Seeing Motherhood Sociologically
An introduction to Motherhood Studies for practitioners who support mothers
Monday 19 October 2026 | Two live sessions available | Online | Replay available
If you work with mothers and have ever felt that there is something bigger shaping the patterns you see in their lives, this free training will introduce you to a different way of understanding maternal experience.
Join Motherhood Studies Sociologist Dr Sophie Brock for an introduction to the sociological lens, and discover how looking beyond the individual mother to the social, cultural and structural conditions surrounding her can change the way you understand and support mothers.
Register free below, then choose the live session that works best for you.
Can’t attend live? Register anyway and you'll be sent the replay.
In this free training, we’ll zoom out and explore what becomes visible when we understand motherhood within its social and cultural context.
- Together, we’ll explore:
- What it means to see motherhood sociologically, and what becomes visible when we look beyond individual experience.
- Why experiences like guilt, overwhelm and feeling “not good enough” follow recognisable social patterns.
- How cultural ideals of the “good mother” become internalised and shape mothers' relationships with themselves.
- How Motherhood Studies differs from matrescence, and what a sociological lens adds to our understanding of maternal transformation
- How you can begin applying this perspective in your own work with mothers.
Your Facilitator
Dr Sophie Brock is a Motherhood Studies Sociologist, educator and mother whose work explores how social, cultural and structural forces shape mothers' experiences.
With more than 13 years' experience researching and teaching the sociology of motherhood, Sophie translates sociological theory and Motherhood Studies scholarship into accessible concepts and frameworks that help practitioners understand maternal experiences within their broader social context.
She is the creator of the Motherhood Studies Practitioner Certification and host of The Good Enough Mother podcast.
"Sophie manages to encapsulate really complex ideas in a very understandable and accessible way, that you can then go and implement into your work with mothers, with families."
- Ali Pember
Coach, counsellor, mindfulness and hypnobirth practitioner. Good Enough Mama
"I'm just so grateful for Sophie creating this work and dedicating herself so diligently to this practice of motherhood studies and this field of scholarly research which really is so underdone in our culture."
- Bridget Wood
Transformational Coach & Podcaster: Nourishing the Mother
"Sophie is a true leader in her field and her unique concepts and teachings approach motherhood in a way that makes sense and is also revolutionary.”
- Katherine Winny
Triple certified life coach, Equus Coach, and hypnotherapist
