Kiara gets honest about postpartum

Actress Kiara Advani gets emotional while speaking about postpartum struggles, identity shift, self-love and learning to set boundaries

Actress Kiara Advani, who welcomed baby girl Saraayah with husband-actor Sidharth Malhotra, recently opened up about her postpartum struggles, saying it was a major identity shift that took time to understand. She added that nobody talks enough about postpartum and that it should be spoken about more. The actress also shared that, as a new mother, women often do so much for everyone else that they forget the relationship they need to have with themselves.

Appearing on Raj Shamani’s podcast, Kiara got emotional and broke down in tears while speaking about her postpartum struggles, saying, “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 added that, for her, her entire life she has been so other-centric that what changed since her daughter was born is that she finally found time to nurture the relationship she needs to have with herself.

Calling it the best thing she has done for herself, Kiara said that, in her 34 years, she has learned to set boundaries and also learned not to have overly critical conversations with herself. The actress will next be seen in Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups, marking her first project after welcoming her daughter, Saraayah. The film stars Yash, Tara Sutaria, Huma Qureshi, and Nayanthara, among others, in lead roles.

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 

- Kiara Advani