Do Not Disturb: The Inside Story
Anna Mathur on Motherhood, Guilt and Feeling Like You Are Failing
Psychotherapist and author Anna Mathur joins Simona Deifta for a filmed long-form conversation about motherhood, guilt, emotional load and the private fear so many women carry: that they are somehow failing.
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Simona and Anna talk about the emotional reality behind modern motherhood: guilt, expectation, identity, invisible labour, anxiety and the pressure to appear capable while privately feeling stretched.
Themes in this conversation
- Why so many mothers quietly feel like they are failing
- Motherhood guilt, anxiety and emotional overload
- The invisible work women carry at home and in relationships
- How perfectionism and comparison affects maternal wellbeing
- What support, self-compassion and repair can look like in real life
- Why honest conversations about motherhood matter
About Anna Mathur
Anna Mathur is a psychotherapist and author whose work focuses on mental health, motherhood and emotional wellbeing. Her conversation on Do Not Disturb explores the private pressures mothers are often expected to carry quietly.
About Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb: The Inside Story is a filmed long-form podcast hosted by Simona Deifta about modern female life beneath public success: motherhood, ambition, identity, relationships, money, fertility, burnout, emotional resilience and reinvention.
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