Mom Rage

Amelia is getting ready for a trip home to Pittsburgh with Isaac, and Edan has news about Bean's therapy assessment. They then play a Labia Hotline call about school choice in rural Texas. At 32:18, they interview commercial designer Cheri Messerli about the small changes she's made, over time, to be a better steward of Planet Earth, from changing her personal care products to starting a compost bin.

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Amelia and Edan play listener voicemails about "Mommy Blogs," medicalized births, and the postpartum body. At 35:20, they talk to holistic nutritionist, period expert, and podcast host Amanda Laird about her new book: Heavy Flow: Breaking the Curse of Menstruation.

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Edan and Amelia talk about a whole slew of topics: that poorly written New York Times article about helicopter parenting and what success means, an email Edan got about some charter school, Amelia missing gymnastics on Instagram, and Edan missing herself. As an introduction to their interview (at 31:25) with sleep consultants Robin and Jenn from Sleepy Cues, they share how they were raised to think about sleep and how they went about getting their kids to do it.

Amelia tried something new and Edan complains about her ongoing pregnancy-related nausea. Then they play movie critics, discussing Baby Boom and Tully, two very different movies about motherhood, made over three decades apart. At 34:00, they interview Rabia Ahmadi, Director of Family Services for Miry's List, who talks about immigrating to the States from Afghanistan.

Amelia and Edan play voicemails from various listeners. Topics discussed include heterosexual sex, how to find community, going to therapy, and so much more. At 41:10, they interview Rachel Teixeira, who shares her experience with postpartum depression and her decision to start her blog, This Postpartum Life.

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Amelia's kids melted down in a big way at their annual doctor visit, and while Edan did rediscover her sex drive...there were some consequences. They then discuss what it might take for a mother to meet each of her child's individual needs. At 29:00, they interview Gilda Davidian, artist and co-founder of Treehouse, a family space that fosters connection through making art. She also talks about her feminist parenting group, Hey Baby, and how her first child's traumatic birth shaped her identity and her desire for community.

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Amelia and Edan kick off the Mom Rage Book Club with a discussion of Camille T. Dungy's Guidebook to Relative Strangers, and even listen to a voicemail from the author herself! They then share some updates: Amelia went solo to the UCLA Gymnastics meet and Edan has lost her libido and isn't sure who she is anymore. At 37:00, they talk to Unnamed Mother, a mom of two little kids who shares the story of what it was like for her to get an abortion after an accidental pregnancy.

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Edan talks about the LA teachers' strike and her writing retreat. Amelia tells us how Isaac finally gave up his beloved binky and how she's started meditating. They then talk once more about philosopher Elizabeth Anderson's ideas of equality and feminism. At 26:45, they talk to lawyer and artist advocate Danielle Fredericks about her Russian immigrant parents and being a white woman in a mixed race marriage, raising a black son. Together we talk about the importance and value of inclusion, diversity and having these conversations.

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This week, Amelia and Edan talk about their intentions and resolutions for 2019, and their shared goal to stay off social media. Amelia talks more about her challenging visit with her mom, and Edan shares some big news. At 28:00, they interview novelist and writing teacher Kate Maruyama about what it's like being a mom to two teenagers.

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