Dulling your Pink: The Silent Sacrifice of Motherhood

What pieces of our identify fall away as mothers? Shed some layers with your hosts this week as the topic center around struggling with identity loss in motherhood, comparisons to other women, and the importance of open communication.

Cecylia and Alexandra discuss how social media can warp the image of what it means to be "good enough" in motherhood, how their children shape so much of their identity today, and their own love languages when it comes to communication with those close to them.

The hosts then dive into Emily Itami's debut novel, Fault Lines, and discuss some of Mizuki's choices, their own inner dialogues while reading this mom battle with finding out just how much of her old self she's shed and what that means for her own marriage, and share an admiration for the author's portrayal of Tokyo, Japan.

As a reminder, the first half of the episode only relates to the themes within the hosts' own lives and does not contain spoilers. For the second part of the episode, the hosts will pull the book from the shelf and discuss the themes within the novel.

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