by Ellen Boeder | Sep 21, 2015 | empowerment, Feminism, Motherhood
When the feminist scholar and professor Andrea O’Reilly was looking for an artist to create the cover for the book, “Mother Outlaws: Theory and Practice of Empowered Mothering,” the majority of the images she received were of pregnant women’s torsos. Though...
by Ellen Boeder | Sep 9, 2015 | Motherhood, writing, yoga
For about a decade from my mid-twenties to early thirties I was in the midst of a deep love affair with yoga. While listening to one of my teachers, Richard Freeman, I realized my fascination with the experience of paradox in yoga. Yoga is an excellent form in which...
by Ellen Boeder | Aug 25, 2015 | empowerment, Feminism, Motherhood
About a year ago I started searching for resources on feminism and motherhood. When I realized that a lot of my pre-motherhood feminist ideals of independence, financial autonomy, and career advancement (that had given me a sense of empowerment) were not what I was...
by Ellen Boeder | Aug 19, 2015 | Feminism, Motherhood, nurturing
Since becoming a mother almost seven years ago, I have been involved in an ongoing identity shift around newly emerging, and at times conflicting, values and roles. Recently I have become aware of the ways in which I unconsciously devalue my role as a mother. As a...
by Ellen Boeder | Aug 15, 2015 | Feminism, Motherhood
I was an accident waiting to happen. I had been envisioning my career and independence since I was 14 years old. I had never been to a therapist, but I heard one speak in my freshman year Health class. I had never heard of a job where you study people, relationships,...
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