What If We Cared About Care? with Elissa Strauss
Description
What if we considered care to be a sacred practice? What if the everyday tasks of parenting were backtracked by the dramatic score of the British Baking Show? Elissa Strauss, author of When You Care: Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others joins Sarah and Miranda to mull over what it would mean to value care as a society and in our personal lives. We talk about trusting others with your children, why it’s so fraught to admit you like being a parent, alloparents, the Hero’s Journey, and kids singing Lean on Me. Plus, Elissa gives us some free couples therapy!
Links
* Elissa’s Book, When You Care: The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others
* Elissa Strauss’s Substack, Made with Care
* Elissa’s Slate Piece: It’s a Weird Time to Be a Happy Mom
* Economist Nancy Folbre
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