by ellenboeder | Jan 3, 2016 | Motherhood, psychology
I’m deconstructing another lie I tell myself when I feel overwhelmed with the amount of responsibilities and roles I have taken on in my life: I have no space. Now you see, a part of me really thinks this is TRUE. Seriously, I walk around with kids clinging to my...
by ellenboeder | Nov 3, 2015 | empowerment, Feminism, Motherhood, psychology
I had two simultaneous reactions to a picture I recently saw of the artist Amanda Palmer. The picture was of Amanda signing autographs while breastfeeding her new baby. On one hand, I felt a sense of victory. These days a woman can be a mother, breastfeeding openly,...
by ellenboeder | Oct 10, 2015 | empowerment, Motherhood, psychology, writing
I anticipated this happening. Start writing a blog on motherhood, and pretty soon wonder: Why I am doing this? What is this for? How is this helping or changing anything, for me, or anyone? I don’t really have the time/energy/technical skills for this. What is the...
by ellenboeder | Sep 9, 2015 | Motherhood, writing, yoga
For about a decade from my mid-twenties to early thirties I was in the midst of a deep love affair with yoga. While listening to one of my teachers, Richard Freeman, I realized my fascination with the experience of paradox in yoga. Yoga is an excellent form in which...
by ellenboeder | Aug 25, 2015 | empowerment, Feminism, Motherhood
About a year ago I started searching for resources on feminism and motherhood. When I realized that a lot of my pre-motherhood feminist ideals of independence, financial autonomy, and career advancement (that had given me a sense of empowerment) were not what I was...
