What Single Mothers Don’t Say Out...

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

Beyond Borders Podcast by Aakriti Dhawan

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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.

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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  ... 

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