From “bouncing back” to “losing the baby weight”, from unrealistic expectations to the ideal of the “perfect mother”…women are wildly disconnected from their bodies once they become Mothers (regardless of how it happens too). What could it mean for mothers to practice maternal bodyfulness? How could this serve as a feminist act of resisting patriarchal Motherhood?

So many Mothers feel validated in their understanding of what it means to be a mother today when they learn of Patriarchal Motherhood…but then they feel stuck in how to share it with their partner for support. Here is one attempt in getting the conversation started…

Have you ever found yourself trying so hard to be present and engaged with your child(ren), sitting on the floor, pretending to play with them, only to be thinking about a couple of emails you want to follow up on or the dishes in the sink or counting down the minutes until your partner gets home?