Thrilled to be part of this ontology on Maternal Ambivalence, only my favorite topic when it comes to Mothering!
Out Feb 3 2020 by Demeter press, Canada.
Endorsements:
“Absorbing, poignant and profound. This collection begs us to
de-mythologize, de-romantizie and confront with courage the full
complexity of what it means to mother. This is philosophy as aletheia–
pulling back the veil– and what we see may change philosophies of
mothering forever.”– Caroline R. Lundquist
Ethics Instructor, University of Oregon
Antidote to romanticizing motherhood, this book shows clearly and in detail why motherhood is an activity fraught with ambivalence, some inherent, much socially constructed. As such, this volume makes a significant contribution to feminist theory and maternity studies, detailing the nature and sources of maternal ambivalence, and showing why raising children raises deep existentialist dilemmas for mothering persons. — Maureen Sander-Staudt
Southwest Minnesota State University
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Women’s Studies
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Aleksandra
She, who remembers.
I work at the threshold, where psyche speaks in symbols, and the soul remembers. Rooted in Jungian depth psychology and Internal Family Systems, my work invites women and seekers into the quiet, often forgotten places within: the underworlds of grief, the wild terrain of desire, the sacred chambers of the inner child, inner mother, the Shadowlands, and Self.
With a background in women’s heath research, in ritual, and in lived experience spaces, I do not offer diagnosis or treatment, I offer devotion to the unfolding Self. On the threshold of becoming- where we always are.
Through dreams, parts work, myth, and the body, I walk beside those ready to meet themselves fully, fiercely, and tenderly.
This is not fast work. It is sacred work.
It is not about fixing, it is about remembering.
I do not promise certainty.
I promise presence, and a deep trust in the wisdom already within you.
My work is rooted in the wild: in the seasons and the body, in the wisdom of the land, and in the deep ecology of the soul. I honour the personal as political, and the psychological as inseparable from the cultural. Feminism, ecopsychology, and embodied awareness are not add-ons here, they are the soil this work grows from.
I offer one-on-one soulwork sessions, women’s circles, and immersive psychoeducational experiences that weave together depth psychology, parts work, and embodiment. Some of this work unfolds indoors, some in wild places—always with reverence for the wisdom of nature, the nervous system, and the feminine psyche.
Welcome to the HORÓ nest.
I think you might just be ready to re-member your Self.
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