A bonus episode, featuring Dick Polman of SUBJECT TO CHANGE. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit…
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit monicacardenas.substack.com This essay is adapted from one I wrote for Substack March 2024 and another for Jenny Magazine in August…
Michaela Chamberlain is the author of the new book, On Resisting Women, which examines how individuals become misogynists. She shows how unrecognised misogyny infiltrates everyday life, in both public…
Asha Dore is a speech-pathologist, editor, and extremely prolific writer. Her essays and reported features have appeared in Vogue, Washington Post, McSweeneys, New York Magazine, and elsewhere. She’s…
Welcome to the new edition of the Bad Mothers podcast. In addition to family estrangement, we’ll now include my book club discussions with Tam - Family Estrangement, as well as interviews with other…
To close out season 3, I’m sharing my essay, It’s better this way, published by The Audacity on October 30, 2024. This essay is about my estrangement from my mother, my late effort to understand her…
My final guest for this season is Barbara, which is a pseudonym. Barbara’s parents died when she was young, and she is estranged from her siblings and step-mother. Her unique circumstances make it a…
Shelly Sharon helps women who’ve been around the block with healing unpack the way a challenging relationship with their mother still holds them back today, so they can thrive in their life and…
Last week, the long-awaited anthology, No Contact, Writers on Estrangement, was published. And lucky for us, we have its editor, the lovely Jenny Bartoy, as my guest for this episode. Jenny and I talk…
This week we hear from another generous person who responded to my call for stories of sibling estrangement. Jaime has been estranged from her younger brother, sister and both parents for several…
