The Good Enough Mother

By Dr Sophie Brock

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Episodes: 108

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The role of being a Mother offers us the potential for incredible expansion, growth, and power, while also being one of – if not THE – most challenging, undervalued, and taken for granted roles in the world. Motherhood Studies Sociologist, researcher, and single Mother, Dr Sophie Brock hosts The Good Enough Mother (TGEM) podcast with an aim to change how Motherhood is culturally defined and individually experienced. TGEM draws its name from a theorist and pediatrician Winnicott, who highlighted the ways ‘good enough’ parenting is actually what is best for our children – not perfectionism. The podcast centres the Mother as the starting point for conversations with experts and change-makers who are passionate about seeing social, cultural, and institutional change to better support Mothers and therefore our families, and communities.

Episode Date
107. Liberation from Patriarchal Motherhood? Reflections On Power, Agency & Motherhood Studies 2024
Apr 14, 2024
106. Understanding Ourselves & Our Children as Mapmakers: Parenting for Humans with Dr Emma Svanberg
Mar 31, 2024
105. When Community Sparks Creativity: 'The Mum Who Found Her Sparkle' with Jessie & Mary
Mar 22, 2024
A little update from Sophie
Mar 21, 2024
104. The Science of Baby Brain: Social & Biological Influences on Mothers with Dr Sarah McKay
Nov 07, 2023
103. How to Dismantle Patriarchal Motherhood? 8 Reflections
Oct 17, 2023
102. Using Compassion To Navigate Challenges In Motherhood With Zoe Blaskey
Oct 05, 2023
101. Breaking the Rules, Living in Our Values: A Conversation with Tracy Gillett of Raised Good
Sep 19, 2023
Invitation into Free Training - Private Podcast Episode
Sep 11, 2023
100. What is the Essence of 'Good Enough'? Bridging Child and Adult Psychology with Dr Tanya Cotler
Sep 06, 2023
99. Embracing Challenges Beyond The ‘Early Years’ of Motherhood with Amy Taylor Kabbaz
Aug 25, 2023
98. Birth, Trauma, and Maternity Reform: Alecia Staines on Her Decade of Advocacy
Aug 03, 2023
97. Nurturing the Next Generation: A Revolution in Infant Mental Health with Dr Greer Kirshenbaum
Jul 18, 2023
96. The Economy of Motherhood and Being Played the ‘Fool’ with Tess Wilkinson-Ryan
May 29, 2023
95. Decoding Cultural Messages of Motherhood and The Good vs Bad Mother
May 14, 2023
94. Undoing & Recreating: A Mother's Journey from 1 to 2 Children with Emily Adler Mosqueda
May 02, 2023
93. The Gift of Maternal Ambivalence: Embracing Complexity to Build Connection with Dr Margo Lowy
Apr 17, 2023
92. When you feel like you’re drowning in Motherhood - with Amanda Connell
Mar 06, 2023
91. The Importance of ‘Failing’ Our Children
Feb 07, 2023
90. Getting to know our new babies, and our new selves with Julianne Boutaleb
Feb 07, 2023
89. Moving Beyond The Perfect Mother Myth – what next? (re-release)
Jan 26, 2023
88. How culture 'creates' Motherhood and why it matters (The Fish Tank Model)
Jan 08, 2023
87. For Mothers During The Festive Season (re-release)
Dec 24, 2022
86. Reclaiming our Motherhood from the ‘shoulds’ this holiday season with Anna Mathur
Dec 21, 2022
85. Somatic Tools for Congruent Parenting with Yara Heary
Dec 13, 2022
Ep 84. Mothering ourselves through shame and perfectionism with Catherine Counihan
Nov 21, 2022
Our movement towards Motherhood Liberation... can we 'jump out' of the tank?
Nov 07, 2022
83. Creative Community Making for Mothers with Rachael Rose
Nov 06, 2022
82. Identity shifts in motherhood with Jessie Harrold
Oct 24, 2022
81. The innate wisdom of childhood with Zoe Haack
Oct 12, 2022
80. The Perfect Mother Myth and Social Construct of Motherhood
Sep 07, 2022
79. Redefining our careers and purpose as mothers with Amy Taylor-Kabbaz
Aug 21, 2022
78. Mindful Mothering and Internalised Mothering Myths with Dr Caroline Boyd
Aug 08, 2022
77. Seasons of Matrescence with Nikki McCahon
Jul 24, 2022
76. Honouring the creative potential in becoming a Mother with Kat River
Jul 11, 2022
75. Who is the 'bad mother'? Unpacking The Lost Daughter with Julianne Boutaleb
Jun 26, 2022
74. Resourcing ourselves to carry the load of motherhood with Sophie Burch
