EP 03, Part II - Seeing Yourself in Your Child: Katherine Duclos has Learned More About Herself and her Art Through Raising a Neurodivergent Son

Jun 15

"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: katherineduclos.com
Her instagram: @katherineduclosrose

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

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