Aug 4 3 min Nourish by Claire Miller You lie swaddled in lilac cloth and adoration, and I wince as hard plastic scratches at my nipple; a stranger mining my body for liquid gold
Jun 28 9 min Is It Still Beautiful? Motherhood and Mental Health During a Pandemic How do I deal with this guilt that says a good mother must never be too ambitious, must never leave her children’s sight?
Jun 24 14 min Writing Motherhood Taught Me About My Emotional and Psychic Inheritance by Megan Ross I felt abandoned and alone. I was told that it was at odds with what mothers should feel, do feel, after childbirth.
Jun 22 7 min Pregnancy Journeys by Marie-Ange Rukundo I never dreamed about what pregnancy would be like, I didn’t ever envision the whole thing from beginning to end.
Jun 21 13 min Gathering Myself Together by Temitayo Olofinlua To express pain is to let yourself go. To let your body scatter in many places. To scream is to transport your voice, your pain.
Jun 19 21 min After Three Children, Reclaiming My Body and My Mind It is now 17 years since the birth of my first child, and my altered body has finally begun to feel right.
Jun 19 4 min Shattering the Silence Surrounding Childbirth and Postpartum Complications We are so very excited to announce that the inaugural webinar for #TheBodyConversation will be held virtually on Zoom, on June 20.
