It all gets better. Just focus on one step after the other. One day at a time. Motherhood in the end is a lonely journey. The world moves on and your life as a mum seems to just oscillate within the unseeingly long routines.

We go through loss. We fight wars. But we live on. We learn and grow. And while today may seem dark and hopeless, tomorrow is another day.

Just remember your story, your journey is yours to share. Yours to cherish.

If you ever want to talk to someone, share your story. Then please reach out to me on my Instagram handle @shivaakalwadi. Looking forward to hearing your bit of the journey.

This is Zaroori Baat

A Do Creative Labs Production

Executive Producers: Boris Kenneth and Anand Akalwadi

Associate Producer: Prithvi Bharadwaj

Sound Recording and Editing: Tejas Thilak Kumar

Poster Design: Hannah Baptist

Recorded at Do Creative Labs, Bangalore

www.docreativelabs.com

It is so easy to feel like a failure when you are a mother. Guilt and shame become your second nature. And a bad day often seems like a failed life.

This pressure of always performing at top notch level. The need to be perfect. And the very little scope to release your emotions is what results in chaos and exhaustion.

But bad days pass. And just like that you grow muscle. But most importantly you need to be kind to yourself. And savour the uniqueness of your motherhood journey.

If you ever want to talk, share your story. Then please reach out to me on my Instagram handle @shivaakalwadi. Looking forward to hearing your bit of the journey.

This is Zaroori Baat

A Do Creative Labs Production

Executive Producers: Boris Kenneth and Anand Akalwadi

Associate Producer: Prithvi Bharadwaj

Sound Recording and Editing: Tejas Thilak Kumar

Poster Design: Hannah Baptist

Recorded at Do Creative Labs, Bangalore

www.docreativelabs.com

The thing is the struggles of a mother is not a stand alone experience. Every mother goes through a rough patch. It is the cultural practices and norms that make it difficult (if not impossible) for them to speak up.

In this episode Shiva interviews another mother who shares her experience as a new mum.

And as they both figure out the ropes of this challenging phase they talk about some really important matters like - whose job is it really to bring up a child? Role of the father. Relevance of family structures etc.

If you ever want to talk, share your story. Then please reach out to me on my Instagram handle @shivaakalwadi. Looking forward to hearing your bit of the journey

This is Zaroori Baat

A Do Creative Labs Production

Executive Producers: Boris Kenneth and Anand Akalwadi

Associate Producer: Prithvi Bharadwaj

Sound Recording and Editing: Tejas Thilak Kumar

Poster Design: Hannah Baptist

Recorded at Do Creative Labs, Bangalore

www.docreativelabs.com

Body shaming is a celebrated concept. It is wrapped up in glittery compliments and luscious sales pitch. It is one of the most unfortunate practises of human existence carried out by both men and women.

After having gone through a demanding process of pregnancy, women are supposed to just bounce back? Bounce back where exactly? And if at all they do, that too becomes a point of contention. So basically, no matter where you are with respect to your looks - it would never be sufficient.

https://familydoctor.org/recovering-from-delivery/

In this episode Shiva explores the relativity of the body which is more than just size.

If you ever want to talk, share your story. Then please reach out to me on my Instagram handle @shivaakalwadi. Looking forward to hearing your bit of the journey

This is Zaroori Baat

A Do Creative Labs Production

Executive Producers: Boris Kenneth and Anand Akalwadi

Associate Producer: Prithvi Bharadwaj

Sound Recording and Editing: Tejas Thilak Kumar

Poster Design: Hannah Baptist

Recorded at Do Creative Labs, Bangalore

www.docreativelabs.com

If you are a seasoned mother you might remember your days of baggy eyes and dark circles extending till your jawline. If you are a new mum, you know what I mean.

Lack of sleep is one of the major causes of rage, frustration, lack of appetite and depRession in new mothers.

This episode is a realistic account of the initial days of motherhood. Not the pretty pictures on social media and magazines. Being a mother is rough and ugly. And it is time we talk about it. Because somehow we stop asking mothers, "How they are doing"?

If you ever want to talk, share your story. Then please reach out to me on my Instagram handle @shivaakalwadi. Looking forward to hearing your bit of the journey.

This is Zaroori Baat.

A Do Creative Labs Production

Executive Producers: Boris Kenneth and Anand Akalwadi

Associate Producer: Prithvi Bharadwaj

Sound Recording and Editing: Tejas Thilak Kumar

Poster Design: Hannah Baptist

Recorded at Do Creative Labs, Bangalore

www.docreativelabs.com

Childbirth is a life altering experience. The most underrated moments in human history. This episode explores the swift transition of a woman into motherhood, and how the birth of a new mother isn't really understood by societal and medical systems.

Shiva talks about birth trauma, postpartum depression and anxiety along with various other challenges that don't really find an avenue to be talked about but are very real & raw for a new mother.

http://www.postpartumdepression.org/resources/statistics

She also mentions some soothing tips and practices that can ease the journey into motherhood.

If you ever want to talk, share your story. Then please reach out to me on my Instagram handle @shivaakalwadi. Looking forward to hearing your bit of the journey.

This is Zaroori Baat.

A Do Creative Labs Production

Executive Producers: Boris Kenneth and Anand Akalwadi

Associate Producer: Prithvi Bharadwaj

Sound Recording and Editing: Tejas Thilak Kumar

Poster Design: Hannah Baptist

Recorded at Do Creative Labs, Bangalore

www.docreativelabs.com

Zaroori Baat is a series of important conversations that need to be heard and shared. Conversations about stories and experiences that shape our lives. Our existence but don’t get enough attention & space.

The first season of Zaroori Baat is about Shiva’s journey of motherhood - the real deal! The huge internal shift that occurs for a woman almost overnight once she becomes a mother while the rest of the world around her (not well equipped with a holistic approach to healing) struggles and fails to support her. This is her story. Your story. Story of the entire womankind.

Until we talk about it, healing won’t BEGIN. This is Zaroori Baat.

A Do Creative Labs Production

Executive Producers: Boris Kenneth and Anand Akalwadi

Associate Producer: Prithvi Bharadwaj

Sound Recording and Editing: Tejas Thilak Kumar

Poster Design: Hannah Baptist

Recorded at Do Creative Labs, Bangalore

www.docreativelabs.com