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5 Reasons White Women Should Support Black Breastfeeding Week

5 Reasons White Women Should Support Black Breastfeeding Week

Posted on August 28, 2017August 29, 2017 by MotherWise
It's Black Breastfeeding Week. And that seems to cause a lot of ~feelings~ for white women. Every year, Black Breastfeeding Week celebrates the different lived experiences of black women, and highlights the racial disparities in breastfeeding support which impact infant...Read More
Blake Lively, Amy Schumer: You Shared My Words. Here's What You Need To Do Next

Blake Lively, Amy Schumer: You Reposted My Words. Here’s What You Need To Do Next

Posted on August 25, 2017August 26, 2017 by MotherWise
Hello, Amy Schumer! What's up, Blake Lively! It was brought to my attention that both of you reposted something I wrote; a post which has since gone viral. Thank you, genuinely, for the signal boost. I am grateful to know...Read More
And Entire Committee Quit Trump Today And They Left Behind A Secret Message

An Entire Committee Quit Trump Today And They Left A Secret Message Behind

Posted on August 19, 2017August 19, 2017 by MotherWise
As the terrible and chaotic whirlwind that is the Trump presidency continues to wreak its havoc on the United States, more and more cabinet and committee members are abandoning the sinking ship. Today, the entire White House arts committee quit. And their...Read More
To My Friends Who Are Sick Of Politics

To My Friends Who Are Sick Of Politics

Posted on August 15, 2017August 17, 2017 by MotherWise
I want my friends to understand that "staying out of politics" or being "sick of politics" is privilege in action. Your privilege allows you to live a non-political existence. Your wealth, your race, your abilities or your gender allows you...Read More
How To Fight Racism

White People: Here’s How You Can Help After The Racist Attack In Virginia

Posted on August 13, 2017August 15, 2017 by MotherWise
In the aftermath of the white supremacist terrorist attack in Virginia yesterday, I'm urging my white friends to resist saying things like: "Hate has no place in America!" Or "This is not the America we know!" Or "They're just white...Read More

It’s World Breastfeeding Week: Here’s 6 Reasons You Should Care

Posted on August 5, 2017August 5, 2017 by MotherWise
Originally published at Mothering.com World Breastfeeding Week is a yearly worldwide celebration of breastfeeding. Beginning August 1st this year, World Breastfeeding Week aims to promote education and support for breastfeeding, to help encourage more mothers to meet their goals. Why do we...Read More
An Open Letter to the Lifeguard Who Complained About a Breastfeeding Mother

To The Male Lifeguard Who Dared To Shame A Breastfeeding Mother

Posted on August 3, 2017October 9, 2017 by MotherWise
Dear Male Lifeguard, Yesterday I attended my first nurse-in, a response to an incident at a local pool where a mother was told to cover up while breastfeeding her infant. It’s unfortunate that we have to organize such events, but...Read More
Breastfeeding Politician Makes History

Senator Makes History By Breastfeeding Her Baby In Parliament

Posted on May 10, 2017 by MotherWise
In what should be a normal, everyday event, an Australian Senator has made history by being the first woman to (successfully and legally) breastfeed her baby in Parliament. The Senator, Larissa Waters, had recently returned from maternity leave and --...Read More
Doulas Have a Duty to Talk About Circumcision

Doulas Have A Duty To Talk About Circumcision

Posted on March 25, 2017January 4, 2018 by MotherWise
Do doulas have an ethical obligation to ensure that all new parents know the truth about circumcision? These doulas say yes. When I was pregnant with my first baby nine years ago, my doula was a personal friend, someone whose...Read More

This Is What Women Around the World REALLY Think of U.S. Maternity Leave

Posted on December 10, 2016December 10, 2016 by MotherWise
Originally posted on Mothering.com Did you know that every developed country in the world offers its families some form of paid parental leave? Every country except the United States, that is. Most American mothers are offered 6-12 weeks of unpaid...Read More

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    “It’s MLK Day, so remember that his legacy has “It’s MLK Day, so remember that his legacy has been whitewashed by white supremacy to erase his true radical message, and that he was murdered for daring to demand equity.” - Via @ellewoodscore 

“I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. 

I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action"; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a "more convenient season." 

Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection.” 

-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ‘Letter from a Birmingham Jail’ (1963)

read the full letter here: https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html

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    “And one day we must ask the question, "Why are “And one day we must ask the question, "Why are there forty million poor people in America?" And when you begin to ask that question, you are raising questions about the economic system, about a broader distribution of wealth. When you ask that question, you begin to question the capitalistic economy.” #mlk #mlkquotes #mlkday #capitalism #capitalismkills
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    New Year’s resolutions are often more problemati New Year’s resolutions are often more problematic than helpful. Resolutions have been commercialized and capitalized upon, so people who want to feel better will spend money on gym memberships or weight loss fads. Lofty promises are made and then broken, which only leads to a worsened feeling of self-defeat. 

But New Year’s resolutions don’t need to be unattainable or expensive. They don’t need to be a sudden and total overhaul. The most effective approach is making small but manageable changes. Pick a simple change and start there. 

Drink more water every day. Incorporate fruits and vegetables more often. If you want to move your body more, you don’t need to resolve to run 5 miles a day. You just need to establish a pattern of moving for 5 minutes every morning. Then 10 minutes, then 20. The daily habit is the most important part. 

Read a book about gentle parenting. Get a journal and write about your triggers. Learn your own love language and honor it. Spend weekly time in nature. Take a walk around the block. 

If you skip a day, don’t let it completely derail you. Just carry on the next day and strive for consistency. Set health goals because you want to *feel* better, not for superficial reasons. Make changes out of self-love, instead of guilt or shame 💖 

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