S01EP6: Learning to be understood, a chat with my mum

In this episode, LEARNING TO BE host, Amy Houldey, talks to her mum (Val). They discuss what it felt like when Val became a mother in the 80s and had to go back to work at a time when she felt that was frowned upon.

They also chat about identity and how there are lots of different parts to people that need to be nourished even when becoming a mother. Val shares the guilt that she felt at times because she didn’t think she was living up to the idealised image of what a mother should be. And Amy and Val talk about how they’ve all put in the effort to connect and understand each other as a family so that they can build real relationships with each other as adults and not just feel stuck in the roles of parent and child.