The Not Safe For Mom Group Podcast
When society thinks of motherhood, they often think of Pampers and strollers; but we know it’s far more nuanced and complex than that. There’s a vast spectrum of experiences and stories — like what’s it like to discover your partner's darkest secret after just having had a baby together? What does motherhood look like when you suffer from multiple mental illnesses? How does a traumatic event in childhood color how we approach motherhood today? These are the kinds of stories we aim to capture, explore, and dig into in this podcast series. This is a podcast featuring real moms, telling their own stories and being their most vulnerable, uncensored selves. Hosted by the founder of the boundary-pushing motherhood platform Not Safe For Mom Group, and a mother of two Alexis Barad-Cutler. Sign up for our newsletter to never miss your Not Safe for Mom Group updates: www.notsafeformomgroup.com/newsletter-podcast
The Not Safe For Mom Group Podcast
My Life as an Influencer Masked My Abusive Childhood
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www.notsafeformomgroup.com
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Season 1
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Episode 3
How do you learn how to mother when you grew up "basically, without parents?" Our anonymous guest talks about growing up as an autistic woman with parent figures who were detached at best, and physically and emotionally abusive at worst; and how she vowed to "become the village" she never had once she had a child of her own. But of course, like all best- laid plans -- especially when your aspirations are that of an "influencer" living a perfect Pottery Barn life -- things go quite a bit differently than she had hoped.
Content warning: This episode contains content that involves issues of abuse and harming of children.