It’s surreal becoming a mother when the world is on fire. To have your world become smaller, as you focus on all the little things, like teaching a small child to eat or to talk, knowing that the world outside of this little bubble is falling apart. When I lose my patience because my kid refuses to go to bed, I think about all the parents who will never again get to put their kids to sleep and the contrasts are almost unbearable. So how do I enjoy the little things, and at the same time try not to turn a blind eye to all that is happening around the world? I have no idea.

Created, produced, edited and mixed by Åsa Secher. Monday won the HearSay Festival Provoke Award.

Åsa Secher is a radio producer based in Stockholm. They write a monthly podcast recommendation newsletter in Swedish, which you can read here.