I’ve Worn This $8 Bra for 27 Years
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! When I gave birth to my first son 27 years ago, the hospital’s lactation consultant recommended Fruit of the Loom’s Beyondsoft Front […]
This is 50: Dr. Tamara MC Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! How old are you? In July, on lucky 7/7, I turned 50. Is there another age you associate with yourself in your […]
INTERVIEW: Adiba Nelson, Author of Ain’t That a Mother
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! Adiba Nelson is the author of Ain’t that a Mother (Blackstone, May 2022) a hilarious and heartbreaking memoir about motherhood, palsy, and […]
“Just Show Up”: Adiba Nelson Talks About AIN’T THAT A MOTHER with Tamara MC
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! Adiba Nelson’s hilarious, heartbreaking, and bold debut memoir Ain’t that a Mother: Postpartum, Palsy, and Everything in Between (Blackstone, 2022) explores the cavernous lows […]
‘Uncultured’: The Intergenerational Trauma of Girls Growing up in Cults
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! Daniella Mestyanek Young’s powerfully immersive and exceptionally honest debut memoir Uncultured opens with a scene of Young standing in line to get […]
Embracing Challenges: A Review of Ain’t That a Mother: Postpartum, Palsy, and Everything in Between
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! Purchase Adiba Nelson’s debut memoir, Ain’t That a Mother: Postpartum, Palsy, and Everything in Between, for the book jacket alone and clutch it under your arm […]
What Adiba Nelson taught me about self-love
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! I learned so much from Adiba’s memoir, but mostly I learned the power of staying true to myself. Adiba Nelson, an Afro-Latina […]
I was a child bride. It’s time to stop teaching young girls to stay sweet.
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! I was a child bride. It’s time to stop teaching young girls to stay sweet. Like the young girls in Netflix’s #2 […]
When Your Apple Watch Breaks You Up With Your Boyfriend
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! I. After six years of dating, after your fourth breakup with Tall Glass of Water, the water heater explodes and floods your things, the […]