Kiara Advani breaks down talking about postpartum struggle: "It's a new world, identity shift"

Kiara Advani has opened up about motherhood and post-partum challenges like never before. The actress is awaiting the much-anticipated release of her upcoming film – 'Toxic: A Fairytale for Grownups' opposite Yash. On the eve of Mother's Day, Kiara spoke to Raj Shamani and bared her heart out on how difficult and exhilarating motherhood has been for her.

Identity shift

Kiara and Sidharth Malhotra welcomed their baby girl – Saraayah – last year. She revealed that up until her daughter's birth she had a habit of putting everyone above her. But, within the last six months, she has learnt to give herself grace and listen to herself. Kiara called it an "identity shift" and said that women forget the relationship they have with oneself in the pressure to be there for others.

"There's such an identity shift. It's such a new world. In that moment, it takes time for the woman who's going through to give herself grace. It's taken me six months! Because you realize you're doing so much for everyone else, you forget about the relationship you need to have with yourself, the things you need to tell yourself," the Jug Jugg Jeeyo actress said.

Setting boundaries

Kiara also added how she has learnt to not be so critical about herself anymore. "And it's the best thing I've done for myself. After 34 years, I've learnt to set boundaries. I've learnt not to do overcritical conversations with myself about everything. I learnt not to focus on fear. And I've had to teach myself all of these things in these six months," she added.

Advani also delved on how social media chatter would disturb her peace earlier but not anymore. "If I read anything about myself, it'd get to me. I'd go into a very defensive mode. Social media can be a spiral," she said.