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Candid conversations with mums and sometimes dads, about the precious yet chaotic time of life after birth.
Ep 18: Becoming a single mother on the day your baby arrives, with Dr Sophie Brock
Postpartum Stories With Steph
49 minutes 21 seconds
5 years ago
Ep 18: Becoming a single mother on the day your baby arrives, with Dr Sophie Brock
In the middle of the night when Sophie was 41.5 weeks pregnant, she had a gut instinct to look in her husband’s phone, something she had never done in the six years they had been together.
What she learned in that moment would go on to shape her postpartum experience and the rest of her life. Her husband was having an affair.
She confronted him immediately after finding the texts, and in that moment, she went in to labour.
I’m so grateful to Sophie for sharing her story on the podcast this week. While it is heartbreaking, it’s also an empowering story of motherhood, sisterhood, and discovering strength and resilience.
Dr Sophie Brock is a Sociologist who specialises in Motherhood Studies, and a single mother to her three-year-old daughter. Her work advocates for the liberation of mothers from the myths of perfect motherhood. She offers online education through a membership, courses, and individual mentoring, and hosts The Good Enough mother podcast. You can connect with her further on Instagram @drsophiebrock or visit her website www.drsophiebrock.com
You can find me on Instagram @postpartum_with_steph or visit my website www.postpartumwithsteph.com
Make sure you check out the Keep Birth Wild podcast too! You can find it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/keep-birth-wild/id1503478810
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Postpartum Stories With Steph
Candid conversations with mums and sometimes dads, about the precious yet chaotic time of life after birth.