Motherhood Burnout and Community Care: Mother Trees, Mutual Aid, and Why Moms Need Each Other

Kirsten and Molly trace how micro self care rituals, witnessing a transformative birth, and the mother tree metaphor point to a different way of caring and showing up for each other and our children. We share how mutual aid led by moms keeps communities alive while we practice radical acceptance and parenting through ongoing societal collapse and crisis.• micro choices that steady nervous systems• returning to sleep, books, and play• witnessing Molly's sister's transformative and supported birth• mother trees as a model for reciprocity and the matriarchy we need• the inspirational mutual aid organizing led by moms• asking for help and widening circles• parenting amid chronic crisis with acceptance• decapitalizing our daily life and resourcing each otherIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it with other mamas, subscribing to our podcast and leaving us a review is one of the best ways for other people to find us.Support the showKirsten's Physical Therapy websiteThe Nuture CollectiveMama You Belong InstagramKirsten's Instagram Molly's InstagramMolly’s music Sister Veery on bandcampMolly’s music website