The "Good Father" Myth: How Socialized Roles Still Shape Modern Parenthood

This blog explores the evolving “Good Father” myth and its impact on modern parenting partnerships. It reframes the conversation beyond the mental load to focus on socialized roles, emotional labor, and systemic inequality—offering practical, blame-free language for couples and professionals ready to unlearn inherited scripts and build true co-leadership in family life.

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Re-Villaging and Maternal Mental Health

Discover why maternal mental health must go beyond coping strategies. This blog introduces “re-villaging” as a relational, cultural, and therapeutic framework for professionals supporting mothers. Rooted in feminist theory and matrescence research, it explores how disconnection is not personal failure - but structural design - and why collective care is essential for lasting change.

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Matrescence as an Awakening: The Call for Transformation

Becoming a mother is a profound transformation that challenges our beliefs, roles, and the systems we’re part of. This awakening forces us to question everything – from parenting choices to our privilege and the oppressive systems we contribute to.

Matrescence isn’t just about motherhood; it’s about unbecoming who society told us to be. The next step? Choosing a new, uncomfortable, yet empowering path. This is the Matricentric Way – a call for real change in how we mother, live, and engage with the world. It’s time to turn knowledge into action.

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Loneliness in Motherhood

Loneliness is a growing public health concern and an epidemic affecting many mothers today. However, it’s not just mothers who are impacted—it’s also professionals who are brilliant entrepreneurs, in private practice, or working to support mothers in more countercultural ways. Here’s what you can start doing about it.

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Is it Postpartum Depression or the Patriarchy?

What is postpartum depression and how does it differ from the impact of Mothering within a Patriarchal society? It’s essential to learn the nuanced differences and then work to facilitate healing both clinically and as a culture.

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