The Mother Of It All

Sarah and Miranda are joined by their moms, Bev and Linda, to talk about modern motherhood, what has and hasn’t changed in a generation, “Folly Fridays,” and whether mothers ever truly get their flowers.Links:* Terry Brazelton* Lydia Kiesling’s Golden State This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit motherofitall.substack.com/subscribe

Sarah and Miranda talk to Lucy Jones, author of the book Matrescence, out May 7th, about how becoming a mother is truly a biopsychosocial evolution, how motherhood in nature is more often about chaos and violence than dyads and instincts, Kafka’s Metamorphosis, and our favorite Bluey episodes.Links:* Order Lucy’s book, Matrescence* Alexandra Sacks’ The Birth of a Mother in the NY TImes* The Quickening by Elizabeth Rush* Natality by Jennifer Banks* Partum Gardens Portland* Andrea O’Reilly* Sarah’s favorite Bluey episode This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit motherofitall.substack.com/subscribe

A little one-on-one time with Sarah and Miranda! A fun chit-chatty check-in about vasectomies, the third kid question, the weird pressure of turning 40, why Sarah "doesn't get" Hawaii, mole moms, hopping on the 'crone train, and calendar reminders gone wild. Plus, a big announcement! How To Catch A Mole by Marc HamerPoser by Claire DedererKrtek The Mole, Clementine, Psychic Sister--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mother-culture-pod/message This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit motherofitall.substack.com/subscribe

Kathryn Jezer-Morton discusses her profile of Dr. Becky and the 'Good Inside' parent community. They explore Dr. Becky's positive parenting advice and the challenges of balancing worries with calm authority. The conversation delves into raising highly sensitive children and the influence of social media on modern parenting.

Sarah and Miranda are joined by Rebecca Kronman, a licensed clinical social worker and co-founder of Plant Parenthood, a community that explores the intersection of psychedelics and the family. She talks about the importance of set and setting, the false dichotomy between healing and joy, and about how psychedelics help some parents heal intergenerational trauma and connect more easily with their children by tapping them into a more child-like perspective.Links: Rebecca Kronman of Plant Parenthood Miranda’s feature on Mushroom Moms Sarah’s Cut piece Moms Gone Wild Study: Your Brain on LSD Looks A Lot Like A Baby’s Santo Daime Ismail L. Ali of MAPS Fireside Project Trip Support Hotline How To Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan  Global Psychedelic Society Culture Recs: The Upstairs House by Julia Fine The Hidden Life of Pets show on Netlfix This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit motherofitall.substack.com/subscribe

LitHub contributing editor Janet Manley joins us to talk about the postpartum comedy with a horror twist that started it all, 2018’s Tully. We discuss how the conversation around the postpartum period has changed in six years, what the New York Times got wrong about this film, and what we would go back and offer our postpartum selves.Links: Janet’s newsletter, Kafka’s Baby Janet’s coverage of the movie here and here Stupid NYT review Better Vulture review Book Recs: Samantha Hunt’s Mr. Splitfoot Rachel Yoder’s Nightbitch Julia Fine’s The Upstairs House--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mother-culture-pod/message This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit motherofitall.substack.com/subscribe

With author and essayist Lydia Kiesling, we talk about the conflict in Gaza, which has taken the lives of tens of thousands of our fellow mothers and their children. We explore the ways that motherhood has the potential to awaken activism, about feeling frozen, helpless or overwhelmed, as well as how we can take our tender hearts and protective instincts and direct them towards activism and real change. LINKS: - United Nations report on Gaza Casualties March 12, 2024- UNRWA report more children killed since Oct 7 than 4 years of conflict world wide. - Birds of Gaza- Mobility by Lydia Kiesling- Lydia’s Link DocJoin our Patreon!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mother-culture-pod/message This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit motherofitall.substack.com/subscribe

Discussing the current divorce discourse, mental health support, and personal writing with author Emily Gould. Reflecting on marriage, societal norms, and gender roles. Diving into personal narratives, authenticity in storytelling, and societal reactions. Exploring motherhood, marriage, and divorce in patriarchal societies. Sharing personal reflections on movies and engaging interviews with special guests.

Sarah and Miranda are joined by Priya Joi, a Barcelona-based science journalist and the author of the memoir M(other)land: What I’ve Learned About Parenthood, Race, and Identity. Joi was born in the UK, spent part of her childhood in India, and is raising her own daughter in Barcelona. In this episode we explore how motherhood made questions of race, belonging and identity that Joi had spent her life navigating even more urgent and complex. Links: Motherland: What I’ve Learnt about Parenthood, Race and Identity by Priya JoiPriya Joi’s Substack Newsletter, the Art of Freelance How we Dealt with our Black Daughter’s Obsession with Frozen – And the Very White Elsa in RomperThe Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read by Phillippa PerryI Am Not Your Baby Mother by Candice BrathwaiteSubscribe to our ⁠Patreon--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mother-culture-pod/message This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit motherofitall.substack.com/subscribe

We’re giving our listener’s a little treat – a free February Movie Club episode! Author and podcaster Jo Piazza comes on the pod to break down the beloved 1987 working-mom classic, Baby Boom. We talk overt vs. covert misogyny, why it’s time to retire the phrase “having it all,” and of course, the brilliance of style acumen of Diane Keaton. Subscribe to our Patreon to get access to past and future Movie Club episodes! Links: Pre-order Jo’s new novel, The Sicilian Inheritance Subscribe to Jo’s SubstackRead Miranda’s piece on watching Baby Boom in Romper--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mother-culture-pod/message This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit motherofitall.substack.com/subscribe