Mothers In Medicine Podcast · Mothers In Medicine

How to Build your village as a MIM: Mrs Joanna Abiola

December 31, 2025·25 min

An obstetrics consultant and mother of three discusses how mothers in medicine can build their village - the support networks essential for balancing demanding medical careers with parenthood. The conversation covers the evolution from community-based villages to paid support systems, managing different types of grandparents, and practical strategies for building authentic relationships.

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A practical look at village-building for mothers trying to keep medicine and home moving at once.

This episode follows Joanna Abiola with a clear eye for the ordinary work of building a village when medicine already takes so much of the day.

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If you need honest village talk about family support, this is your kind of episode.

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