Empowering Matrescence: Empathy, Individuality, and Redefining Motherhood
In Palestinian culture, new Mamas are often pressured to embody a picture-perfect image of selflessness and unending joy, while their personal experiences go unnoticed. It's time to embrace empathy and create space individuality in matrescence while honouring the communal. Let us celebrate the highs and lows, challenge the role of sacrifice, and empower Mamas to define their own narratives, free from judgment and unrealistic expectations.
Sitti’s Secrets: Tips for Infant Care from the Palestinian Matriarchs of My Life
I have been so lucky to have been able to transition into motherhood surrounded & supported by so many wonderful mothers who provided me with a wealth of helpful and much needed tips & tricks for infant care. Here are my absolute favorite tried & tested tips for postpartum & infant care, so that new parents everywhere can perhaps learn from the rich Palestinian cultural heritage in caring for their own little ones.
Maternal Mirroring: Beyond the Mother-Infant Dyad
A sense of strange familiarity started to settle in a few weeks after I had given birth, as if I had know Arafat my whole life. This feeling has since evolved into the beginnings of a wonderful relationship and long lasting bond between us.