Trudi Dawson interview
Antenatal education or grooming?
Trudi Dawson is Director of Engagement at Doula UK , the non-profit organisation of doulas in the UK. She has been a doula since 2007 and...
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Alice Braun
- Jul 22
- 4 min
On reading motherhood memoirs
Alice Braun is a senior lecturer in English at the University of Paris Nanterre, author of the book Motherhood and Creativity in...
Jess Payne
- Jun 12
- 4 min
What does it mean to be a father?
With more couples sharing responsibilities, shouldn't we be considering redefining motherhood and fatherhood simply as 'parenthood'?
Nicola Gordon
- May 23
- 4 min
How many children should I have?
My third pregnancy announcement? With that one, I’d clearly broken the rules. I already had a boy and a girl. A complete set! My news was gr
Vanessa Beach
- May 12
- 3 min
Is there a ‘right way’ to give birth?
Birth is often presented as an empowering journey into motherhood, but mine was not.
Chelsea Robinson interview
- Apr 15
- 3 min
What is patriarchal motherhood?
Chelsea Robinson, MSW, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker - she is a matricentric feminist psychotherapist and a matrescence...
Madhu Senaratne
- Apr 3
- 3 min
A PhD and parenthood: the messy reality of ‘having it all’
Madhu is a mum, writer, and academic. She has recently published her debut poetry pamphlet, Mother Self, in which she explores motherhood...
Katrina Court
- Feb 19
- 3 min
Why I’m not ashamed to say that I’m ambivalent about motherhood
An exploration of maternal ambivalence.
Beverley Pannell
- Jan 30
- 2 min
The myth of bouncing-back: a postpartum reality check
The pressure to bounce back postpartum sets an unachievable expectation and ignores matrescence
Jen Mills
- Jan 4
- 4 min
The School Run: Instagram versus Reality
The Instagram version At 5am sharp my alarm would gently stir me from my uninterrupted 14-hour slumber. I would leap swiftly to my feet,...
Eliane Glaser interview
- Dec 14, 2023
- 6 min
The biological clock is broken
The concept of the biological clock is anti-feminist backlash in a new guise.
Jess Payne
- Nov 27, 2023
- 2 min
Is motherhood really always worth it?
A daughter's reflection on the impact of her mother's mental health struggles
Dr Tina Miller interview
- Nov 2, 2023
- 4 min
Has there ever been a more challenging time to be a mother?
Interview with Prof Tina Miller. Has there ever been a more challenging time to be a mother?
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