39 min
NTM 457: Who has it harder when it comes to motherhood? Older generations, or us? Nourishing the Mother
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- Kids & Family
The struggles are different, but are they harder? In the generations gone by, where women were relegated to ‘home duties’, there was a confinement, but also a simplicity. Today, there’s privilege, and also struggle as a result of that privilege.
In this conversation we open up some key points for you to consider as you wrestle with this question.
In this episode we discuss:
Was the intense overwhelm always the case? Or are we becoming ‘too soft’?There’s a burden of responsibility when we know more about child and human developmentNowadays kids tend to have bigger behaviours because of unprecedented sensory overload on the nervous systemThe cultural blaming of mothersPatriarchial mothering systems creating mental & physical load-hoardingWorldview comparison creating struggle to be in the life you’ve createdNuclear functioning of the family unitRecognising the privilege in thriving vs surviving
To explore feminine embodiment, intimacy and relationship in Honey Club with Julie, visit https://julietenner.love/
To explore conscious parenting and inspiring motherhood in Reimagining Motherhood with Bridget, visit https://www.bridgetwood.life/
The struggles are different, but are they harder? In the generations gone by, where women were relegated to ‘home duties’, there was a confinement, but also a simplicity. Today, there’s privilege, and also struggle as a result of that privilege.
In this conversation we open up some key points for you to consider as you wrestle with this question.
In this episode we discuss:
Was the intense overwhelm always the case? Or are we becoming ‘too soft’?There’s a burden of responsibility when we know more about child and human developmentNowadays kids tend to have bigger behaviours because of unprecedented sensory overload on the nervous systemThe cultural blaming of mothersPatriarchial mothering systems creating mental & physical load-hoardingWorldview comparison creating struggle to be in the life you’ve createdNuclear functioning of the family unitRecognising the privilege in thriving vs surviving
To explore feminine embodiment, intimacy and relationship in Honey Club with Julie, visit https://julietenner.love/
To explore conscious parenting and inspiring motherhood in Reimagining Motherhood with Bridget, visit https://www.bridgetwood.life/
39 min
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