matrescence
Since my latest post, a lot has changed in my life. I've undergone a metamorphosis - matrescence - a radical and intense physiological, emotional, and social transformation from individual to parent. Childbirth truly is the most wild and beautiful experience, despite the chaos and the pain. Three weeks into motherhood and I am overjoyed, sometimes overwhelmed, and always in total disbelief that I have brought a living, breathing creature into this world. There's a lot of bullshit in this world today. Today marks four years since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Yesterday broke the news about the despicable and degrading comments made by Trump about the USA Women's hockey team (after they achieved the exact same feat as the men's team...), and the incredibly disheartening reaction from the Men's team themselves. I hope that my now one month-old daughter can grow up in a world where her accomplishments are not dismissed solely for the fact that she is not a male. I...
