The Maternal Stress Project
Molly Dickens, PhD, Lisa Sibbett, Darby Saxbe, Alex BollenExploring the stress load of modern American motherhood… and how we fix it together.
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The placebo effect is real
Quick plug! Friday July 10th at 10amPT/1pmET, I’m hopping on a Substack Live with Priya Bathija, founder of Nyoo Health and podcast to talk the stress of navigating the healthcare system as a woman. With over 22+ years of experience...
AUDIO -- The placebo effect is real
There is a special allure to “magic bullet” treatments. The supplement that promises to wipe away your cortisol. The fountain of youth promised by hormone pellet peddlers. Having a pill/a potion/a silly song-and-dance to solve your [insert...
Why Does the U.S. Fertility Rate Include 14-Year-Olds?
Last week, The Persistent published a piece I wrote exploring a wee little bug that had planted itself in my brain.
Read it HERE!
When the bug first implanted, the news cycle had been all aflutter (again) over the U.S. fertility rates. Th...
AUDIO -- Why Does the U.S. Fertility Rate Include 14-Year-Olds?
Last week, The Persistent published a piece I wrote exploring a wee little bug that had planted itself in my brain.
When the bug first implanted, the news cycle had been all a flutter (again) over the U.S. fertility rates. The most recent...
“Great parents are made, not born”
“I’ve heard the claim that parenting doesn’t come naturally to men because they lack the biology for it. That belief can make business and policy leaders reluctant to invest in policies that support men’s involvement in childcare. But new r...
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Authors
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.
Kid whisperer. Auntie to the Aunties.
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.
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