S1E6: Call Her Courageously Insightful - An interview with author and Israeli feminist Orna Donath

08/13/24 • 63 min

Host Kelley Daring interviews Orna Donath, who conducted a study on women who regret becoming mothers and wrote a book about it (Regretting Motherhood). Orna was inspired by her previous study on Jewish Israeli women and men who don't want to be parents and the idea of women being promised that they will regret not becoming mothers troubled her and led her to explore the topic of regret and motherhood. She interviewed women who regretted becoming mothers and found that there was no previous academic study on the topic.
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S1E5: Call Her Honestly Regretful - One Mother's Story of Regretting Motherhood

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Join regretful mom "Jennifer" (who has chosen to remain anonymous), a mother of five, as she shares her experience of motherhood and the feelings of regret she has encountered along the way. She discusses how her perspective on motherhood shifted from a negative view to excitement when she saw the heartbeats of her twins during an ultrasound. Jennifer talks about the guilt she feels as a mother and the judgment she faced when expressing her regrets.
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S1E7: Call Her Religiously Bound - The Impacts of the Tradwife Trend and the Ballerina Farm

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In this thought-provoking episode of the Call Her Daring Podcast with host Kelley Daring, we delve into the controversial world of Tradwives. We examine the tradwife lifestyle through three critical lenses: the performance aspect of tradwives running social media as businesses, the influence of fundamentalist Christianity—particularly Mormonism—on their narratives, and the constraints on women's choice and agency within this lifestyle.

Explore how the tradwife phenomenon is often marketed as a performative act for profit, with social media accounts doubling as business ventures. Discover the impact of conservative Christian values on the tradwife movement, and the implications of these values on the portrayal and reality of tradwife life. This episode also challenges listeners to consider the broader systems of oppression that shape these choices and the responsibility of tradwives in representing their lifestyles accurately.

Tune in for an eye-opening discussion on the intersection of performance, religion, and autonomy in the tradwife movement.
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