MotherWoman

Everyone is upset -kids, parents, dads, therapists, teachers and soccer coaches. We are parenting wrong, again, and all the real grown ups are fed up with the whole thing. They are so fed up they will take away your toddler if you spank her. They will also take away your toddler if you breastfeed he

Just like that I’m working. A month ago I was feel rather gloomy about working  here in Northampton. I couldn’t quite find my feet despite all my skills, experience and training.  We moved. It was hard to start over. It felt for a while like my work didn’t come with the rest of our stuff. [...]

  The powerful words of Elizabeth Oakes Anger. Desperation. Fear. Confusion. Terror. Helplessness. Guilt. Hopelessness.   My anger pushed me. I was desperate to find the proper solution. I was scared I wouldn’t ever find it. I was terrified that I would hurt myself or my children. I was confused abo

Good morning. My name is Aida Ruiz-Batiste and I work at the Baystate Brightwood Health Center/Centro de Salud. Brightwood Health Center is located in the poorest community of Springfield known as the Northend. I have the privilege of working with the whole life cycle, from infants to elders. I love

MotherWoman 2010 Fall Fundraising Breakfast – Remarks by Sharon Lerner, author of The War on Moms – On life in a Family-Unfriendly Nation I first “met” Annette Cycon, the founder of MotherWoman, on the radio. Before I went on WMUA to discuss my book, the host, Leo Maley, suggested bringing the direc

MotherWoman 2010 Fall Fundraising  Breakfast, Remarks by Liz Friedman Good Morning. MotherWoman supports and empowers mothers to create positive personal and social change for ourselves, our families, our communities and the world. At MotherWoman, we listen to mothers through free support groups, we