#94: Motherhood Is Harder Today Than Previous Generations

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Modern motherhood looks nothing like it did for our own mothers, and not always in the ways we were promised. Mums today spend more time with their children than any generation before them, have endless information at their fingertips and are more visible than ever, so why does matrescence feel heavier and lonelier than it has ever been? In this panel episode, Nichole is joined by Alex, a former TV news journalist, and Geri Mihaylova, founder of Tunbridge Wells Mums, to pull back the polished curtain on what it actually takes to raise children in 2026.

This is an honest, no sugar coating, no rose tint conversation about mum burnout, the quiet losses of postnatal identity, the village that nobody inherits anymore, and the working mum reality that keeps pushing brilliant women out of careers they loved. We get into raising sensitive boys, what maternal mental health really looks like once the newborn bubble pops, and the lie every mum tells when someone asks if she is okay. If you have ever whispered "I am fine" when you are very much not, this one is for you.

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