Season Two
Exploring the systems shaping women’s lives—from healthcare and reproductive law to media visibility and climate activism.
Author and journalist Danielle Crittenden joins The Women’s Current for a deeply personal conversation about motherhood, grief, identity, marriage, and what remains after profound loss. Drawing from her memoir Losing You, Danielle reflects on continuing bonds, enduring love, and learning to carry grief while moving forward.
Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood. The title is quite powerful as is its author, Gretchen Sisson, PhD. Gretchen has been making waves with her groundbreaking studies on abortion and adoption in the US. Her work sheds light on the experiences of women who have relinquished their child for adoption since Roe v. Wade. The Supreme Court’s dissent in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health from Justices Breyer, Kagan, and Sotomayor cited Gretchen’s research. The stories of relinquishing mothers reveal a larger societal problem of our country’s refusal to care for families at the most basic level.
A Mother’s Day Special ‘There is so much beauty in this world if you just look for it. ‘ -Kate Swenson, Mom, Author, Inspiration So many quotes to choose from… ‘If at first you don’t succeed, try doing it the way mom told you to in the beginning.’ – unknown ‘I want my children to […]
