherhood: A Conversation with Libby Ward from Diary of an Honest Mom
In this conversation, I speak with digital creator, speaker and mental health advocate Libby Ward from Diary of an Honest Mom, whose work has touched...
109. What Play Therapy Can Teach us About Ourselves and Our Children, with Dr Sam Casey
In this episode I speak with Dr Sam Casey, an integrative child therapist who specialises in play therapy, trauma informed practice and maternal menta...
108. Harnessing Neuroplasticity to Transform Our Mothering, with Dr. Jennifer Hacker Pearson
In this episode, we speak to the PhD-qualified Neuroscientist, psychotherapist, meditation teacher, maternal mental wellbeing consultant, internationa...
107. Liberation from Patriarchal Motherhood? Reflections On Power, Agency & Motherhood Studies 2024
*The Motherhood Studies Certification 2024 is open for enrolment until April 19th*
What possibilities exist beyond patriarchal motherhoo...
106. Understanding Ourselves & Our Children as Mapmakers: Parenting for Humans with Dr Emma Svanberg
In this episode I speak with Dr. Emma Svanberg, an award-winning clinical psychologist and author of the recently released, "Parenting For Humans." Dr...
105. When Community Sparks Creativity: 'The Mum Who Found Her Sparkle' with Jessie & Mary
In this episode, you’ll hear from Jessie Ann Elliot and Mary Sotiropoulos who share their personal journeys through early motherhood and postpartum in...
A little update from Sophie
I share a brief life update of what's been present for me over the last few months, talk about transitions, honouring the stage we're in, taking our t...
104. The Science of Baby Brain: Social & Biological Influences on Mothers with Dr Sarah McKay
In this episode I speak with neuroscientist Dr. Sarah McKay about her latest book: Baby Brain - The surprising neuroscience of how pregnancy and mothe...
103. How to Dismantle Patriarchal Motherhood? 8 Reflections
The Motherhood Studies Certification 2024 is currently open for early enrolment, and in the context of launching next year's round of the course, I'm...
102. Using Compassion To Navigate Challenges In Motherhood With Zoe Blaskey
In this episode I am joined by Zoe Blaskey, founder of Motherkind and host of The Motherkind Podcast. Zoe is a transformational coach and a mother of...
101. Breaking the Rules, Living in Our Values: A Conversation with Tracy Gillett of Raised Good
This conversation is with Tracy Gillett, passionate advocate of natural parenting and creator of the award-winning blog and community Raised Good. Tra...
Invitation into Free Training - Private Podcast Episode
I've created a free resource for mother-supporting professionals and those working in motherhood-support to learn what patriarchal motherhood is, and...
100. What is the Essence of 'Good Enough'? Bridging Child and Adult Psychology with Dr Tanya Cotler
In this episode, we dive into the concept of the "good enough mother" from the perspective of Dr Tanya Cotler, who is a Clinical Psychologist, author,...
99. Embracing Challenges Beyond The ‘Early Years’ of Motherhood with Amy Taylor Kabbaz
In this episode, Amy Taylor-Kabbaz and I delve into the intricacies, beauty and challenges of mothering ‘beyond the early years’, and share parts of o...
98. Birth, Trauma, and Maternity Reform: Alecia Staines on Her Decade of Advocacy
*Please note that this podcast discusses obstetric violence, rape, and trauma.
** If you would like to lodge a submission to the Birth T...
97. Nurturing the Next Generation: A Revolution in Infant Mental Health with Dr Greer Kirshenbaum
In this episode I speak with Dr Greer Kirshenbaum - a neuroscientist, doula, educator, and author of her newly released book: "The Nurture Revolution:...
96. The Economy of Motherhood and Being Played the ‘Fool’ with Tess Wilkinson-Ryan
Are we being ‘duped’ by our current cultural conception of what it means to be a mother? In this episode, I speak with Tess Wilkinson-Ryan who is a la...
95. Decoding Cultural Messages of Motherhood and The Good vs Bad Mother
In this episode I reflect on the context of Mother's Day and how cultural messages are communicated to us about motherhood and how this affects our se...
94. Undoing & Recreating: A Mother's Journey from 1 to 2 Children with Emily Adler Mosqueda
In this episode I speak with Emily, bilingual/bicultural mamá of two, pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist, Clinical Assistant Professor and Supervis...
93. The Gift of Maternal Ambivalence: Embracing Complexity to Build Connection with Dr Margo Lowy
In this episode, I talk with author and psychotherapist Dr Margo Lowy, exploring the concept of maternal ambivalence – an often-silenced but integral...
92. When you feel like you’re drowning in Motherhood - with Amanda Connell
Often, there can feel as though there is a conflict between the ways we would like to parent, and the social and structural forces that shape and infl...
91. The Importance of ‘Failing’ Our Children
In this episode I speak to some criticisms of the concept and application of ‘good enough mothering' as an approach to parenting. Some of us can have...
90. Getting to know our new babies, and our new selves with Julianne Boutaleb
This episode takes sections from podcast episode 32 with Julianne Boutaleb – a consultant perinatal psychologist and Director of Parenthood in Mind. J...
89. Moving Beyond The Perfect Mother Myth – what next? (re-release)
There is a piecing-back-together that we are called to do after we go through a journey of pulling apart the version of motherhood we've been sold. To...
88. How culture 'creates' Motherhood and why it matters (The Fish Tank Model)
This episode is a training Sophie delivered, translating the predominant theoretical finding from her PhD research - the 'fish tank of motherhood' mod...
87. For Mothers During The Festive Season (re-release)
In this solo re-released episode I reflect on the ways the festive season brings with it an amplification of the perfect mother myth. I explain how an...
86. Reclaiming our Motherhood from the ‘shoulds’ this holiday season with Anna Mathur
Today’s conversation is with author, psychotherapist, speaker, and Mum of three, Anna Mathur. Anna and I dive into reflecting on the complexities of m...