by Dr Bronwyn Leigh What do we see mother’s being hardest on themselves about? Trying to do everything, and then feeling like they’ve failed when that proves impossible. Which it almost always is! Many mothers carry a quiet expectation that they should be able to manage it all, caring for a baby, recovering from pregnancy […]
by Dr Bronwyn Leigh How does becoming a mother challenge a woman’s sense of identity? Profoundly. Moving from woman to mother requires a significant reorganisation of identity and relationships, and importantly, this happens over time, not in a single moment. We often see phrases on social media like, “the moment a baby is born, so too […]