Pint of View (Mother’s Day Special): The ‘Good enough’ Mother
About the event
Welcome to Pint of View where classroom-style lectures meet drinks in pubs and bars.
We don’t just celebrate mothers in India, we sanctify them.
She wakes first, eats last, gives endlessly, and asks for nothing. Over time, this stopped being a story and became a standard.But what if that standard was never meant to be met?This upcoming lecture takes that question seriously.In 1953, psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott proposed something radical for its time: children don’t need perfect mothers. They need good enough ones, mothers who try, fail, repair, and try again.And yet, decades later, we’ve made that version of motherhood harder to access than ever.This session explores what happens when the ideal becomes so sacred that real women can no longer recognise themselves in it. Why guilt has become the default emotional state of the modern Indian mother. And what research and lived experience actually tell us children need.Through this lens, we’ll unpack motherhood not as performance, but as something far more human, imperfect, and real.
About the Speaker
Utkarsha Jagga is a counselling psychologist, narrative practitioner, sexuality educator, and founder of The Coping Central, a Delhi-based mental health practice.Trained at the University of Delhi and TISS Mumbai, her work sits at the intersection of trauma-informed care, gender and sexuality, relational therapy, and social justice oriented mental health. She brings feminist and queer affirmative frameworks into her practice, working extensively with trauma, intimacy, and relational dynamics.Her work is known for being culturally grounded, politically aware, and deeply reflective of the contexts we live in.
Event Details
📅 Saturday, 10 May
⏰ 5 PM - 7PM
📍 FabCafe
What your ticket includes
• 1 complimentary mocktailSeating will be on a first come, first served basis.
What to Expect
• 45 minute lecture
• 15 to 20 minute interactive session with the lecturer
• Social mixer and personal Q&A with the speaker
About Pint of View
Inspired by communities like Lectures on Tap, Pint of View brings big ideas out of classrooms and into social spaces.It’s where you show up for a drink, and leave with a new way of seeing the world.
Book now and develop your own pint of view 🍻
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