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Reframing Motherhood through a Feminist Lens
In today’s episode, we discuss feminism, motherhood, and how to understand modern feminism, which may differ from how we’ve interpreted it in the past. Looking through a feminist lens can be supportive of moms and their partners. Join us!
Reframing Motherhood through a Feminist Lens Show Highlights:
- Erin’s journey into her work with motherhood and feminism from a background in social justice and trauma work
- Erin’s heightened awareness of injustices toward mothers during her perinatal experience
- The truth vs. misconceptions about feminism
- A focus on the needs of mothers that are unique (from Dr. Andrea O’Reilly’s work with matricentric feminism)
- Arguments against feminism in today’s world
- Societal impacts on motherhood
- A two-day weekend is NOT working!
- Shortcomings in the ways we are treating moms
- The “fix”—through a feminist lens, looking at the individual, relationship, and collective levels
- An explanation of our patriarchal systems in American society
- What it means to be a cycle-breaker
About Erin Spahr, LCPC, LCMHC, PMH-C
My guest is Erin Spahr, a licensed therapist, mother, feminist, podcast host, and maternal mental health advocate based in Raleigh, NC. She uses a feminist lens in her work with mothers and strives to help them free themselves from oppressive societal expectations and find more confidence and self-compassion. She hosts The Feminist Mom Podcast, where she discusses the intersection of feminism and motherhood with inspiring guests. Erin created an inclusive provider directory that connects mothers, birthing individuals, and families in the US and Canada with perinatal providers who provide inclusivity and identity-affirming care.
Resources:
Connect with Erin Spahr
Website, Instagram, and The Feminist Mom Podcast
Connect with Daphne Delvaux: The Mama Attorney website, Instagram, Facebook, and The Liberated Mother Society
Call the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-TLC-MAMA or visit cdph.ca.gov
Please find resources in English and Spanish at Postpartum Support International, or by phone/text at 1-800-944-4773. There are many free resources, like online support groups, peer mentors, a specialist provider directory, and perinatal mental health training for therapists, physicians, nurses, doulas, and anyone who wants to better support people for whom they provide services.
Visit www.postpartum.net for resources and support!
Visit www.postpartum.net/professionals/certificate-trainings/ for information on the grief course.
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