Our very first OOM workshop is coming at ya! And it’s about my latest Substack, which in summary explores how the institution of motherhood is under patriarchal control. The act of mothering is not to be confused with the institution of motherhood. In this article, I explore Adrienne Rich’s feminist theory about motherhood within the patriarchy, which allowed me to reframe my powerlessness as a mother not as a symptom of myself but one of a cultural disease.
Ok cool cool cool. But what does it all mean? It’s one thing to understand Rich’s feminist theory intellectually, but it’s a whole other to dissect how this impacts our lives as mothers and women on a personal level. How does this institution actually impact us? As mothers? As women? Even, as fathers? How do we blame ourselves for what the system has caused? How have we internalized it? In what ways do we accept oppression instead of revolting against it? What are the solutions?
That’s what I hope to explore with you at our first event of the year, (un)ironically during women’s month, March 23rd at 9am PST (12pm EST). The revolution starts at home and within our own bodies. So let’s start there. With the full moon energy supporting us.
WHO THIS IS FOR — mothers, women who are debating motherhood, fathers, anyone who is interested in conversations about shifting the current paradigm (aka a move away from the patriarchy)
WHAT YOU NEED — a pen and journal
HOW TO JOIN — paid subscribers get access to each monthly event for $10 per month. In the past, I charged $30-60 per workshop. To make these classes and discussions more accessible to everyone, I’m doing a $10 monthly charge instead. You can cancel anytime and I will comp anyone who asks.
I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! P.S. If you have any questions, ask me in the comments. And if you’re excited about this, please send this to your friends :)
In a world obsessed with hyper individualism and narrow perspectives, it is important we break bread together (or in this case, connect our wombs in a non-weird, witchy way).
Do we need to do anything to register?
It would be great if you could discuss why a woman would choose to become a mother today? It looks really limiting, hard and unrewarding...