felt a growing anger and resentment towards our broken society and the conditions it imposes on caregivers. One evening, at the Mothers Talking group, I surprised myself by bursting out in frustration: “So at the time women are most likely to suffer from mental illness we isolate them inside, expect them to match unrealistic human ideals, judge their every move, demand they get their body back after the violence of birth, silence their lived experience, and expect them to survive on inadequate sleep?” I had always repressed my anger. It felt strange and new to express it. Hold on to that
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