• Non-Motherhood and Mother Hunger with Kelly McDaniel

  • Mar 26 2023
  • Length: 56 mins
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Non-Motherhood and Mother Hunger with Kelly McDaniel

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  • Therapist and author Kelly McDaniel on the links between non-motherhood and what she calls "mother hunger." In the episode we discuss:

    -Kelly’s definition of “mother hunger” and how she came up with the term.

    -Why 50% of the population experience mother hunger and how it manifests in issues around food and love.

    -What causes mother hunger - and why this is often the result of an epigenetic inheritance.

    -Why structural issues make it harder for mothers and babies to bond - and the lifelong attachment issues that can result from this.

    -How mother hunger impacts our procreative choices and how we may feel about becoming mothers ourselves.

    -The links between mother hunger, anorexia, and being “a-reproductive” (i.e. having no desire to reproduce).

    -The impact of a lack of paid parental leave on mother hunger.

    -Why choosing not to have a child can be the most “loving” choice if we are aware that our capacity to mother is being compromised.

    -Why our materialistic, consumer culture is just another substitute mother - and a way we seek to soothe our mother hunger.

    Learn more about Kelly's work HERE and find her book, Mother Hunger, HERE.

    Get your copy of Women Without Kids: The Revolutionary Rise of an Unsung Sisterhood HERE.
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