What Single Mothers Don’t Say Out...

What Single Mothers Don’t Say Out Loud | A Conversation With My Mom

Beyond Borders Podcast di Aakriti Dhawan
S1 · E2
21 giu 2025
43:11

Note sull'episodio

What does single motherhood really cost?

In this deeply personal episode of Beyond Borders Podcast, I sit down with my mother for an unfiltered conversation about raising a daughter alone, generational expectations, mental health, and the quiet sacrifices that often go unseen.

This is a Women’s Day tribute. It’s a real conversation about power, pressure, and love across generations.

If this episode resonates with you, follow Beyond Borders for more conversations that challenge and connect.

00:00 Intro 00:20 How are you today? 00:30 Women today vs then 1:06 Single Parenting/Special episode 3:13 Culture, Education, and wonderful childhood 5:40 Still forced into marriage 7:36 Amothers sacrifice 9:27 The ideology of single women being bechari 11:49 impact on her mental health 13:57 Our generation and mental health 17:04 Could today’s discussion be helpful then? 17:30 Beginning of a second life 19:55 Apprieacting women in lead and power 21:10 Importance of opportunities 23:09 Proud to be a woman 23:30 Relationship of mothers and this generation 24:00 Idea of Gen Z & Millennial Dating Life 25:20 The fear of generation and marriage 27:44 Perfect marriage? 29:00 Man’s role in helping women go beyond borders 31:38 Mensturation and Men 34:08 Self-Realization 34:34 Game: guess the GenZ slang 39:35 Advice for someone wanting to go beyond the border 41:10 Ask me a question

Host: Aakriti Dhawan

Editor: Lakshay Sharma /Subham Sharma

Producer: Suhani Rai

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