Description

Dr. Susan E Sklar discusses how new mothers can handle multiple roles in their lives.

Transcript

There are a number of competing roles for women once they have a child. One is the competition between the woman’s view of herself as a professional or workingwoman out in the world and the other is her view of herself as the mother. Other competing roles are the woman as a romantic sexual being with her partner versus a nurturing being with her child, with her infant, and these don’t need to be competing but they frequently are. And I think what women need to do are number one, to carve out, although it’s very difficult with an infant, some time for themselves so that they have opportunity to have some introspection and relaxation time to transition from one role to the other. The other is time with their partner so that they have chance to reconnect and have a chance for intimacy which then can lead to a romantic connection.