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[LISTEN] On Regretting Motherhood

June 21, 2019 · The IotL Magazine ·

The perfect, romanticised version of motherhood—the ‘motherhood myth’—needs to be dismantled. Women who are childless by choice are controversial, but women who regret motherhood…? This is the ultimate taboo.

Illustration by Nastia Finkel

 

 

Maria Theuma reads an essay by Liza Caruana-Finkel. Text version of this essay is available here.

This episode of the Isles Aloud Podcasts is available on Spotify, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Podomatic, or through the RSS feed directly.

Liza Caruana-Finkel has recently completed a masters in gender and women’s studies. She is passionate about social justice, currently working and collaborating with various NGOs. She has a special interest in reproductive rights, particularly in the context of Malta. Liza was born in Ukraine, grew up in Malta, has lived in Russia, and currently resides in the UK.

Maria Theuma is a PhD student within the Department of English at the University of Malta. She likes drinking Bloody Marys, watching figure skating and reading online forum threads about JonBenét Ramsey.

 

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