Ruth Whippman on Mothering, Identity, and Reimagining Boyhood in a Complex World

Life After Birth with Yara Heary

Hi Mamas.
This week is a double episode as I wind up the poddy for 2024 and beyond. It has been nothing less than an absolute privilege to share space with all my wonderful guests as they share some of their most intimate truths about what mothering has been like for them.
I have been creating this podcast for 2 years now and for the time being it going to be on pause while I shift focus to some other projects happening at Life After Birth Psychology. I do plan to bring the podcast back but I'm not quite sure when. So for now its goodbye.. until some time later. Thank you so much for all the support I have received in the time I've been creating the show so far.
Wishing you a wonderful Holiday season!
Today, I’m joined by the brilliant Ruth Whippman, author of Boy Mom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity. Ruth is a writer, thinker, and mama to three boys.

During our chat, Ruth shares her journey from her early days as a mother in the UK to raising three boys in California. We chat candidly about Ruth’s experience with the pressures of societal expectations around motherhood, and how she found her way back to herself through therapy and self-discovery.

We chat about:

• Ruth’s experience navigating postpartum depression and the societal stigma surrounding it
• How society’s narratives shape the way women approach and experience motherhood
• The profound loss of selfhood Ruth felt after becoming a mother and how she rediscovered herself
• Why parenting books and one-size-fits-all advice often fall short in the reality of motherhood
• The challenges and joys of raising boys in a world of shifting gender norms and the inspiration behind her book Boy Mom.

Connect with Ruth
Follow Ruth on Instagram @ruthwhippman and visit Ruth’s website at www.ruthwhippman.com.

Subscribe to her Substack, I Blame Society, where she dives into motherhood, gender, and masculinity, and don’t miss Ruth’s incredible book, Boy Mom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity.
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