It could very well become an essential. Collective work Unfiltered motherspublished by Solar editions, brings together eight personal and intimate stories written by today’s most flamboyant feminist writers: Camille Abbey and Illana Weizman — whose excellent articles can be read at to miss in recent months — but also Anne-Sophie Brasme, Élodie Font, Renée Greusard, Julia Kerninon, Gabrielle Richard and Claire Tran.
Mothers without filters, awareness and feminist triggers
Through its eight stories, the authors tell their experience of motherhood, ranging from sleepless nights, to maternal guilt, from fighting injunctions to egalitarian education… Feminist triggers analyzed and put on paper that allow those who read them to feel understood and less alone in the face of the emotional tsunami that accompanies the beginnings of parenthood.
Postpartum depression, mothering, or even queer parenting, these subjects of society sadly still don’t have a large enough place in 2023, even though they hold enormous and essential importance to all who dive into them at once. first diapers, and sometimes even earlier.
In Unfiltered motherswe learn to think differently about the role of the motherwe manage to free ourselves from the smooth and sometimes outdated image of motherhood and, as a parent, we free ourselves from feelings of guilt by realizing that we are not isolated cases, lame ducks or five-legged sheep. We are simply parents in a patriarchal society that idealizes and sanctifies motherhood, and that doesn’t prepare us enough for reality, which can be really hard to accept.
When we know the rate of postpartum depression affecting mothers – about 20% – and when we know suicide is the second leading cause of maternal death in Francereading such a book and feeling understood is a real breath of fresh air in a stuffy society.
Unfiltered mothers is to put in all good bookstores, to be offered to all future or new parents, but also to all those who choose not to reproduce. Motherhood is a feminist topic, one that we all need to embrace in order to advance our common cause, a liberating and inclusive feminism.
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Source: Madmoizelle
Mary Crossley is an author at “The Fashion Vibes”. She is a seasoned journalist who is dedicated to delivering the latest news to her readers. With a keen sense of what’s important, Mary covers a wide range of topics, from politics to lifestyle and everything in between.
