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Swara Bhasker Discusses Motherhood, Identity and Postpartum Struggles
Swara Bhasker spoke about how becoming a mother changed her life.
She said she felt like a different person after her daughter was born.
She had been ambitious about her career, but caring for her child became her main focus.
She said she did not want to leave her daughter, including to go to the gym.
Bhasker also said she felt confused about becoming a homemaker after identifying as a feminist.
She believed she experienced depressive episodes connected to the time after childbirth.
She said she has a therapist and also consulted an endocrinologist.
Psychologist Rimpa Sarkar said that changes in identity can be part of becoming a parent, but ongoing serious symptoms should be assessed by a professional.
Swara Bhasker said motherhood brought a major change in her identity and priorities.
She described pregnancy, childbirth and the period afterward as physically and mentally difficult.
She said she did not try to lose weight because she was reluctant to leave her daughter to go to the gym.
Bhasker said she experienced what she believed were postpartum depressive episodes and sought professional support.
Clinical psychologist Rimpa Sarkar said identity changes can accompany motherhood and persistent symptoms warrant professional assessment.
- Who
- Actor Swara Bhasker, who is married to political activist Fahad Ahmad, spoke about her experience; clinical psychologist Rimpa Sarkar offered context.
- What
- Bhasker discussed motherhood, changes in her identity, not trying to lose weight, and what she believed were postpartum depressive episodes.
- Where
- The interview was with Yasmin Kidwai; no interview location was specified.
- When
- In an interview ahead of Rise and Fall season 2; Bhasker said her daughter was born in September 2023.
- Why
- Bhasker discussed how motherhood affected her priorities, sense of self and decisions about leaving her child.
Key facts
- Person interviewed
- Swara Bhasker
- Interviewer
- Yasmin Kidwai
- Husband
- Political activist Fahad Ahmad
- Marriage
- January 2023
- Daughter born
- September 2023
- Support mentioned
- Bhasker said she has a therapist, is in therapy and went to an endocrinologist.
- Expert quoted
- Clinical psychologist Rimpa Sarkar, founder of Sentier Wellness in Mumbai
Quotes
Swara Bhasker
Actor discussing motherhood and why she did not try to lose weight after childbirth.
“I’m not leaving. I just like, ‘I’m a housewife now.’ I have this weird reverse feminism guilt that I used to be a feminist. Now I’m going home.”
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“I felt I had depressive episodes that were very related to being postpartum, like postpartum depressive episodes. Nobody tells you about it.”
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