Ariel Gore, the original Hip Mama, joins us for a witchy parent shame-smashing chat on creating her magazine and books, the special brand of misogyny she experienced single parenting when she was very young, and how she escaped the "perfect parenting" pressures by being an outcast.
Ariel Gore a memoirist, novelist, nonfiction author, journalist and teacher. She is the founding editor/publisher of Hip Mama, an Alternative Press Award-winning publication covering the culture and politics of motherhood. Her books include Bluebird: Women and the New Psychology of Happiness, How to Become a Famous Writer Before You’re Dead, The Traveling Death and Resurrection Show, Atlas of the Human Heart, The End of Eve, The Hip Mama’s Survival Guide, The Mother Trip: A guide to staying Sane in the Chaos of Motherhood, We Were Witches, a memoir, The Art Life Coloring Book and the upcoming Hexing the Patriarchy: 26 potions, spells & magical Elixirs to Embolden the Resistance . She is widely credited with launching the maternal feminism movement. She’s a LAMBDA Literary Award Winner and the mother of two children born 17 years apart from one another. You can support this podcast at www.Patreon.com/washyourmouthout