Show Up Like Her Podcast: Episode 4

Title: Unlearning Motherhood

Description:  Motherhood is the most beautiful journey and like any other journey it comes with many challenges and joys. There’s no perfect way to prepare yourself for this journey, and culturally we never talk about the struggles of a mother. Our society is accustomed to seeing happy pictures of Mothers with their children – but what about the not so happy days? What about depression, anger or just the not so good days? How parents and mothers are judged when children fall sick, or how a mother struggles when her child has a disability or illness? In this episode – we break down the various sides of motherhood and talk about unlearning what our culture has taught us about motherhood.

About the Guest: Nabanita Sen Bekkers is the director of Opportunities Unlimited which is a management consultancy company working in the field of international development. She is currently based in the Netherlands, managing projects across Europe, Asia and Africa. She loves reading and running both of which provide her the quietness that she needs to recover from managing her three little dragons