In this episode, Em explores the traditional gender roles of marriage and motherhood within evangelical Christianity. Including small parts of her own story, she discusses the church’s role—from training up young girls to be wives and mothers, to the digital age where Christian mom life intersects with capitalism and the Mom Boss culture that fills our Instagram, TikTok and Pinterest feeds. CW: pregnancy loss, forced heteronormativity.
Links from this episode:
"The Problem With Mom Boss Culture" by Amanda Montei 4/28/21 https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22368693/mom-boss-capitalism-scary-mommy
"The Corporate Feminism of NXIVM" by Alice Bolin 10/29/20 https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2020/10/29/the-corporate-feminism-of-nxivm/
"Did Moms Exist Before Social Media?" by Katherine Jezer-Morton 12/5/2019 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/parenting/mommy-influencers.html
"Girl Wash Your Timeline" by Katherine Rossman https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/style/rachel-hollis-tiktok-video.html?referringSource=articleShare
https://bethereinfive.com/ (Kate Kennedy, "Rachel Hollis and The Rose Colored Glass Ceiling")
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/be-there-in-five/id1350320411?i=1000516687720
The Life She Wrote
https://linktr.ee/thelifeshewrote
Credits: Original music by R. Scott Okamoto rscottokamoto.com
