Do Not Disturb: The Inside Story
Milena Sanchez on What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Mum
The realities of becoming a mother that rarely make it into the public story.
In this episode
Simona Deifta speaks with Milena Sanchez in this filmed long-form episode of Do Not Disturb: The Inside Story. The conversation explores the realities of becoming a mother that rarely make it into the public story.
Themes in this conversation
- Early motherhood without the filter
- What women are not told before birth
- Identity and pressure after becoming a mother
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The Do Not Disturb edit
Three things to take with you.
Three ideas from the conversation, in our words.
Do
Ask for help when it is available, without treating yourself as a burden.
Not
Stay in a relationship only because you have a child together.
Disturb
The story that being a single mother makes you less worthy of love.
What are single mothers being asked to accept?
Milena talks about early motherhood while pursuing music, raising a child and learning to ask for support. She describes the worry that needing help will invite judgement.
She and Simona also discuss relationships and self-worth: having a child does not close off the possibility of love or a different future.
What comes up
- Early motherhood and a music career
- Asking for help
- Relationships and self-worth as a single mother
Meet Milena
Milena Sanchez is a singer, songwriter, podcaster, author and mother.
Keep the conversation going
Mimi Ikonn ↗
For choosing a life beyond an old relationship and public identity.
Cat Sims ↗
For making the work and support of motherhood visible.
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