The Legacy of Divorce
An interview with couples therapist and workshop leader, Dr. Mona Barbera about the legacy of divorce. Read more…
Aired on September 16th, 2009 — Write A Comment! 
A Live Forum for Courageous Conversations.
Safe Space is a show about subjects that are hard to talk about--a respectful forum for courageous conversations about difficult subjects in order to reduce stigma, provide education, offer hope and access to resources. It is a space for the in depth discussion of matters that touch hearts and yet feel risky to share; subjects that deserve, but rarely get, thoughtful consideration.
The topics on Safe Space often deal with the guests’ courage to accept difference in themselves, especially when they feel afraid or ashamed about that difference. Shame is a painful psychological and emotional experience, but it is also a cultural and political force. All acts of courage inspire others to take risks, to express themselves, to be themselves. Such acts have political force to stand up to silencing, to create change.
Each show attempts to name and acknowledge difficult feelings, and to honor those who have found their own way of putting them into perspective. Listening to Safe Space will introduce you to many who are daring to speak about what is true for them as they find a way to turn their deepest wounds or hidden struggles into a gift for others. Giving voice to the unspeakable is ultimately an act of generosity and courage that makes our world more hospitable and welcoming to the parts of each of us that feel vulnerable.
Failure and Performance Anxiety
An interview with actor Sinead Rushe about performance anxiety and feelings of failure. Sinead describes how deeply her confidence in her own creative instincts was shaken when a play that she had written got a bad review and almost nobody came. She talks about how difficult it was to go out each night to a crowd of 9 people and give her all.
Aired on September 9th, 2009 — Write A Comment!
Choosing Not to Have Children
An interview with Dr. Jeanne Safer about her decision not to have children. Read more…
Aired on September 2nd, 2009 — Write A Comment!
Trying not to Pass on Wounds to your Children
An interview with Kathryn Black, author of Mothering Without a Map: Finding the Good Mother Within. Read more…
Aired on August 26th, 2009 — Write A Comment!
Childbirth and Self-judgment
An interview with medical assistant and doula Martha Tole about bad mother anxiety and childbirth. Read more…
Aired on August 19th, 2009 — Write A Comment!
Attachment Parenting and Anxiety
An interview with Kathryn Landon-Malone, pediatric nurse practitioner and early childhood psychologist talking about attachment parenting and how it can reflect and generate anxiety in mothers.
Aired on August 12th, 2009 — Write A Comment!
Intergenerational Mothering Struggles
An interview with Raye Tibbetts author of the Bad Mother Chronicles and a new blog, “Good Enough.” Read more…
Aired on August 5th, 2009 — Write A Comment!
Balancing Mothering with Medicine
Women’s health doctor Amy Gottlieb describes her bad mother anxiety due to her absences from her child necessitated by her training. Read more…
Aired on July 22nd, 2009 — Write A Comment!
Mothering as a Hero’s Journey
An interview with Nicole Chaison, author of The Passion of the Hausfrau about the experience of motherhood as a form of the mythic hero’s journey. Read more…
Aired on July 15th, 2009 — Write A Comment!
Bad Mother Anxiety
An interview with Ayelet Waldman, author of Bad Mother, about the forces that contribute to the fear of being a bad mother. Read more…
Aired on July 8th, 2009 — Write A Comment!