Category: Motherhood

It’s time to talk about obstetric violence

**Warning: this piece handles obstetric violence, and goes into some graphic details. If this has affected you and you have

This morning, as I was driving back from dropping my son off for a few hours with his babysitter, I

Meet Manal. She is one of the women I met in Lesbos, the Greek island that became a main transit

An alert before I delve into today’s topic: on 13 June, I am moderating a panel on the mental health

Dear reader, This week I had several plans for this newsletter. I wanted to reflect on climate anxiety, following the

When we returned recently from our time with friends in Thailand, I was excited to take advantage of the time

We went away to Thailand over the vacation to visit one of my best friends and her family. Lorenzo went

Pope Francis recently created a big controversy by criticising couples who decide to have pets over children. “This denial of

*Warning: This newsletter touches on the subject of miscarriage. If you find the topic triggering, maybe skip reading this edition,

I am writing this at 6am. For most of my life, this was an ungodly hour, a time I would