If you are an adoptee, this is for you… Do you experience any of the following dilemmas? •Gratitude for an adoptive parent but grief for the loss of the original one? •Do you feel rejected even if no one is rejecting you? •Difficulty talking to friends or family about what it’s like to be adopted? …
Thoughts on our Bodies, Shame, and Frozen Grief. Read Kelly’s February Mother Hunger Letter here >>
Michelle Pilley, Managing Director and Publisher at Hay House UK, shares her thoughts on Mother Hunger in a recent newsletter. Read it here.
“Breaking the Cycle contrasts the two basic ways societies can function: the optimal approach, which most human societies through time have followed, is the Cycle of Cooperative Companionship where children’s basic needs are met; they grow into well-functioning, cooperative community members (from neurobiology and on up); and as healthy adults, they maintain the cooperative system. Currently in the …
“A recent book, “Power Moms,” asserts that “working-mother guilt persists in American society today because gender-role expectations haven’t evolved enough.” Here’s another perspective: If you feel guilty, it’s because you know your children need you. Maternal guilt, within reason, isn’t a bad feeling to be ditched. It’s a signal feeling—one that helps us to focus …
April brings the anniversary of so much loss and grief. After a year of family and self-preservation, life is quickening again. This is challenging for many of us who aren’t sure we want to return to anything that resembles pre-pandemic “normal”. With Mother Hunger publication nearing (July 20th) so much is happening that isn’t “normal.” I want to be …
Everyone snaps sometimes — it’s what you do after that counts. Read this helpful article by Jessica Grose HERE!
It’s been a while since my last note to you. Somehow, we have made it to February. Writing about mothers and mothering during a global health crisis brings unimaginable challenges and opportunities for education. Covid-19 is threatening every fiber of maternal mental health. Recently, the New York Times article How Society Has Turned Its Back on …
Sharing this excellent article by Meg Conley, America Doesn’t Care About Mothers. It’s a powerful testament to the existing, systemic struggle mothers navigate every day, and how an enduring pandemic is creating toxic stress for women and children. I love the way she wraps it up in a nutshell saying: “If we can’t fix our culture, can …
Like many of you, I’m a bit out of sorts and somewhat disoriented right now. Our collective mental health is deteriorating during Covid-19. Recent stats report an increase from 20-40% of adults struggling with mental illness since the advent of the pandemic. Maternal mental health is particularly at risk. Helping children with distance learning, navigating …
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