Ericka Sóuter is an American journalist, author, and prominent voice on parenting-related matters.
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Ericka Sóuter, author of How to Have a Kid and a Life: A Survival Guide, talks about parenting dilemmas, including during challenging times such as the pandemic.
Continue to have and grow your life, Mom―for your sake and your kids’. When did being a good mom come to mean giving up everything that used to make you … you? That’s the question millions of 21st-century mothers grapple with every single day as they parent in our madly kid-centric culture.
In the world of mothers, I have learned there are two kinds—women who love being a mom but honestly believe they would feel no less complete if they weren’t and those who could not imagine being anything else.
To be clear, these are not conversations we wanted to have, these are conversations we had to have.
Stressed out and overwhelmed should not be the default emotional status for women. What we need to ask is what we are going to do about it?
Experts reveal some of the barriers that prevent this demographic from getting the help it needs
What effect does this intense pro-breastfeeding culture have on women who can’t do it? Here’s one mom's story.
A growing number of medical schools are intent on reducing the racial disparities by raising awareness of the social determinants of health: issues such as lack of transportation, food insecurity, housing, poverty, and isolation that play a critical role in a patient’s life and ability to get...
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