May 9, 2022
On this week’s episode, I admit that
my Mama Bear instincts have been ignited. That maternal instinct of
wanting to protect my cubs from any threat of danger. Whether the
threat of danger concerns my own adult children, concerns women if
the Supreme Court Justices overturn Roe v. Wade, or the threat
impacts all marginalized people. It’s striking that this assault on
women, their bodies and their choices regarding reproductive
health, occurs the same week as Mother’s Day. May we truly honor
mothers.
My Mama Bear feels outraged, yet learning patience, trust and a
focus on love. I share excerpts of Annie Lamott’s Ted
Talk, highlighting that need to refrain from rescuing others,
to look within for serenity and peace of mind. Lamott describes
radical self care as quantum. For years, I’ve been teaching the
Mama Bear in me to refrain from fixing, saving and rescuing. My
Mama Bear is learning to pause even in the threat of danger. I am
working on trusting that we as a country will find our own way. May
we all practice radical self care. May our radical self care be a
gift to the world. Happy Mother’s Day! Enjoy the podcast.
RBG quote: “The decision whether or not to bear a child is
central to a woman’s life, to her well-being and dignity. It is a
decision she must make for herself. When government controls that
decision for her, she is being treated less than a fully adult
human responsible for her own choices.”
Links:
Anne Lamott's
Ted Talk