Memos from Motherhood (Or, I Gave Birth During a Pandemic?!)

Misa Dayson, Veena Hampapur
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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.

Episodes

  1. As Seen on TV (aka Veena’s Birth Story)

    11/22/2022

    As Seen on TV (aka Veena’s Birth Story)

    Send in a voice memo or note at: memosfrommotherhood@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram Relevant Links and Articles for this Episode: Veena’s Re:Work podcast miniseries on Black midwives in Los Angeles devoted to helping women experience empowered births through their foundation and birth center, Kindred Space LA: - The Calling - It’s Magic The Stages of Labor Congressional Proposals to Address the Maternal Health Crisis H.R. 959: The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 United States House of Representatives Black Maternal Health Caucus

    38 min
  2. Third Trimester: That Was Some Crazy A** Sh*t!

    10/28/2022

    Third Trimester: That Was Some Crazy A** Sh*t!

    Episode Notes Send in a voice memo or note at: memosfrommotherhood@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram Relevant Links and Articles for this Episode: The Equal Justice Initiative Legacy Museum and Memorial for Peace and Justice Killer of George Floyd Sentenced to 21 Years for Violating Civil Rights By Jay Senter and Shaila Dewan List of George Floyd Protests Outside the United States Darnella Frazier, the teen who filmed George Floyd’s murder, wins honorary Pulitzer by Errin Haines The Pandemic Has Made 2 Moms Reflect on Their Decision to be Parents  by Anne Helen Petersen

    37 min
  3. Second Trimester: Opinions and Expectations

    10/19/2022

    Second Trimester: Opinions and Expectations

    Send in a voice memo or note at: memosfrommotherhood@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram Relevant Articles for this Episode: “Some Pregnant Women in New York City Will Have to Deliver Babies Alone” by Christina Caron and Katie Van Syckle “Doulas Hope to Regain Momentum as Covid Restrictions Ease”  by Sarah Hoenicke Flores CDC Guidelines for for Inpatient Obstetric Healthcare Settings “Pregnancy and Birth in the United States During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: The Views of Doulas” by Dr. Crystal Adams “Increase in Maternal Mortality During COVID Underscores Need for Policy Changes” by Maggine Clark

    42 min
  4. First Trimester: The Before Times

    09/19/2022

    First Trimester: The Before Times

    We'd love to hear from you! Send in a voice memo or note at: memosfrommotherhood@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram

    41 min
  5. To Be, Or Not to Be (Pregnant)?

    09/03/2022

    To Be, Or Not to Be (Pregnant)?

    Send in a voice memo or note at: memosfrommotherhood@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram Mentioned in this Episode: How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids by Jancee Dunn “Two Heartbeats a Minute” Invisibilia Podcast Episode Other Relevant Articles: The Movement for Black Lives Policy Platform

    39 min
  6. What the Body Holds

    07/25/2022

    What the Body Holds

    Send in a voice memo or note to: memosfrommotherhood@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram Mentioned in this Episode: The Highly Sensitive Person Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Mothers by Karen Kleiman (Author) and Molly McIntyre (Illustrator) The Moonbeaming Podcast by Sarah Faith Gottesdiener American Idol Alum Syesha Mercado Is Still In The Midst Of A Heartbreaking Custody Battle With The State When Child Care Costs Twice as Much as the Mortgage It’s ‘unconscionable’: We depend on child care workers to provide high-quality care to our children. But many of those workers can’t afford food and rent

    49 min
  7. Unexpected Rhythms

    06/13/2022

    Unexpected Rhythms

    Send in a voice memo or note to: memosfrommotherhood@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram Articles Mentioned in this Episode: “The Strange and Lonely Transformation of First-Time Mothers in the Pandemic” by Caitlin Gibson “At a Children’s Hospital, a Wave of Young Patients Struggling to Breathe” by Noah Weiland and Erin Schaff “Poverty, Disease, Customs: Why So Many Indonesian Children Die of Covid”  by Dera Menra Sijabat, Richard C. Paddock and Muktita Suhartono

    41 min
  8. Seeking Mom Friends (for the End of the World?!)

    05/08/2022

    Seeking Mom Friends (for the End of the World?!)

    Send in a voice memo or note at: memosfrommotherhood@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram Articles Mentioned in this Episode: “The Strange and Lonely Transformation of First-Time Mothers in the Pandemic” by Caitlin Gibson “Matresence, Becoming a Mother, a ‘New/Old’ Rite de Passage” by Dana Raphael in Being Female: Reproduction, Power, and Change edited by Dana Raphael Other Relevant Articles: “Becoming a Parent During the Pandemic Was the Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done” by Sophie Gilbert

    38 min
  9. Peeling Back Layers of the Onion

    03/23/2022

    Peeling Back Layers of the Onion

    Send in a voice memo or note at: memosfrommotherhood@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram Books Mentioned in this Episode : Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, and Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong I Want to be Where the Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom Becoming by Michelle Obama

    40 min
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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.

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