Memos from Motherhood (Or, I Gave Birth During a Pandemic?!)
Misa Dayson, Veena Hampapur
9 episodes
6 months ago
Memos from Motherhood (Or, I Gave Birth During a Pandemic?!) is a podcast that documents and unpacks the personal and political nuances of becoming parents amidst both a global pandemic, and seismic political, cultural, and environmental change.
It features two friends: Misa, a Black American woman from NYC, and Veena, a South Asian American woman from LA. Trained as anthropologists, they process pandemic parenthood holistically and intersectionally through intimate conversations and voice memos.
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Memos from Motherhood (Or, I Gave Birth During a Pandemic?!) is a podcast that documents and unpacks the personal and political nuances of becoming parents amidst both a global pandemic, and seismic political, cultural, and environmental change.
It features two friends: Misa, a Black American woman from NYC, and Veena, a South Asian American woman from LA. Trained as anthropologists, they process pandemic parenthood holistically and intersectionally through intimate conversations and voice memos.
Memos from Motherhood (Or, I Gave Birth During a Pandemic?!)
38 minutes 28 seconds
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Seeking Mom Friends (for the End of the World?!)
New parenthood is often isolating. It can be hard to sort out how much of that aloneness is new parenthood in the U.S. in general, and how much of that is unique to the pandemic.
What’s clear is how much we need each other — for community, for support, for role models. Misa and Veena discuss the loneliness of early parenthood and the often overlooked need to feel nurtured when stepping into motherhood.
Memos from Motherhood (Or, I Gave Birth During a Pandemic?!)
Memos from Motherhood (Or, I Gave Birth During a Pandemic?!) is a podcast that documents and unpacks the personal and political nuances of becoming parents amidst both a global pandemic, and seismic political, cultural, and environmental change.
It features two friends: Misa, a Black American woman from NYC, and Veena, a South Asian American woman from LA. Trained as anthropologists, they process pandemic parenthood holistically and intersectionally through intimate conversations and voice memos.
