Deconstructing Motherhood & Divorce with Joy Rose (Season 2 | Episode 70)

Deconstructing Motherhood & Divorce with Joy Rose (Season 2 | Episode 70) [Tessa] RECONNECTING WITH A FORMER COLLABORATOR AND FOUNDER OF THE MUSEUM OF MOTHERHOOD Joy takes away the labels. And she owns her life and relationships. She is all about deconstructing our own judgements. Once we see something we can unlabel it. Does this sound familiar? A little bit? If you enjoyed our chat with Jonathan Pillot about his UNLABELME, then you will love our chat with Martha Joy Rose. Deconstructing Motherhood & Divorce. This week on The Open Nesters Podcast. Informing and Inspiring Lives Martha Joy Rose, BFA, MAS is an award-winning artist and activist. Her pursuits have included academia, large-scale community gatherings, music, media, and Mother Studies. She is the NOW-NYC recipient of the Susan B. Anthony Award, her Mamapalooza Festival Series has been recognized as “Best in Girl-Power Events” in New York, and her music has appeared on the Billboard Top 100 Dance Charts. She founded the Museum of Motherhood in 2003, initiated 501c3 non-profit status in 2005, saw it flourish in NYC from 2011-2014, and then pop up at several academic institutions. MOM MUSEUM She has been organizing international conferences, hosting students as well as interns from a wide selection of universities, and has continued to nurture the ongoing evolution of a modern women’s movement. Her writing has been featured in multiple academic and literary journals. Current pursuits include scholarship, writing, curatorial activities and art-making at the MOM Art Annex in St. Petersburg, FL Resources for You We want to provide you with support and many many resources for your own Open Nesting Journey. Our resource page has so much to offer as does our private discussion group on Facebook about queerness and other topics of interest: Open Nesters Resource Page The Open Nesters Private Facebook Group