"I didn't know that I would learn so much about who I am by being a mother, figuring out how to mother somebody who's just like me in the ways that I wish I were better. He mirrors the hard parts; mirrors the parts that have been really difficult for me to manage my whole life.”

~ Katherine Duclos

In part 2 of this 2-part episode with Katherine Duclos, Kaitlin and Katherine talk about Katherine’s relationship with  her neurodivergent son, and how his diagnosis has shone a light on who she is as a person, a mother, and an artist.

Katherine and Kaitlin talk about:

• An important aspect of motherhood that is inherent in the role; the ability to put others needs before ours, a theme that runs through every mother’s life, but is in conflict with the balancing of our professional and parenting identities.
• Her son’s neurodivergence and the impact it has on the way he views the world, especially through his art. Katherine also shares her own perspective and relationship with neurodivergence.
• What the words ‘postpartum’ and ‘production’ mean to Katherine, and how they’re intersecting in her life at home.

Find out more about Katherine and her art through:

Her website: https://www.katherineduclos.com/sculpture-2022 

Her instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katherine_duclos_rose/ 

Related resources:

• Listen to Part 1 of this episode with Katherine: https://www.postpartumproduction.com/episodes/03/1  
• Have a look at and find out more about Katherine’s sculptures and art: https://www.katherineduclos.com/sculpture-2022

Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and give us a rating. This will help us reach more listeners like you who are navigating the joys and pitfalls of artistic and parenting identities.

For regular updates:

Visit our website: http://postpartumproduction.com 

Follow us on Instagram: @postpartumproductionpodcast https://www.instagram.com/postpartumproductionpodcast/ 

Subscribe to our podcasts newsletter on Substack: https://postpartumproduction.substack.com