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Sure to become a classic on female empowerment, a groundbreaking exploration of the personal, cultural, and global implications of intergenerational trauma created by patriarchy, how it is passed down from mothers to daughters, and how we can break this destructive cycle. Why do women keep...

En esta serie de Chilango, la escritora Andrea Fuentes indaga sobre la maternidad para descubrir cómo el maternar se (de)construye a partir de situaciones cotidianas, reflexiones críticas e impulsos poéticos en su Matrix: antimanual de maternidad, tomando de los clásicos manuales de maternidad como punto de partida, para dar vida a uno nuevo desde múltiples facetas, alejándose de todo estereotipo o mandato.

As a mother of seven, Margaret often found herself questioning how her own mother could radiate such happiness amidst what seemed like a life filled with endless chores. Through her own journey and new experiences, Margaret discovers that her mother was not just the most generous and loving woman she had ever known, but also the happiest. Join her as she unravels the beautiful complexities of motherhood and the joy found in the everyday moments. (Summary by Megan Kunkel)

From the author of Enemy Feminisms and Abolish the Family , an original diagnosis of femmephobia in our culture, and a vision of a life-giving femme feminism for all. To be femme is to embody a dispossessed femininity, to be freighted with freedom, to refuse to be made proper or institutionalized. To love it is to embrace love for women (be they butch or not) in the broadest sense.

For the best music in the world (ALL vinyl records!)—curated by the foremost creator of sonic experience (call for details) and Neenah Wisconsin's Poet Laureate, Andy Positive—listen to Mother's Musical Diaries with Andy and Wyleta, found every Tuesday LIVE at 4 p.m. central on Milwaukee's #1 community radio station, 104.1 FM, WXRW, Riverwest Radio. Click on it live and I guarantee you won't get the pox. www.riverwestradio.com/live/And here, Mother Lovers, is a list of regular callers that you might know!Lenny Sakowski, Lord Savior, Geoff Buhtts, Bennie Birdie (Bernard Purdie imposture), ...

'Timely and fascinating' Amanda Foreman, bestselling author of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire What was mothering like in the past? When acclaimed historian Sarah Knott became pregnant, she asked herself this question. But accounts of motherhood are hard to find. For centuries, historians have...

The best mom podcast on motherhood where first time moms, expecting mothers and new moms are informed and empowered WITHOUT feeling overwhelmed.Christian mom podcast, Catholic mom podcast, faith based motherhood podcast, first time mom podcast, new mom tips, pregnancy podcast, postpartum podcast, newborn care podcast, baby’s first year podcast, baby’s second year podcast, holistic mom podcast, crunchy mom podcast, natural motherhood podcast, non toxic living for moms, holistic parenting podcast, natural baby care, extended breastfeeding benefits, gentle weaning tips, breastfeeding support,...

With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson—the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent—brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog...

Somewhere in Africa, more than a million years ago, a line of apes began to rear their young differently than their Great Ape ancestors. From this new form of care came new ways of engaging and understanding each other. How such singular human capacities evolved, and how they have kept us alive for thousands of generations, is the mystery revealed in this bold and wide-ranging new vision of human emotional evolution. Mothers and Others finds the key in the primatologically unique length of human childhood.

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El podcast alivianado de Alex y Martha Figueroa. Un podcast madre e hijo, divertido y muy neto para hablar de todo y nada. Lo que les gusta, lo que odian, secretos, comida, viajes, errores, risotadas, anécdotas, planes, música, amores, el día a día y todos los temas que solo una "santa" madre aguantaría. Bienvenidos a En la mother!

Les hates the artificial baby that Birth Control has given her, but she tries to take care of it because she wants to have a real baby of her own. But now the baby is sick and needs a doctor, and Les is broke and on the run. She has a gun but no ammunition. Yet.

At once provocative and laugh-out-loud funny, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother ignited a global parenting debate with its story of one mother’s journey in strict parenting. Amy Chua argues that Western parenting tries to respect and nurture children’s individuality, while Chinese parents...

Most expectant mothers talk to their unborn. But what if the unborn starts to respond? Mahika is hoping that a baby will breathe new life into her dead marriage. But all her pregnancies meet the same fate, because no baby is perfect for Shivam, her genius geneticist husband. Until there is one...

Kate Cephane, now living in self-imposed exile in France, left her three-year-old daughter Anne behind when she fled her impossibly unhappy marriage for a brief affair. When Anne asks her to return because she is getting engaged, Kate risks the scorn and scandal of New York elite society to be reconciled. When she finds out the identity of her daughter's fiancé, Kate is caught in the dilemma of how to prevent the marriage without revealing her past. Either way she will risk losing her daughter once more.

In this captivating and radical look at “work-life balance,” Lara Bazelon reframes our understanding of working women—and shows how prioritizing your career benefits mothers, kids, and society at large. In this singular cultural moment, mothers have unparalleled opportunities to succeed at...

In this emotionally rich first memoir, the New York Times bestselling author of True Biz retraces her path out of the hearing world and into the deaf community - and seeks to understand the journeys her own children must take. 'A book I want to press into everyone's hands... refuses to let us...

NARRATED BY THE AUTHOR ***Instant Globe and Mail Bestseller*** Indigenous solutions we can all apply today to make our lives more sustainable and engage with earth and community from award-winning Dene activist and writer Katlia. The Dene in Canada’s North West territories have lived alongside...

What kind of secret could a mother be keeping that would keep long time lovers apart, and force her eldest daughter into a hasty marriage? Young Odalite and her cousin Leonidas have lived the past three years apart, with Leonidas at sea, and were planning on marrying when he came back. An old acquaintance turns up who knows something about Odalite’s mother’s past, and holds that secret over her, threatening dishonor to her and her family, unless she gives him what he wants. Will true love win the day? This story will be continued in the sequels "Love's Bitterest Cup" and "When Shadows Die"...

"Have You Forgotten? I Am Your Mother. You Are Under My Protection." "There is a promise Holy Mother makes to us," explains Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés, "that any soul needing comfort, vision, guidance, or strength can cry out to her, flee to her protection, and Blessed Mother will immediately...