The Pete Isaia Podcast #15 Becoming a father at 62
My guest of honour today is my life partner, my beloved and soon-to-be mother of my child, Rebecca Isaia.
When Bec and I met we bonded over neither of us planning on having children, and now 4 years later we are about to embark on the amazing journey of parenthood, with a baby due in 3 months.
We discuss our unique circumstances of becoming first-time parents later in life (I'm 62 and Bec is 37), and have vulnerable conversations about parenthood, relationships and marriage, drawing from our partnership, our past relationships, and personal experiences.
We share our own reasons for not wanting to be parents, and how we both came to make the conscious decision of bringing a child into the world. I didn't want to repeat harmful cycles mirrored to me by my parents. Similarly, Bec grew up in a toxic household and never wanted to become her mother. On top of this she was told she likely wouldn't be able to have children.
Bec shares her health journey navigating hormonal contraception, and how it caused an aftermath of health issues leading her to reject all artificial and unnatural things in her body. She reflects on how she felt unsure of her purpose, and had malcontent towards life without a clear mission, bringing her to heal her feminine mother wound and accept the calling for motherhood.
This is a deeply personal episode I think you're going to love.