The Maternal Stress Project
Molly Dickens, PhD, Alex Bollen, Lisa SibbettExploring the stress load of modern American motherhood… and how we fix it together.
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Here's to maternal rebels.
I was not a very cute baby. My mom, however, was a hot rebel.
I wrote the essay below a few years back in honor of Mother’s Day and decided it was time to repost with a few edits and updates.
AUDIO!
At the time, writing this felt like b...
AUDIO -- Here's to maternal rebels.
I wrote this essay below a few years back in honor of Mother’s Day and decided it was time to repost with a few edits and updates.
At the time, writing this felt like both an origin story and a hope for the future. I had recently read Dr....
Of husbands and wives…
Reminder! Next Thursday at 9amPT/12pmET/5pmGMT, I’ll be doing a Substack Live with to dig more into the Good Mother myths and how to break free of them. Join us!
“Meaningful relationships is the single greatest predictor of human h...
AUDIO -- Of husbands and wives…
Recently, our small corner of the Substack-o-sphere launched into a bit of back-and-forth on the health benefits and harms of heterosexual marriage in today’s world.
In all honesty, I usually do not have a strong enough stomach for debate...
“There is not a *best way* to mother.”
“Good Mother myths are extremely potent. They draw their strength from women’s love for their children. It is very difficult to question, ignore or defy prescriptions about mothering if we are told this will harm our children. Guilt is a ke...
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Authors
The writers behind this newsletter.
Stress physiologist and women's health advocate. Currently focusing on the intersection of stress, maternal health, and the structures, systems, and cultural narratives that fail to support women and working parents.
Researcher and author of 'Motherdom: Breaking Free from Bad Science and Good Mother Myths' published in 2025 by Verso and now out in paperback.
Kid whisperer. Auntie to the Aunties.
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