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Momologues
Sixty-two self-identifying mothers responded to 18 text prompts. Read them here.
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![Nightbitch](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/488020_2102d0f13eba4d278815b92fcf1ceaf6~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/488020_2102d0f13eba4d278815b92fcf1ceaf6~mv2.webp)
Sep 4, 2024
Nightbitch
The Barbi Movie for Mothers
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![The Creative Pursuit of Bodily Autonomy - Photo Gallery](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/488020_f1bb05ec17da4171a8428bbe6c943477~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/488020_f1bb05ec17da4171a8428bbe6c943477~mv2.webp)
Aug 29, 2024
The Creative Pursuit of Bodily Autonomy - Photo Gallery
A one-night only fringe-style burlesque show, featuring playscript excerpts and performance.
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![How does your chosen community show up for you?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/488020_a372ae53a36947158eedad7b598d67de~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/488020_a372ae53a36947158eedad7b598d67de~mv2.webp)
Nov 15, 2023
How does your chosen community show up for you?
"My chosen community shows up for me by helping enable me to do what makes me thrive: make things happen!” “They support me at whatever...
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![What are you grieving right now?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/488020_01876d7588b54ae0a90a8c3a60b65739~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/488020_01876d7588b54ae0a90a8c3a60b65739~mv2.webp)
Nov 15, 2023
What are you grieving right now?
“I’m grieving the ability to just sit and be. My brain is in a constant state of over-stimulation and I can’t just sit, turn it off and...
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![Describe how your relationship to sex has changed for you since becoming a mother.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/488020_4ad5c7f4b219451c9bd1427fa4ae3552~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/488020_4ad5c7f4b219451c9bd1427fa4ae3552~mv2.webp)
Nov 15, 2023
Describe how your relationship to sex has changed for you since becoming a mother.
“Sex life is completely non-existent. But I don’t crave it, or miss it, like I used to. There was a lot of mental, emotional and physical...
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![What generational trauma are you breaking OR addressing as you raise your child/children?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/488020_c021d06ae7ed49ff995dfe5a18c95f94~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/488020_c021d06ae7ed49ff995dfe5a18c95f94~mv2.webp)
Nov 15, 2023
What generational trauma are you breaking OR addressing as you raise your child/children?
“I am talking to my kid about SEX. There were zero sex talks that I recall from my childhood or there were only questions from my mom...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/488020_2306a047e2b847db80286d9767b346b7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/488020_2306a047e2b847db80286d9767b346b7~mv2.webp)
![Describe a memorable interaction or conversation with a co-worker, or medical professional](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/488020_2306a047e2b847db80286d9767b346b7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/488020_2306a047e2b847db80286d9767b346b7~mv2.webp)
Nov 15, 2023
Describe a memorable interaction or conversation with a co-worker, or medical professional
“There are so many but the first memory that came to mind was when I was medivaced to Anchorage and in very early preterm labor with my...
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![Today I was surprised when..](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/488020_26413793fb444201a3ed2de70e5134b8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/488020_26413793fb444201a3ed2de70e5134b8~mv2.webp)
Nov 15, 2023
Today I was surprised when..
“A wave of emotion hit: while watching my kids play with my brothers kids. There’s nothing like cousin time. Confirmed by late morning my...
![Describe a cherished ritual/routine you've practiced as mother and child.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/488020_ff7e84206fa248c89db84f7a7266334f~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/488020_ff7e84206fa248c89db84f7a7266334f~mv2.webp)
Jul 5, 2023
Describe a cherished ritual/routine you've practiced as mother and child.
Sixty-two self-identifying mothers participated in a six-week group text prompt experiment.
![Asking for help feels like...](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/488020_4ff280d997aa468ebd871ef75202855f~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/488020_4ff280d997aa468ebd871ef75202855f~mv2.webp)
Jul 5, 2023
Asking for help feels like...
Sixty-two self-identifying mothers participated in a six-week group text prompt experiment.
