Seattle Times - A pregnant friend once asked me why all the mothers she knew seemed so angry. “Lack of sleep and time,” I shrugged. But that’s not the reason, or not entirely. Some new mothers are angry because for the first time they’ve come up hard against the …

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Motherhood and work: confronting the inequities

Los Angeles Times - Twenty years ago, just as my high school days ended, my exercise career began. With way too much free time, and no more school-organized physical activities, I made a pact with a friend to get in shape. After joining a gym, I quickly became addicted …

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Motherhood’s no excuse not to exercise

MSNBC - … Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids,” the pair document real mothers’ stories of struggling with exceedingly high expectations, pinpoint where the craziness stems from, and offers solutions for mothers to come to peace with motherhood. Here’s …

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Modern mothers’ guilty little secrets

New Zealand Herald - Noemi Capunitan holds 6-month-old Isabella, the baby she feared she would never be able to have. Photo / Richard Robinson An Auckland couple have had the first New Zealand baby in an international medical trial that offers hope to couples suffering …

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Drug trial means motherhood