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Timely and thought-provoking, Nancy Reddy unpacks and debunks the bad ideas that have for too long defined what it means to be a "good" mom. When Nancy Reddy had her first child, she found herself suddenly confronted with the ideal of a perfect mother—a woman who was constantly available...

As seen in The New Yorker An unprecedented look inside a deadly and obscenely wealthy branch of the Italian mafia and the electrifying story of the women who risked everything to bring them down. The Calabrian Mafia—known as the ’Ndrangheta—is one of the richest and most ruthless crime...

The kids are ok - everyone is checking for them. We care more about the Mamas here - especially our single mamas. Let's get into our feelings, live out loud and unpack some of the unrealistic pressures of motherhood and the tension between our inner good mother, and bad woman.

The kids are OK - everyone is checking for them. We care more about the mamas here – especially our single mamas. Let’s get into our feelings, live out loud and unpack, some of the unrealistic pressures of motherhood and the tension between our inner good mother and bad woman. Instagram / TikTok: @GoodMotherBadWoman https://www.Goodmotherbadwoman.com

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...

The creators of the beloved podcast Good Moms Bad Choices challenge outdated notions of what being a “good” mother truly means—inviting moms of all kinds to embark on a healing journey that unlearns old scripts about motherhood and shows that you can be a little bad, and still do a lot of...

Theologian Erin S. Lane overturns dominant narratives about motherhood and inspires women to write their own stories. Is it possible to do something more meaningful than mothering? As a young Catholic girl who grew up in the American Midwest on white bread and Jesus, Erin S. Lane was given...

From her years as the presidential press secretary to her debates with colleagues on Fox News' The Five, Dana Perino reveals the lessons she's learned that have guided her through life, kept her level-headed, and led to her success, even in the face of adversity. Thoughtful, inspiring, and often...

The Good of Small Things with Jessie Brinton is a new podcast from Mothership that's all about what it means to be alive and caring about kids at this particularly crazy moment in history. If you sometimes feel overwhelmed by the world and ask yourself “what can I do?” (in between loading another wash and sorting out supper, because how is it 6 already?!) then this podcast is for you. Every week, Jessie's guests confess to one small super skill they use to do their thing, explain how they deploy that skill and share what they’ve learned along the way. We think that admitting to ...