![Describe motherhood using five smiley-face emojis.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/488020_77be02219de14084957a69c2a3b963f7~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/488020_77be02219de14084957a69c2a3b963f7~mv2.webp)
Jul 5, 2023
Describe motherhood using five smiley-face emojis.
Sixty-two self-identifying mothers participated in a six-week group text prompt experiment.
![Share about a caregiver who has shown you vital support.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/488020_234bbac32ccb4fdc9b5b974688dc7ad9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/488020_234bbac32ccb4fdc9b5b974688dc7ad9~mv2.webp)
Jul 5, 2023
Share about a caregiver who has shown you vital support.
Sixty-two self-identifying mothers participated in a six-week group text prompt experiment.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/488020_83878f10163143f9b3bf68cfc17c70ea~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/488020_83878f10163143f9b3bf68cfc17c70ea~mv2.webp)
![How did you adapt during the Covid-19 pandemic?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/488020_83878f10163143f9b3bf68cfc17c70ea~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/488020_83878f10163143f9b3bf68cfc17c70ea~mv2.webp)
Jul 5, 2023
How did you adapt during the Covid-19 pandemic?
Sixty-two self-identifying mothers participated in a six-week group text prompt experiment.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/488020_9f59e985fd12436fb03b951568e29c6e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/488020_9f59e985fd12436fb03b951568e29c6e~mv2.webp)
![What have you been prescribed since becoming a mother? Do you self-medicate? In what ways, How?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/488020_9f59e985fd12436fb03b951568e29c6e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/488020_9f59e985fd12436fb03b951568e29c6e~mv2.webp)
Jul 5, 2023
What have you been prescribed since becoming a mother? Do you self-medicate? In what ways, How?
Sixty-two self-identifying mothers participated in a six-week group text prompt experiment.
![As a mother, tell me how you feel about gun control.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/488020_8b30e69aaeae48498be1b673e99df212~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/488020_8b30e69aaeae48498be1b673e99df212~mv2.webp)
Jul 5, 2023
As a mother, tell me how you feel about gun control.
Sixty-two self-identifying mothers participated in a six-week group text prompt experiment.
![What do you do that feels invisible?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/488020_56ecf856983e4f05b0adf6e9cbdec68e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/488020_56ecf856983e4f05b0adf6e9cbdec68e~mv2.webp)
Jul 5, 2023
What do you do that feels invisible?
Sixty-two self-identifying mothers participated in a six-week group text prompt experiment.
![Mommy Brain is...](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/488020_86bd306c63c2462eaf838d9e479cbf42~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/488020_86bd306c63c2462eaf838d9e479cbf42~mv2.webp)
Jul 5, 2023
Mommy Brain is...
Sixty-two self-identifying mothers participated in a six-week group text prompt experiment.
![How do the word's "self-care" feel when you hear them?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/488020_cfb172df054840ed8bf1651816267e8c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/488020_cfb172df054840ed8bf1651816267e8c~mv2.webp)
Jul 5, 2023
How do the word's "self-care" feel when you hear them?
Sixty-two self-identifying mothers participated in a six-week group text prompt experiment.
![Teenagers. Free pass!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/488020_c40d718934ac43a79691d834f0193440~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/488020_c40d718934ac43a79691d834f0193440~mv2.webp)
Jul 5, 2023
Teenagers. Free pass!
Sixty-two self-identifying mothers participated in a six-week group text prompt experiment.
![Tell me 5 things you need (and don't have) right now.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/488020_3f1ee803ccd4469eb7e4a489a94f3bd7~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/488020_3f1ee803ccd4469eb7e4a489a94f3bd7~mv2.webp)
Jul 5, 2023
Tell me 5 things you need (and don't have) right now.
Sixty-two self-identifying mothers participated in a six-week group text prompt experiment.
![Have you felt "mom rage before? What did it feel like? What happened?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/488020_821548739e2846a8b8a0e9ab5f9cf9ad~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/488020_821548739e2846a8b8a0e9ab5f9cf9ad~mv2.webp)
Jul 5, 2023
Have you felt "mom rage before? What did it feel like? What happened?
Sixty-two self-identifying mothers participated in a six-week group text prompt experiment.
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