"Mothering as Social Change": A Conversation with author Angela Garbes

SEASON 2 PREMIERE! Today we are talking with award-winning author Angela Garbes, of LIKE A MOTHER: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy, and the just-released ESSENTIAL LABOR: Mothering as Social Change.  Her latest book reads like a manifesto for the kind of world we aspire to have for mothers and women and all caregivers, and  it asks the question, what if we built a system that lets us care for the people that actually care for us? How do we, in a society that is so detached from our bodies create a world where we value bodies, the human experience, and our right to pleasure? We talk with Angela about:how to establish a strong foundational understanding for our children that their bodies are worthy of love, and good care the responsibility parents hold for teaching our kids to respect all kinds of bodies, and that all bodies are differenthow to navigate talking about difficult topics (like bodies, sex, scary news) with our childrenthe benefits of intergenerational living, and caring for eldersreframing sex and pleasure for ourselves and our kidshow to reconnect sexually with a partner during/after periods of low libidoLIKE A MOTHER, is out now. Grab this must-read book here.This episode is sponsored by Poppy Seed Health - 24/7 text access to doulas, midwives, and nurses.Poppyseed Health offers 24/7 on-demand text access to doulas, midwives, and nurses.