The Good Enough Mother
A podcast by Dr Sophie Brock
120 Episodes
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117. When a Mother Reclaims her Space: Tehla's Story and a Permission to Pause
Published: 27/02/2025 -
116. Motherhood as Leadership: Transforming Through Matrescence with Babette Lockefeer
Published: 27/01/2025 -
115. Shaping the Future of Postpartum Care: A Conversation with Julia Jones on Postpartum Education
Published: 10/01/2025 -
How a Footnote Changed Everything: Last Call for The Motherhood Studies Certification, Legacy Edition
Published: 10/12/2024 -
113. When Everything Changes: Motherhood, Grief, and Self-Care with Suzy Reading
Published: 18/11/2024 -
112. The Rebellion and Refuge of Motherhood: Bodies, Boundaries and Power with Amanda Montei
Published: 17/09/2024 -
111. The Care Career Conundrum (checklist): The Sociological Roots of Our Struggle
Published: 21/08/2024 -
110. Redefining Motherhood: A Conversation with Libby Ward from Diary of an Honest Mom
Published: 01/08/2024 -
109. What Play Therapy Can Teach us About Ourselves and Our Children, with Dr Sam Casey
Published: 26/06/2024 -
108. Harnessing Neuroplasticity to Transform Our Mothering, with Dr. Jennifer Hacker Pearson
Published: 15/05/2024 -
107. Liberation from Patriarchal Motherhood? Reflections On Power, Agency & Motherhood Studies 2024
Published: 14/04/2024 -
106. Understanding Ourselves & Our Children as Mapmakers: Parenting for Humans with Dr Emma Svanberg
Published: 31/03/2024 -
105. When Community Sparks Creativity: 'The Mum Who Found Her Sparkle' with Jessie & Mary
Published: 22/03/2024 -
A little update from Sophie
Published: 21/03/2024 -
104. The Science of Baby Brain: Social & Biological Influences on Mothers with Dr Sarah McKay
Published: 07/11/2023 -
103. How to Dismantle Patriarchal Motherhood? 8 Reflections
Published: 17/10/2023 -
102. Using Compassion To Navigate Challenges In Motherhood With Zoe Blaskey
Published: 05/10/2023 -
101. Breaking the Rules, Living in Our Values: A Conversation with Tracy Gillett of Raised Good
Published: 19/09/2023 -
Invitation into Free Training - Private Podcast Episode
Published: 11/09/2023 -
100. What is the Essence of 'Good Enough'? Bridging Child and Adult Psychology with Dr Tanya Cotler
Published: 06/09/2023
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.
