Hannah Barnard
Hannah Barnard
Let’s stop 🛑 Mother Bashing
Let’s stop 🛑 Mother Bashing
Let’s stop 🛑 Mother Bashing
Saturday 30th September 2023
Hannah Barnard tackles mother bashing, highlighting systemic bias and urging for better support and fair treatment of mothers.
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46 minutes
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Hannah Barnard
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Healing from Sexual Trauma
Recovery from Trauma
Healing Relationships
Sobriety Toolkit
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Episode Overview
- Challenges the psychoanalytical notion of blaming mothers for individuals' behaviours and traumatic experiences
- Highlights the negative impact of blaming mothers for everything and emphasizes the immense pressure and unrealistic expectations placed on them
- Reveals the inadequacy of legal and psychological systems in protecting and supporting mothers against domestic abuse and controlling partners
- Portrays a disturbing bias against women and mothers within institutions, urging for a reassessment of treatment
- Challenges professionals and the community to reflect on their attitudes and actions and calls for an end to the unjust treatment of mothers
I'm getting sick of hearing people dismissing, criticising, smear campaigning, labelling, gaslighting and bullying mothers. Let’s put a stop to it.
Why do mothers often bear the brunt of blame and criticism in our society? In this eye-opening episode of 'The Trauma of Abuse' podcast, host Hannah Barnard tackles the pervasive issue of mother bashing head-on. With a focus on the unfair treatment of mothers within family courts, local authorities, and by the public, Hannah sheds light on the disturbing bias that exists against women and mothers in various institutions.
She questions the outdated psychoanalytical notion that blames mothers for their children's behaviors and traumatic experiences, emphasizing the immense pressure and unrealistic expectations placed on them. Through powerful anecdotes and thought-provoking discussions, Hannah exposes instances of gaslighting, false accusations, and unjust labeling of mothers with fabricated disorders. She highlights the inadequacy of legal and psychological systems in protecting and supporting mothers against domestic abuse and controlling partners.
This episode is a call to action for professionals and the community to reassess their treatment of women and mothers, urging everyone to stop perpetuating the cycle of mother bashing. Whether you're a mother yourself or know someone who is, this episode offers valuable insights and challenges you to reflect on your own attitudes and actions.