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The Good Enough Mother

The Good Enough Mother

De: Dr Sophie Brock
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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.All rights reserved
Episodios
  • 125. Lessons From My Mum - Grief and Love

    125. Lessons From My Mum - Grief and Love
    Mar 19 2026
    This episode marks a return to the podcast after a profound personal loss. In September 2025, my mother died suddenly. Since then, my world - personally, professionally, relationally - has shifted in ways I’m still coming to understand. In this episode, I speak gently and honestly about grief, responsibility, and what it's meant to me to try and continue with my work without over-functioning or disappearing. I reflect on what it means to show up 'good enough' in seasons where capacity and pace are altered, and how we might continue mothering, working, and creating. I also share excerpts from an article I’ve written honouring my mother’s life and work, reflecting on 5 lessons my mum taught me. In this episode I explore: - What it means to return to creative and professional work after profound loss - Grief as an ongoing, embodied process - Liminality: living in a space that doesn’t “close” or come to neat completion - The tension between authenticity, boundaries, and public-facing work - Showing up without over-functioning, performing, or abandoning yourself - Lessons in resilience, meaning-making, and care learned through relationship - Creativity, imagination, and art as sustaining practices - Love as a transcendent, relational force mETAphor journal for English teachers - https://www.englishteacher.com.au/resources/categories?id=82
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    46 m
  • 124. When It All Comes Up: The Body, Hunger, Perimenopause and Mothering - with Dr Cristina Cavezza

    124. When It All Comes Up: The Body, Hunger, Perimenopause and Mothering - with Dr Cristina Cavezza
    Jul 13 2025
    What happens when the emotional, hormonal, and cultural shifts of perimenopause intersect with the daily realities of motherhood? In this episode, I’m joined by Dr Cristina Cavezza - clinical psychologist, certified Motherhood Studies practitioner, and mother of twins - for a powerful conversation on the complexities of midlife mothering. Cristina shares her clinical and lived experience of working with mothers during the menopausal transition, exploring how body image, eating habits, and emotional wellbeing are shaped by both personal history and broader systems of power. We talk about the role of objectification theory, the impact of internalised shame and societal shoulds, and the importance of approaching our inner worlds with compassion and curiosity. Cristina brings a trauma-informed, feminist lens to her work - blending schema therapy, EMDR, and therapeutic re-parenting to support women in understanding their emotional needs and reclaiming a more connected relationship with food, their bodies, and themselves. She also offers a beautiful reminder about the importance of play - not just for our children, but for us too. CONNECT WITH DR. CRISTINA CAVEZZA 📍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_cristina_cavezza/?hl=en 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573518659491 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-cristina-cavezza-222441209/
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    38 m
  • 123. 'When Good Moms Feel Bad': IFS, Motherhood, and the Healing Power of Parts Work with Jessica Tomich Sorci

    123. 'When Good Moms Feel Bad': IFS, Motherhood, and the Healing Power of Parts Work with Jessica Tomich Sorci
    Jun 15 2025
    In this episode I’m joined by Jessica Tomich Sorci, LMFT - a Level 3 Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist, Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional, and the creator of “Mom Parts.” Jessica brings decades of experience in maternal mental health and introduces us to the profound concept of parts work within the context of motherhood. We explore how IFS offers a radically compassionate lens through which to understand maternal distress, not as pathology, but as a protective and adaptive system. Jessica shares how her own postpartum years “blasted apart her psychological infrastructure,” and how discovering IFS brought the structure and depth she needed, both personally and professionally. We talk about her groundbreaking book When Good Moms Feel Bad (forthcoming in 2026 from Hachette Balance), which helps mothers reconnect with their inner wisdom through compassion, creativity, and curiosity. From rage and reactivity to grief, shame, and intergenerational wounds, this conversation holds space for the full range of the emotional experiences of mothers. Connect with Jessica: 🌿 Website: https://www.instagram.com/jessicatomichsorci/ 🌿 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicatomichsorci 🌿 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessica.sorci.14
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    37 m
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