Motherhood is best described as a roller coaster ride through social, personal, and emotional highs and lows. From the ecstasy of holding your baby for the first time to the depths of despair that come with the baby blues.

Within the Indian context, we have layers of imagined social propriety and cultural narratives that define the visceral reality of motherhood but rarely invoke a deeper understanding.

On the episode today we have Pooja Pande Author of Momspeak - the funny bittersweet story of motherhood in India. Also joining us is Swaati Chattopadhyay, a writer, dancer, and entrepreneur who contributed her own life-affirming experiences to the book.

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As we form life-affirming connections with our kids the value of persistence and resilience grows. Each one of us is wired uniquely. For parents with kids who are on the spectrum, forming connections and coping mechanisms run parallel and this goes hand in hand with navigating life in a neuro-typical world.

Soumini Menon, a seasoned developmental psychologist and arts-based therapist. In our conversation we explore aspects of neurodiversity and the path for parents towards acceptance, advocacy and allyship in order to create positive role models for our kids.

Recommendations:

Out Of Sync Child - Carol Stock Kranowitz

The Reason I Jump - Naoki Higashida

Empathy, Education and Inclusion: A Guide to Real Friendship - Emma Liu

Neurodiversity, The New Normal - Cynthia Coupé

Reimagining Parenting In A Neurodiverse World - Allison Burgess

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Most of us seek to surround ourselves with people who wear their Authenticity with a certain ease. There is a decidedly transformative power in unabashedly unique women, those who have learnt to embrace all their idiosyncrasies and celebrate their wonderful worlds. None more so than our guest today- Natasha Badhwar- Her books My Daughters Mum and Immortal for a Moment are the perfect starting point for anyone looking to rejuvenate their life force.

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Natasha’s website: https://www.natashabadhwar.com/ and her social media handle: Instagram ,Twitter , Facebook and Substack.

Her books: Immortal for A Moment and My Daughter’s Mum.

Her recommendations: How Children Learn and How Children Fail

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