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Womankind - S1E8: What is maternal instinct? Is it a fact or just a myth?

Womankind - S1E8: What is maternal instinct? Is it a fact or just a myth?
23 Dec 2022 11:41AM
34 mins

Are women innately inclined and equipped to care for their children – or do they need to learn how to be mothers? Is there really an instant connection between mums and their babies? Womankind hosts Penelope Chan and Hidayah Salamat unpack this “fearsome and fearful” topic with their guest Silvia Wetherell, a perinatal mental health counsellor at Alliance Counselling in Singapore.

Got a view on today's topic or an idea for future episodes? Email the hosts at CNAWomen [at] mediacorp.com.sg.

Womankind - S1E3: What is it about women’s health tests that we dread so much? | EP 3

In the third episode of CNA Women's podcast Womankind, hosts Penelope Chan and Hidayah Salamat, and obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Shilla Mariah Yussof, break down Pap smears, Human Papillomavirus tests, mammograms and transvaginal ultrasounds. Why are they important to a woman's health, what does each one entail, and why do women dread them so much that they’ll delay getting them done? More importantly, how can we be less anxious and fearful during the tests?

Got a view on today's topic or an idea for future episodes? Email the hosts at CNAWomen [at] mediacorp.com.sg.

18/11/2022 26 mins

Womankind - S1E2: Why is it so hard for mothers to break free of mum guilt? | EP 2

In the second episode of CNA Women's podcast Womankind, hosts Penelope Chan and Hidayah Salamat, and Yasmin Begum, founder of support group Away From Mum Guilt, unpack the phenomenon of mum guilt. Why do women fall into the cycle of self-blame and guilt, and how does it affect their mental health? And, what can women do about it?

Got a view on today's topic or an idea for future episodes? Email the hosts at CNAWomen [at] mediacorp.com.sg.

11/11/2022 30 mins

Womankind - S1E1: Why do women find it so hard to ask for help? | EP 1

Do you suffer from the "I got it" syndrome? In the pilot episode of CNA Women's debut podcast Womankind, hosts Penelope Chan and Hidayah Salamat candidly discuss the possible reasons women find it difficult to ask for help. They also look at the ways women can do so.

Got a view on today's topic or an idea for future episodes? Email the hosts at CNAWomen [at] mediacorp.com.sg.

04/11/2022 17 mins