Endless New Beginnings: Madness and Motherhood, Stories and Social Justice

There are not many people talking about what it means to be a mad parent, what those defining identities mean for them or how those roles play out in their lives. Struggling with staying well and a life wrought with experiences that can sometimes, for example, make it difficult to leave the house have the capacity to make modern parenting a huge challenge. For people who are sensitive to the amount of sleep they get or who have a hard time with loud noises and shifts in body chemistry, mad motherhood in particular can be a massive undertaking, requiring unprecedented strength and determination. read more
Source: The Icarus Project - Navigating the Space Between Brilliance and Madness - Category: Mental Illness Authors: Tags: Articles Source Type: blogs