Modern Motherhood Has Lost Generational Wisdom—and Mothers Want It Back

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Modern Motherhood Has Lost Generational Wisdom—and Mothers Want It Back
Illustration by Lumi Liu
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Maggie Gordon-Walker remembers crying every day after becoming a mother, but she kept it hidden.

She did not feel unwell, but she did not feel herself either. A needy baby, sleepless nights, moments of doubt—these are easier to survive when they are shared. But Gordon-Walker had no one to help her make sense of the life-changing transition into motherhood.

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