In Mother Words | Podcast with Steph
In Mother Words | Podcast with Steph
Podcast Description
In (M)Other Words is a podcast that holds space for the emotional side of motherhood — the stories we don’t always say out loud. It’s about slowing down, tuning in, and giving voice to the real, raw, and often overlooked parts of being a mum.
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Content Themes
The podcast delves into various themes surrounding motherhood including the emotional complexities and societal expectations that come with it. Episodes such as 'How He Shows Up: A Father's Day Thank You' invite mothers to express gratitude towards their partners, while 'What Social Media Doesn't Show You' discusses the disparity between social media portrayals of motherhood and the messy reality. Other episodes like 'Returning to Work After Baby: What No One Tells You' highlight the challenges of balancing professional and personal life as a new mom.
Opening up space for mama stories: the real, raw, and messy.
In mOther Words, a play on “in other words,” is a motherhood podcast exploring what being a mum really feels like.
Through conversations and reflections, we talk about the truths mothers do not always say: pregnancy loss, birth, postpartum recovery, identity shifts, second pregnancies, returning to work, the mental load, grief, guilt, love, resilience, and becoming.
Subscribe for stories that help mothers feel a little more seen.
For mothers who need somewhere to land.
Jiamin left corporate life to become more present with her children, only to realise that building her own business was pulling her away again.
Many families in Singapore rely on childcare, grandparents, helpers and enrichment classes. Help is essential, but where do we draw the line between sharing care and losing connection?
Jiamin, one of the mothers behind My Curious Child, shares the late preschool pickup that made her question her priorities, why she eventually chose homeschooling and how entrepreneurship began recreating the work patterns she had hoped to leave behind.
She does not present motherhood as something she has perfectly figured out. This is an honest conversation about working mum guilt, financial sacrifices, learning alongside our children, accepting help and practising slow ambition while protecting the relationships that matter most.
In this conversation:
• The hidden cost of outsourcing too much of childhood
• Moving from caregiving to genuine connection
• Learning alongside children instead of forcing them
• Why quality time also needs quantity
• Working mum guilt, burnout and slow ambition
• Accepting help without losing emotional closeness
Chapters:
00:00 When Care Costs Connection
05:29 Redefining Motherhood
09:02 Homeschooling and Connection
14:14 When Work Takes Over
17:25 Choosing Slow Ambition
20:25 What Children Remember
Explore My Curious Child: https://mycuriouschild.net
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Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3Jw0_RguInM
Follow In mOther Words on Instagram: @inmotherwordsofficial
When life is full, what helps your child know that you are still emotionally available?
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