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Secrets of the Motherworld

Secrets of the Motherworld is a podcast created to help mothers feel less alone. We're two psychotherapists with a special interest in parenting. Listeners send us their anonymous stories about their own experiences in the Motherworld -- experiences that are too intensely private to share anywhere else. Each week, we read a listener's story and give our own reflections. It's a thoughtful exploration of the most intimate aspects of motherhood.

info_outline 44: “The whole family is walking on eggshells.” 06/30/2020
info_outline 43: “My daughter is overweight.” 06/23/2020
info_outline 42: “It's the world that's crazy -- not us parents.” 06/16/2020
info_outline 41: “I don’t trust her decision making.” 06/09/2020
info_outline 40: “I know we should love the child we have and not wish them to be different but I can't help having these thoughts.” 06/02/2020
info_outline 39: “My work has "juice" for me now while parenting just feels hard and draining.” 05/26/2020
info_outline 38: “My sense of disappointment feels selfish.” 05/19/2020
info_outline 37: “Now, with the Coronavirus, she won't have any of the ceremonial endings that seem important to her.” 05/12/2020
info_outline 36: “We never told my parents.” 04/28/2020
info_outline 35: “Should I ask him if he’s still transgender?” 04/21/2020
info_outline 34: “My child is very anxious about the Coronavirus.” 04/14/2020
info_outline 33: “My teen won’t stay at home during lockdown.” 04/07/2020
info_outline 032: “She’s dressed like a boy.” 03/31/2020
info_outline 031: “I still wonder how my husband had the time and space to cheat on me.” 03/24/2020
info_outline 30: “I’m burnt-out from parenting.” 03/17/2020
info_outline 29: “My ex has transitioned to a woman and I worry for my children.” 03/10/2020
info_outline 28: “My daughter oozes disgust for me.” 03/03/2020
info_outline 27: "I feel like I’m failing every day" 02/25/2020
info_outline 26: I Love Sharing a Bed with my Toddler 02/18/2020
info_outline 25: “I regret having children… And I don’t know what to do” 02/11/2020
info_outline 24: “Will I Ever Forgive Myself for You Not Being Mine?” 02/04/2020
info_outline 23: “How do I tell my children that their mum and dad are splitting up?” 01/28/2020
info_outline 22: I dislike my daughter. She is 15. She is a troublemaker, a liar and sly 01/21/2020
info_outline 21: "I write as a daughter and a mother at the same time… " 01/14/2020
info_outline 20: “How could I best have supported my son when he was ill and totally dependent on his fathers’ money to survive - when I myself have a low income?” 01/07/2020
info_outline 19: “I love spending time with her… She is so funny.” 12/31/2019
info_outline 18: My eldest son was extremely aggressive and intensely angry 12/24/2019
info_outline 17: “We still get together and we all talk on chat threads and the laughter is there, but that intense, bump-up-against-each-other, kind of existence was way too short. It SEEMED to last forever, but it didn't. And it will never happen again. And I miss 12/17/2019
info_outline 16: “I started to have terrible intrusive thoughts about hurting my kids" 12/10/2019
info_outline 15: "I hit my daughter today. I slapped her in a rage. She looked frightened of me.” 12/03/2019
 
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