Miranda and Sarah welcome Angela Garbes, author of Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change and Like A Mother, to the show this week to talk about drinking, sobriety, and the fuzzy, fine lines that we trace around substance use in motherhood. Though it feels like sober curiosity — or full on sobriety — is on-trend, a recent CDC study indicated that more women than ever are binge drinking and dying from alcohol-related diseases. How should we think about drinking and self-care? What does my choice say about your choice? With holiday gatherings looming, Angela — and a few brilliant listeners — helps us think deeply about how to manage it all with or without drinking to help (or hinder) us. Links: Angela’s Substack Angela’s Washington Post piece about her sobriety CDC Study about women and alcohol-related mortality Atlantic Article on Wine Moms Virginia Sole-Smith on Sugar Highs Sophie Lucido Johnson on Instagram Monday N/A Gin Studio Null N/A Bubble Join our Patreon!
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Episode 8: Motherhood Is Sobering: Drinking, The Holidays & Mothering, With Angela Garbes