Mumbai: Actor Kiara Advani recently became emotional while opening up about her postpartum journey after welcoming her baby girl.
Speaking candidly about motherhood and the changes it brought into her life, Kiara, who appeared on Raj Shamani’s latest podcast, shared how becoming a mother led to a major emotional and personal transformation, calling it “such an identity shift.”
Her heartfelt remarks resonated with many fans and new mothers online.
“Nobody talks about postpartum, and it should be spoken about more… It (motherhood) is such an identity shift. It is such a new world, and in that moment, it is difficult for the woman going through it to give herself grace. It takes time. It has taken me six months… In the past six months, I have just told myself: Just give yourself grace,” Kiara said.
“Because you are doing so much for everyone else that you forget about the relationship that you need to have with yourself. The things you need to tell yourself. For me, my whole life, I have been so other-centric that what’s changed since my baby was born is that I finally found time to nurture that relationship that I need to have with myself. And it is probably the best thing that I have done for myself. After 34 years, I have learnt to set boundaries. I have learnt not to do critical conversations with myself, because sometimes you are over-critical about everything that you are doing. I have learnt not to focus on fear. I had to teach myself all of these things in these six months,” she added.
Kiara further mentioned that “everything in you as a person, as a personality, everything changes” after motherhood.
In July last year, Sidharth and Kiara announced the birth of their baby girl through a heartfelt post on Instagram. Their message read, “Our hearts are full and our world forever changed. We are blessed with a baby girl. – Kiara & Sidharth.”
On the work front, Kiara is currently gearing up for the release of her upcoming film ‘Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups’.
Helmed by Geetu Mohandas, the film stars Yash in a double role, alongside Nayanthara, Huma Qureshi, Rukmini Vasanth, Tara Sutaria, and Akshaye Oberoi.
