Bad Mothers Podcast
Bad Mothers Podcast
Podcast Description
Bad Mothers focuses on mother-daughter estrangement from the daughter's point of view, and whether these fractured relationships play a role in our decision to have children of our own. We'll also have a healthy dose of talk about abortion rights & maternal ambivalence. monicacardenas.substack.com
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The podcast explores themes of maternal ambivalence, estrangement, and the psychological impact of abusive parenting. Episode examples include discussions on how estrangement affects motherhood decisions, as seen in episodes featuring guests like Your Own Mother who shares insights on recovery from past trauma and its lasting effects, also touching on societal issues like abortion rights and the declining birth rate.
Bad Mothers focuses on mother-daughter estrangement from the daughter’s point of view, and whether these fractured relationships play a role in our decision to have children of our own. We’ll also have a healthy dose of talk about abortion rights & maternal ambivalence.
Elizabeth Austin is a writer whose work has appeared in TIME, Harper’s Bazaar, Narratively, and many others — some of it focused on how she considers herself to be a ‘bad’ mom. As a memoirist she explores the intricacies of relationships and often self-interrogates — something that anyone who is estranged knows can be a complicated process. She is co-editor of the forthcoming anthology, Root Cause: Stories of health, harm, and reclaiming our humanity in an epidemic of loneliness.
You can find Elizabeth on Substack here.
The book Elizabeth recommends is In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Mate.
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