How can we create a more equitable world that supports motherhood?
My guest today, Erin Spahr, is a licensed therapist, mother, feminist, podcast host, and maternal mental health advocate. She uses a feminist lens in her work with mothers in her private practice and strives to help mothers free themselves from oppressive societal expectations and find more self-confidence and self-compassion.
Our conversation today spans cultural conditioning, matriscentric feminism, internalized patriarchy, and feminine rage. We cover what feminism is not, how the patriarchy shows up on a daily basis and affects men too, and tangible next steps on how to reset and forge ahead trying to raise kind, accepting kids.
IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVERED...
- How feminism isn’t necessarily “equal to be fair”
- The stage of feminism that’s needed most today
- What to do with your feminine rage in the years to come
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- A simple, yet radical way to fight back today
// MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE //
Matricentric Feminism by Andrea Riley
Mom Rage: The Everyday Crisis of Modern Motherhood by Minna Dubin
Song: Labour by Paris Paloma
// CONNECT WITH ERIN SPAHR //
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Private Practice Website: www.erinspahrtherapy.com (available to folks in North Carolina and Maryland)
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