The Maternal Stress Project
Molly Dickens, PhD, Chamber of Mothers, Darby Saxbe, Alex Bollen, Erin Erenberg, The Women's Health PlaybookExploring the stress load of modern American motherhood… and how we fix it together.
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Yes, the stress associated with ‘child education’ affects moms more.
adapted from art by Mary Long for iStock
In 2021, the first day of school fell smack on my birthday.
For the weeks leading up to it, we would drive past an announcement sign, out in front of my kids’ elementary school, broadcasting the fo...
AUDIO -- Damned if you do. Damned if you don’t.
Maybe because of the pandemic-parenting scar tissue and my positive feelings of resolution and rescue, I’ve always associated back-to-school with parental stress reduction. And as much as I would love to explore the stress load release that...
“It's time to invest in moms”
“Moms are not willing to be ignored anymore.” — Erin Erenberg
Remember that time we came really damn close to passing a federal paid leave policy?
Five years ago, in the dark days of the pandemic, the Build Back Better Act headed to Congr...
AUDIO -- “It’s time to invest in moms”: big-picture solutions to reduce maternal stress and improve maternal health
Key to the discussion about the stressors and stress load that affect modern American mothers are the opportunities for stress-reducing solutions that exist beyond the individual. These include community solutions and policy solutions that...
"It's time to invest in moms”: big-picture solutions to reduce maternal stress and improve maternal health
“There is this unsaid attitude of ‘we don’t need to invest in [these things] because moms will figure it out’. But it’s that attitude that led to this point of collective maternal rage. We were sick and tired of having to figure it out.” —...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Stress physiologist and women's health advocate. Currently focusing on the intersection of stress, health, and the structures, systems, and cultural narratives that impact women and working parents.
The largest nonpartisan nonprofit in the U.S. dedicated to winning paid family and medical leave, affordable, accessible childcare, and historic investments in maternal health. Join our grassroots network of 50+ local chapters.
Professor at the University of Southern California. I study the neurobiology of parenthood & wrote the book Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How it Shapes Men's Lives.
Researcher and author of 'Motherdom: Breaking Free from Bad Science and Good Mother Myths' published in 2025 by Verso and now out in paperback.
CEO and co-founder, Chamber of Mothers, attorney, mom of 3, dedicated to uniting mothers as advocates and showing lawmakers that mothers are a powerful force for change.
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