Becoming a Momrade! Motherhood Revolution w. Susie Fishleder
I’m out in the world!! A few weeks ago I was interviewed on one of my longtime favorite podcasts, Total Liberation. The host, Mexie, also hosts a popular YouTube channel, where she provides grounded critiques of capitalism and explores issues relating to social/environmental/economic justice, colonialism and imperialism…so, obviously, totally my jam.
Mexie recently had her first baby, and after listening to her personal story about her birth experience and early days of motherhood under capitalism, I had to reach out. We chatted back and forth for a bit and she invited me to talk on her podcast for an interview about how the social systems of patriarchy, white supremacy, capitalism, and patriarchal religion affects motherhood. We had a fantastic conversation, and the episode is now out live!
94. Becoming a Momrade! Motherhood Revolution w. Susie Fishleder
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Here is the description and resource links from the show notes:
In this episode, Mexie speaks with Susie Fishleder, who has a Masters in Women, Gender, and Social Justice with a focus on Motherhood Studies. Susie works with birthing people postpartum who are dealing with identity loss, anger and rage, and birth trauma. We discuss how capitalism, patriarchy, and white supremacy shape the institution of motherhood and harm people who take on the work of mothering. We end with discussing what a motherhood revolution could look like and how it would dovetail with a broader societal revolution.
Sources and Links
Susie Fishleder’s website: https://www.susiefishleder.com/
Susie Fishleder on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susie.fishleder/
Silvia Federici, Caliban and the Witch: https://www.akpress.org/calibanandthewitch.html
Kimberly Sears Allers, The Big Let Down: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250026965/thebigletdown
Resmaa Menakem, My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the mending of Our Bodies and Hearts: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/34146782
D. Memee Lavell-Harvard and Kim Anderson, Mother of the Nations: Indigenous Mothering as Global Resistance, Reclaiming and Recovering: https://demeterpress.org/books/mothers-of-the-nations-indigenous-mothering-as-global-resistance-reclaiming-and-recovery/
Alexis Pauline Gumbs, China Martens, and Mai’a Williams (editors), Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines: https://www.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=746
Layla F. Saad, Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor: http://laylafsaad.com/meandwhitesupremacy
Ibram X. Kendi, How to Raise an Antiracist: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671925/how-to-raise-an-antiracist-by-ibram-x-kendi/
Dorothy Roberts, Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/155575/killing-the-black-body-by-dorothy-roberts/