It all gets better. Just focus on one step after the other. One day at a time. Motherhood in the end is a lonely journey. The world moves on and your life as a mum seems to just oscillate within the unseeingly long routines.

We go through loss. We fight wars. But we live on. We learn and grow. And while today may seem dark and hopeless, tomorrow is another day.

Just remember your story, your journey is yours to share. Yours to cherish.

If you ever want to talk to someone, share your story. Then please reach out to me on my Instagram handle @shivaakalwadi. Looking forward to hearing your bit of the journey.

This is Zaroori Baat

A Do Creative Labs Production

Executive Producers: Boris Kenneth and Anand Akalwadi

Associate Producer: Prithvi Bharadwaj

Sound Recording and Editing: Tejas Thilak Kumar

Poster Design: Hannah Baptist

Recorded at Do Creative Labs, Bangalore

www.docreativelabs.com

It is so easy to feel like a failure when you are a mother. Guilt and shame become your second nature. And a bad day often seems like a failed life.

This pressure of always performing at top notch level. The need to be perfect. And the very little scope to release your emotions is what results in chaos and exhaustion.

But bad days pass. And just like that you grow muscle. But most importantly you need to be kind to yourself. And savour the uniqueness of your motherhood journey.

If you ever want to talk, share your story. Then please reach out to me on my Instagram handle @shivaakalwadi. Looking forward to hearing your bit of the journey.

This is Zaroori Baat

A Do Creative Labs Production

Executive Producers: Boris Kenneth and Anand Akalwadi

Associate Producer: Prithvi Bharadwaj

Sound Recording and Editing: Tejas Thilak Kumar

Poster Design: Hannah Baptist

Recorded at Do Creative Labs, Bangalore

www.docreativelabs.com

The thing is the struggles of a mother is not a stand alone experience. Every mother goes through a rough patch. It is the cultural practices and norms that make it difficult (if not impossible) for them to speak up.

In this episode Shiva interviews another mother who shares her experience as a new mum.

And as they both figure out the ropes of this challenging phase they talk about some really important matters like - whose job is it really to bring up a child? Role of the father. Relevance of family structures etc.

If you ever want to talk, share your story. Then please reach out to me on my Instagram handle @shivaakalwadi. Looking forward to hearing your bit of the journey

This is Zaroori Baat

A Do Creative Labs Production

Executive Producers: Boris Kenneth and Anand Akalwadi

Associate Producer: Prithvi Bharadwaj

Sound Recording and Editing: Tejas Thilak Kumar

Poster Design: Hannah Baptist

Recorded at Do Creative Labs, Bangalore

www.docreativelabs.com