Jun 21, 2022
73. How understanding the sociology of motherhood helped me step into my power as a single mother
Jun 13, 2022
72. Behind the Scenes of The Motherhood Studies Certification Training
Jun 13, 2022
71. Transformative relationship-based parenting tools - with Fiona from Mama Matters
Jun 06, 2022
70. My Path to Becoming a 'Motherhood Studies Sociologist'
May 30, 2022
69. I'm back! :) And where I've been...
May 24, 2022
68. A New Take on 'The Mummy Wars’
Oct 12, 2021
67. Housework is not Mothering
Sep 27, 2021
66. Rage and Anger in Motherhood
Sep 13, 2021
65. Why 'Motherhood'? Claiming Space in our Culture and our Work
Aug 30, 2021
64. The Ecological Awakening of Motherhood
Aug 16, 2021
Ep 63. When Productivity in Motherhood is Linked to our Worthiness
Aug 02, 2021
62. Awakening to the Possibilities of Birth
Jul 19, 2021
61. Motherhood as a Rite of Passage
Jul 05, 2021
60. Perfectionism in Partnerships and in Parenting
Jun 21, 2021
59. The Sexual Revolution of Motherhood
Jun 07, 2021
58. Alternatives to The Perfect Mother Myth
May 24, 2021
57. Embracing Our Maternal (and Professional) Expertise
May 10, 2021
56. Identity Creation as Mothers
Apr 26, 2021
55. Maternal Ambivalence
Apr 13, 2021
54. The Expectations of the ‘Good Child’ and the ‘Good Mother’
Mar 29, 2021
53. How the Perfect Mother Myth Impacts Individual Mothers
Mar 15, 2021
52. The Personal is Political: Birth, Grief, and Motherhood
Mar 02, 2021
51. 'Mothering Ourselves Back to Wholeness' Within The Social Construction of Motherhood
Feb 15, 2021
50. Addressing Misconceptions about Good Enough Mothering
Feb 01, 2021
49. Rethinking 'Mummy Brain'
Jan 18, 2021
48. The Festive Season as the Arena for the Perfect Mother Myth
Dec 21, 2020
47. Neuroscience and the Nurture Revolution
Dec 07, 2020
Ep 46. Child Bereavement and Mothering with Grief
Nov 23, 2020
45. Conscious Parenting as Our Opportunity for Growth
Nov 09, 2020
44. Infant Feeding as a Social, Cultural, and Political Issue
Oct 26, 2020
43. Scary Thoughts as Part of Motherhood
Oct 12, 2020
42. Revealing the Mask of Motherhood
Sep 27, 2020
41. Allying the Needs of Both Mothers and their Children
Sep 14, 2020
40. A Mother’s Matrescence
Aug 31, 2020
39. Financial Value and Self-Worth: In Motherhood and in Business
Aug 17, 2020
38. The Soul-Work of Mothering
Aug 03, 2020
37. 'Time to Fly': On Grieving, Mothering, and Loving Again
Jul 20, 2020
36. Anger in Motherhood
Jul 06, 2020
35. How Trauma Impacts our Mothering
Jun 22, 2020
34. Postnatal Depletion as the Physiological and Social Cause of our Exhaustion
Jun 09, 2020
33. Surrendering and Softening into Mothering During Challenging Times
May 18, 2020
32. The Becoming of a Mother
May 03, 2020
31. Beyond Sleep Training - with Carly Grubb
Apr 20, 2020
30. A Pause in your Day
Apr 06, 2020
29. Screentime: research and integration
Mar 30, 2020
28. Self Isolation as a Single Mum
Mar 23, 2020
27. The 'Story' of Life and Letting Go
Mar 15, 2020
26. Conscious Preparation for Birth and Motherhood
Mar 08, 2020
25. Aggression as a Call for Connection
Mar 01, 2020
24. Grieving the Loss of Motherhood - with Sarah Roberts
Feb 23, 2020
23. Reconstructing Motherhood: Special Needs Mums
Feb 16, 2020
22. Embracing Good Enough Mothering as your 'Self Care'
Feb 10, 2020
21. Seven Sleep Myths (Part II)
Feb 02, 2020
20. Sleep... To the Brink of Despair, and Through. (Part I)
Jan 27, 2020
18. Responsiveness, Rage, Rupture and Repair
Jan 13, 2020
17. (Re)claiming our Power as Good Enough Mothers
Jan 05, 2020
16. Creating Purposeful Habits for 2020
Dec 29, 2019
15. Embracing and Transforming Holiday Dysfunction
Dec 22, 2019
14. Love, Loss, Hope
Dec 15, 2019
13. Mum Guilt
Dec 09, 2019
12. How to Value and Shift your Emotional Labour
Dec 02, 2019
11. Toddler Tantrums
Nov 24, 2019
10. Contraction & Expansion: In Life and Motherhood
Nov 10, 2019
9. You Shouldn't Have To Leave Your Dignity At The Door
Nov 03, 2019
8. A Healthy Baby Is Not ALL That Matters
Nov 03, 2019
7. The Experience of Meeting Yourself
Oct 27, 2019
6. Parenting Paradigms
Oct 20, 2019
5. Attachment: Separating Science and Culture
Oct 13, 2019
4. Coping With Catastrophe
Oct 06, 2019
3. Empowered Mothering
Sep 29, 2019
1. Welcome
Sep 16, 2019