The Good Enough Mother
by Dr Sophie Brock
July 14, 2025 6:30 am
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.
Recent Episodes
124. When It All Comes Up: The Body, Hunger, Perimenopause and Mothering - with Dr Cristina Cavezza
1 week ago123. 'When Good Moms Feel Bad': IFS, Motherhood, and the Healing Power of Parts Work with Jessica Tomich Sorci
1 month ago122. When Motherhood Feels Like Too Much AND Not Enough
2 months ago120. In Conversation with Prof Andrea O’Reilly: The Revolutionary Emergence of Motherhood Studies
3 months ago119. Perinatal Suicidality: A Conversation with PANDA CEO Julie Borninkhof and Dr Laura Biggs
3 months ago118. My Matrescence Festival Talk & Some Motherhood Studies News
4 months ago117. When a Mother Reclaims her Space: Tehla's Story and a Permission to Pause
5 months ago116. Motherhood as Leadership: Transforming Through Matrescence with Babette Lockefeer
6 months ago115. Shaping the Future of Postpartum Care: A Conversation with Julia Jones on Postpartum Education
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