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WANTED: Images of Empowered Mothers (No Pregnant Torsos Please)

WANTED: Images of Empowered Mothers (No Pregnant Torsos Please)

by July TRS | Feb 9, 2023 | empowerment, Feminism, Motherhood

When the feminist scholar and professor Andrea O’Reilly was looking for an artist to create the cover for the book, “Mother Outlaws: Theory and Practice of Empowered Mothering,” the majority of the images she received were of pregnant women’s torsos. Though...

When We Force Pregnancy On Women And Girls: Some Thoughts As A Mother And Therapist

by July TRS | Feb 8, 2023 | Uncategorized

I had a client once who was deciding if she wanted to have a baby or not (she was not pregnant at the time).  She was concerned that I could not support her in this deliberation because she had seen (through social media and public speaking) how much I valued my role...
On Independence, Fear, Patriarchy, and T-Shirt Slogans

On Independence, Fear, Patriarchy, and T-Shirt Slogans

by July TRS | Feb 8, 2023 | attachment, empowerment, Feminism, Motherhood, Parenting, psychology, relationship, values

Yesterday I walked by a man who was jogging wearing a t-shirt that read “Fearlessly Independent.”  As he jogged past me, I thought about my current life, and how “fearless” and “independent” are definitely not words I would use to describe myself today. I...
On Independence, Fear, Patriarchy, and T-Shirt Slogans

Mothers’ Bodies Are Speaking Loud and Clear

by July TRS | Feb 8, 2023 | autoimmune, empowerment, Feminism, health, Motherhood, values

Five years ago I was struggling to recover my energy since the birth of my second child, my daughter, who was almost 2 years old at the time. Despite getting as much sleep as I could with two young children, receiving a ton of support from my husband, feeling loved by...
“I Have No Life” and Other Lies On the Path of Motherhood

“I Have No Life” and Other Lies On the Path of Motherhood

by July TRS | Feb 6, 2023 | Feminism, Motherhood, psychology

*By the way, the hardest part of writing this post was finding a picture that would support the lie.  Turns out I don’t have a single one that does.  So here is a picture of the two people I adore that have turned my life upside down–in the best...
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