The Mother Lode
Cindy DiTiberio, Melinda Wenner Moyer, Lane Anderson, Catherine Baab, Tracy Clark-Flory, Gemma Hartley, Kate Washington, Allison Waid, avalonEssays & interviews on motherhood, marriage, and divorce
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 192 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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Learning to Be Loyal to Myself
This Friday at 1:30 pm PST I’m going live with to discuss her new book No One Loves an Angry Woman. Our topic? Why Don’t We Let Women Be Angry? A Conversation on Silence, Submission, and Swallowing Our Stories.
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The Messy, Honest Truth About Negotiating a Prenup
I had a fascinating conversation with of Hot Girls Save Money just a few weeks before her wedding. She was finalizing her prenup, and we wanted to discuss that process so other women could gain insider knowledge about what getting a prenup...
I Never Talked About Sex in My Marriage. In My New Relationship, We Talk About It All the Time.
There are a million reasons why my sex life in my marriage was lacking but one of them was that we never learned how to talk about sex.
There are a million reasons why my sex life in my marriage was lacking but one of them was that we neve...
Your Divorce Starter Kit
I’ve been writing about divorce on The Mother Lode since I left my marriage in February 2023. This encompasses a lot of content. So, I thought I’d compile my most practical posts in one place. This starter kit is for anyone who is: a) in th...
"I thought I deserved to be punished and mistreated"
The Divorce Diaries, 17
I’ve been writing for years about how marriage is not serving women. The issue is it is so damn hard to leave. We’ve spent years tolerating the intolerable as part of our duty as a wife, brainwashed into believing t...
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Writer of The Mother Lode and a New York Times bestselling collaborator and editor who has worked in publishing for over twenty years. Her writing has appeared in The Lily, Yahoo, Scary Mommy, Literary Mama, Mutha Magazine, and more.
Award-winning science journalist, regular contributor to The New York Times, author of HELLO, CRUEL WORLD! and HOW TO RAISE KIDS WHO AREN’T ASSHOLES.
Writer, journalist, prof. Lover of pastries, ranter of rants. Feral woman and girl mom.
Writer, journalist: Slate, Lit Hub, WSJ, CNBC, NBC. Author of Poe for Your Problems: Uncommon Advice from History's Least Likely Self-Help Guru.
Tracy Clark-Flory is the author of the memoir MY MOTHER'S DAUGHTER. Also: WANT ME. She is a journalist, essayist, and co-hosts the podcast Dire Straights. Her weekly newsletter, TCF Emails, covers sex, pop culture, and feminism.
Speaker, writing coach, and author of Fed Up: Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward
Author of Midstream: A Life Remade in 50 Swims and Already Toast: Caregiving and Burnout in America. Connect with Kate at kawashington.com
A weekly newsletter on how to save money without giving up the things you love. Practical strategies, mindset shifts, and real talk to help you spend smarter, save more, and feel in control of your money. \ud83d\udce9 [email protected]
after 24 years of marriage, I untangled myself from a role I’d mistaken for my identity. I now write about desire, relationships, midlife, and what happens when I trust aliveness over rules I never chose.
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