458: Heather Siegel: The Intersection of Marriage, Motherhood, Domesticity & Feminism

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Heather Siegel is the author of the award-winning, coming-of-age memoir, OUT FROM THE UNDERWORLD. Her newest work, THE KING & THE QUIRKY: A Memoir of Love, Marriage, Domesticity, Feminism, and Self was just released.  Heather was named a semifinalist for the Kore Press 2018 Memoir Award. Her creative nonfiction has appeared on popular sites like Scary Mommy, as well as Salon.com, The Flexible Persona, and Entrophy Magazine. She holds an MFA from The New School University, and lives on Long Island where she teaches academic and creative writing for local colleges and continuing education programs.

Listen in to hear Heather share:

• Her story of growing up in a basement with her funeral director father while her mother was missing
• What compelled her to write a memoir and share her story
• How she lost her hard edges in order to fall into a love narrative she never believed in
• Whether or not we should teach our children the “true love” narrative
• The three legs or the true love triangle: Erotisim, romance, companionship and whether or not we can have all three for the lifespan of our marriage
• How to find your way back to relationships and your own identity outside marriage and motherhood
• How feminism and motherhood and being a SAHM intersect

Links mentioned:

• Get on the Waitlist for Momentum Mamas: shamelessmom.com/waitlist
• Connect with Heather: heathersiegel.net

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