You Still Matter: Self-Care, Self-Advocacy & the Myth of the Selfless Mum

What happens when becoming a mother collides with grief, depletion, and the pressure to be everything for everyone?

In this deeply honest conversation, chartered psychologist and author Suzy shares how the birth of her first child coincided with her father’s terminal illness - a period she describes as “energetic bankruptcy.” From that collision of life events came a powerful realisation: “My depression served no one. My replenishment served everyone.”

Together, we explore:

• Why motherhood feels so relentless
• The “pandemic of not enoughness” affecting women
• Why resentment is often unvoiced disappointment
• The difference between selfishness and self-advocacy
• Why self-care alone isn’t enough - we must also learn to receive

This episode is a permission slip for every mother who feels flat, disconnected, guilty for needing time, or unsure who she is anymore.

Because you can be a loving mum and an autonomous human being.

And you still matter.