Lisa Marchiano: Being a Mother: A journey of self-discovery

The Meaningful Life with Andrew G. Marshall

It isn’t hard as a parent to find advice on breastfeeding, your child’s education or managing their behaviour. What’s rarer is insight into how the parenting journey changes us as a person. Yet, becoming a mother is a unique opportunity for self-realisation.

In this episode Lisa Marchiano and Andrew take a deep dive into motherhood: how it connects us to previous and next generations, how easy it is to be “devoured” by the experience of mothering, and what it means to feel rage as a mother.

Lisa Marchiano is a Jungian therapist from Philadelphia, and co-hosts the podcast This Jungian Life. She has recently published a new book called Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself. Lisa is also the parent of two teenagers.

Follow Up

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• Take a look at Lisa Marchiano’s new book Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself
• Listen to the podcast This Jungian Life
• Find out about This Jungian Life’s twelve-month online course that teaches people how to work with their own dreams
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• Find James Hollis’ essay “Free your children from you” in his book Living an Examined Life.

• Read Andrew’s book on how to build a strong relationship with your partner whilst still being good parents, I Love You But You Always Put Me Last

• Read Andrew’s book on making meaningful change in your life Wake Up and Change Your Life: How to Survive a Crisis and be Stronger, Wiser and Happier

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