Marika Lindholm

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Marika Lindholm

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Marika Lindholm founded the social platform Empowering Solo Moms Everywhere (ESME.com) to ignite a social movement of solo moms. A trained sociologist, she taught courses on inequality, diversity, and gender at Northwestern University for over a decade. After a divorce left her parenting two children on her own, she built ESME out of academic and personal experience. Marika has published scholarly articles; been a regular contributor to Psychology Today, Ms., Working Mother, Mind Body Green, and Talk Space; and published essays and fiction in the Daily News, Elephant Journal, The Hill, Silent Voices, Southern Indiana Review and Writer's Digest. ...more

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Marika Lindholm When I got divorced many years ago I looked for a book that didn't just give advice but spoke to my heart. I never found it. Then when ESME launched, …moreWhen I got divorced many years ago I looked for a book that didn't just give advice but spoke to my heart. I never found it. Then when ESME launched, I discovered that there were many talented Solo Mom writers who weren't being heard. I knew it was time to create a book that gave voice to moms parenting on their own but also showcased beautiful writing by Solo Moms. We Got This is the book I needed long ago. (less)
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Solo Mom Writers' Inspire (DIYMFA December)

Toni Morrison and J.K. Rowling have inspired countless writers to follow in their footsteps, yet their distinctive work is rarely linked to their shared experience of parenting children on their own. As coeditor of We Got This: Solo Mom Stories of Grit, Heart, and Humor, an anthology of essays and poems by solo moms, I’m convinced that it’s time to acknowledge solo-mom writers for their unique lit Read more of this blog post »
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Published on December 20, 2019 18:51
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