Another Kind of Mother

We are here to explore mother. As a noun. As a verb. The choices we make in life to mother or not, often due to ways we ourselves were mothered. Or not.

This relationship with this person we identify as mother may be the most complex and intimate relationship we’ll ever have. What could be more intimate than coming into this world from within another's body? It’s an imprint we carry through our entire lives. For better or worse. We’ll swim around in these often murky waters.

Motherhood across the planet and within cultures is a rich tapestry we will weave with where this idea of Matriarch takes on so many different faces and roles.

We’ll discuss the controversy around mother as a gender specific role. We’ll look at how men mother.

There’s Mama Gaia. And the urgency of healing our relationship with her.

There are so many different relational configurations around mother and mothering. Whether you’re two gay men, or a woman who chooses to offer her body as a surrogate. Well talk to adoptees. Adoptive parents. Women who have chosen to give their children up. And women who’ve chosen to abort.

And then there’s the archetypal Great Mother who can be seen as a guide in bringing all of these relationships with the mother and mothering into a place of alignment and trust.

We’re here to get real about mother and mothering. Free from the constructs of “should” that have set so many of us up to believe we weren’t doing it “right”.