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Divyanka Tripathi on Mom Guilt and Returning to Work
Divyanka Tripathi opens up on mom guilt, going back to work after welcoming twins, and why new mothers need support too, on Gauahar Khan’s postpartum podcast.
Key Highlights
- New chapter: Divyanka Tripathi, who recently welcomed twin boys with actor-husband Vivek Dahiya, spoke candidly about mom guilt and new motherhood.
- The platform: She appeared on Gauahar Khan’s postpartum health podcast, The Fourth Trimester.
- Back to work, on her terms: She took up a project that needed her only one day a week, spread over several months.
- A gap in care: She noted that after delivery, decisions and advice revolve around the babies, and mothers often go unsupported.
- Partnership in parenting: She said Vivek is learning to care for the twins alongside her.
Mumbai: Divyanka Tripathi has never shied away from honesty, and her latest conversation is no exception. The actress, who recently became a mother to twin boys with husband Vivek Dahiya, opened up about mom guilt, the decision to return to work, and the emotional reality of the weeks after childbirth. The conversation took place on The Fourth Trimester, a postpartum health podcast hosted by actor Gauahar Khan, a show built around the stage of motherhood that often gets the least attention.
Divyanka admitted that the question of going back to work does not come with a clear answer. “I don’t have a right answer to this. I don’t know what is right or wrong,” she said. What made the choice workable, she explained, was the format of the offer: “I only had to work one day a week, and the project would continue for several months.” She credited her family for giving her the confidence to say yes, adding that her husband assured her he would be there for her and that the production team was “extremely supportive and helpful.”
The most striking part of the conversation was her observation about where attention goes after delivery. “After delivery, all the decisions tend to revolve around the babies. Even the advice you receive is centred around them, and sometimes the mother herself doesn’t get enough support,” she said. She also acknowledged that the adjustment is a shared one, noting that Vivek, too, “is learning how to be a parent and how to navigate life with a woman who has also become a mother.”
