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Dr. Edna Lekgabe

👤 Speaker
1369 total appearances

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The Imperfects
Dr Edna Lekabe - New Baby… New Brain… Matrescence.

Not quite.

The Imperfects
Dr Edna Lekabe - New Baby… New Brain… Matrescence.

Yeah.

The Imperfects
Dr Edna Lekabe - New Baby… New Brain… Matrescence.

I don't either.

The Imperfects
Dr Edna Lekabe - New Baby… New Brain… Matrescence.

But we need a politician to pick this up and think about how matricence and patricence is supported in society so that moms and dads can honor their biology, honor their psychology, honor their shifts that are happening for them.

The Imperfects
Dr Edna Lekabe - New Baby… New Brain… Matrescence.

Because that's how we actually get

The Imperfects
Dr Edna Lekabe - New Baby… New Brain… Matrescence.

to make an impact on mental illness, on reducing depression, on reducing anxiety, on reducing the future generation.

The Imperfects
Dr Edna Lekabe - New Baby… New Brain… Matrescence.

That's how we do it.

The Imperfects
Dr Edna Lekabe - New Baby… New Brain… Matrescence.

We create space for this process.

The Imperfects
Dr Edna Lekabe - New Baby… New Brain… Matrescence.

Absolutely.

The Imperfects
Dr Edna Lekabe - New Baby… New Brain… Matrescence.

And when I am working with women returning to work, I'm like, let's bounce off this.

The Imperfects
Dr Edna Lekabe - New Baby… New Brain… Matrescence.

Let's go to an employer and redesign and try and figure out what we can do with your career.

The Imperfects
Dr Edna Lekabe - New Baby… New Brain… Matrescence.

What would you be interested in doing?

The Imperfects
Dr Edna Lekabe - New Baby… New Brain… Matrescence.

And women are creative.

The Imperfects
Dr Edna Lekabe - New Baby… New Brain… Matrescence.

When they come postpartum, they get super creative.

The Imperfects
Dr Edna Lekabe - New Baby… New Brain… Matrescence.

Well, I've always, you know, I think I like this and I want to do that.

The Imperfects
Dr Edna Lekabe - New Baby… New Brain… Matrescence.

And I could see an opportunity where there's a bit of philanthropy that I could do within the company and I'll pitch that.

The Imperfects
Dr Edna Lekabe - New Baby… New Brain… Matrescence.

And they pitch that and it usually goes ahead, right?

The Imperfects
Dr Edna Lekabe - New Baby… New Brain… Matrescence.

And it's aligning a woman's desires, interests, passions, values, but a company has to be open to it.

The Imperfects
Dr Edna Lekabe - New Baby… New Brain… Matrescence.

Yeah.

The Imperfects
Dr Edna Lekabe - New Baby… New Brain… Matrescence.

It's called oxytocin and prolactin.