Archive - The Motherhood Sessions

Mother was pleased

On maternal rage, rewilding the fairy tale and finding magic in the mundane

Jul 22, 2023

May 2022

I am no mother, I am no bride, I am king

Hello friends, I have written in a previous edition about motherhood as a catalyst for creativity but this issue I'm exploring the push and pull; the…

May 22, 2022 •

Nathalie Márquez Courtney

September 2021

Mothering your muse

Hello friends, This issue, we're exploring motherhood as a muse – how it can be a potential boomtime for creativity, a way to see the world in a fresh…

Sep 19, 2021 •

Nathalie Márquez Courtney

June 2021

Your brain on motherhood

Hi friends, Motherhood 'takes' a lot things – time, energy, the ability to pee alone. But often when we discuss what it 'gives', we rarely do it in the…

Jun 6, 2021 •

Nathalie Márquez Courtney

April 2021

Mothers as makers of death

Hello friends, In this edition, we delve into how creative women have explored the darker aspects of motherhood. Because isn’t it at times a raw…

Apr 25, 2021 •

Nathalie Márquez Courtney

March 2021

"Brush your teeth, brush your hair, shush I'm working."

Hi friends, Is motherhood the enemy of creative work? That certainly seems to be the question that hangs in the air all too often whenever mothers who…

Mar 21, 2021 •

Nathalie Márquez Courtney

February 2021

A portrait of the artist as a young mum

Hi friends, Welcome to the first edition of The Motherhood Sessions, a newsletter for mother makers, writers, dreamers and doers. Thank you again for…

Feb 21, 2021 •

Nathalie Márquez Courtney

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