Do Not Disturb · A podcast about motherhood
Zoe Blaskey:
Motherhood was never meant to feel this lonely
Trying harder used to work. Then motherhood changed the equation. Zoe on burnout, guilt and learning to ask for support.
The Do Not Disturb edit
Three things to take with you.
Three ideas from the conversation, in our words.
Do
Create a small moment of reconnection that fits the day you actually have.
Not
Read finding motherhood hard as proof that you are failing.
Disturb
The expectation that one mother should meet every need alone.
When pushing through stops working
Zoe describes the habits she brought into motherhood: trying to be perfect, staying in control and working harder when something went wrong. She talks about discovering that those habits did not always help.
She and Simona discuss burnout, guilt and the support mothers need in the days they actually have. The conversation leaves room to admit that something is hard without turning it into another thing to fix about yourself.
What comes up
- Perfectionism and control
- The pressure to keep coping
- Support that fits everyday family life
Meet Zoe
Zoe Blaskey is the founder of Motherkind, host of the Motherkind podcast and author of Motherkind: A New Way to Thrive in a World of Endless Expectations.
The guest’s bookshelf
Read Zoe’s work
Motherkind
Zoe’s book on navigating the expectations, guilt and pressure surrounding modern motherhood.
Explore the book →Keep the conversation going
Anna Mathur ↗
For guilt, rest and the emotional load of motherhood.
Hiba Siddiqui ↗
For making practical care for mothers part of the plan.
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