Episode 47: The Myth of Maternal Instinct with Chelsea Conaboy

Episode 47 with Chelsea Conaboy - Challenging the myth of maternal instinct Does motherhood change the b rain or does the brain change in motherhood? This question is explored by author and journalist Chelsea Conaboy in her new book Mother Brain: How Neuroscience is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood. Hear how Chelsea’s own journey inspired this project and questions the idea of maternal instinct. As she tells TBD, “The idea that maternal instinct as this capacity for caregiving that is innate, automatic and uniquely female, that's a myth.” Episode originally aired live on WVOX-AM on November 10, 2022. Show notes available at thebalancedilemma.com