Parenting is tough, and moms and dads could all use a little help in the department. Check out these podcasts that you can gain inspiration and advice from — even while you’re cleaning up after the kids, whipping up dinner, or nursing the baby.
Follow host and psychotherapist Erica Djossa as she dives into topics and strategies that touch on the psychological and emotional load of motherhood, self-love and care, as well as parenthood dilemmas. Almost like having a therapist on hand.
She also connects you with the expertise of other professionals, by getting on board psychologists, pediatricians, fertility specialists, lactation consultants, and more.
This local podcast is helmed by postpartum coach Esther Yap who is also the founder of Bump Birth & Beyond, which offers antenatal courses for new parents.
She covers various aspects of the parenting journey, be it trivial day-to-day matters or the stuff that makes you want to pull your hair out. She is also joined by experts, including paediatric dieticians doctors and image coaches, as well as fellow mums, where they explore topics like finding the right preschool for your kid, single parenting and picky eating.
Who knows it better than mums who have also experienced the ups and downs of motherhood?
Tune in to accredited life coach, counsellor and corporate speaker Rany Moran together with Tracey-Anne Oxley, who’s a health, food and mental health advocate and a life coach, whom they introduce as both ‘mothers trying to raise happy-little-humans’.
Roping in experts like parenting guru Maggie Dent and leading digital health and wellbeing expert Dr Kristy Goodwin, they navigate parenting-related concerns and shed light on the often-asked questions.
For parenting guidance, you can count on Dr. Lisa Damour, psychologist and the author of the New York Times bestsellers “Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions Into Adulthood” as well as “Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls.”
It’s co-hosted by American television journalist Reena Nina, and together, they share helpful and practical advice on family mental health as well as perennial and current (including pandemic-related) parenting concerns.
Becoming a mum doesn’t just mean taking on a new role, but can also result in an identity shift. However, every mum also experiences motherhood differently.
Renowned reproductive psychiatrist Dr. Alexandra Sacks sits down with mothers in this podcast, where they open up about their own experiences and struggles in conversations that you wouldn’t usually hear outside of the therapist’s office.
Think you’re losing in the game of motherhood? You’re not alone.
First aired in 2013, the podcast hosted by Biz Ellis and Theresa Thorn takes on a hilarious approach when it comes to spotlighting mummy issues, from the thrilling to the embarrassing. Tune in for plenty of laughs and relatable moments that’ll send a reminder that there are many mums out there who are facing the same kid issues that you are.
Have you tuned in to our Great Women Of Our Time podcast yet?
Each episode, we invite a guest who’s also a working mum to touch on grit, failure, and the challenges of a working mum. Hear it from our guests, including Direct Funeral Service’s Jenny Tay and eye doctor Claudine Pang, who share more on talking to kids about death and mortality, and introducing children to humanitarian work.