#271 - Shridhevi Veerappan - Heart of Motherhood: Authority, Compassion, and Overcoming Guilt

In this episode of Mental Matters, host Asekho Toto sits down with parenting coach and author Shridhevi Veerappan for a candid and deeply personal conversation about the complexities of raising children and the mental health challenges often hidden in motherhood. Shridhevi opens up about her own harrowing experience with her first child—an emergency C-section followed by three weeks in the ICU—and the crushing "mom guilt" and potential postpartum depression that followed. Together, they deconstruct the myth that motherhood is naturally easy, emphasizing that being a "good mom" doesn't mean doing it all alone; it means having the courage to ask for support.