Honest as a Mother
Join Amanda as she is sitting down with other moms and having the tough conversations surrounding motherhood. Amanda is a full time working mom who's passionate about discussing the "taboo" topics of motherhood. Join Amanda as she gets honest as a mother on her own feelings about what motherhood is really like.
Honest as a Mother
A Conversation on Child Protection with Brooke Richardson
Amanda is joined by Brooke Richardson who is a mother, an author and a fierce advocate for mothers and children. Brooke is here to share her story of her experience in the child protection world.
**TRIGGER WARNING**
This episode does contain conversation surrounding child abuse.
Included in this episode:
- Brooke shares her story of being fasley accused of child abuse involving her infant daughter in 2018.
- The amount of hoops that Brooke had to jump through to have anyone listen to her.
- How Brooke is dealing with this situation still to this day.
- What she is doing now to advovate for mothers and children.
Brooke is launching her own book called "Mothering on the Edge" and will be having a book launch on May 24 and is hoping to continue the conversation of child protection.
Get your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mothering-on-the-edge-book-launch-and-conversation-on-child-protection-tickets-605053630697
Connect with Brooke: https://www.brookerichardson.ca/home
Purchase her book: https://demeterpress.org/books/mothering-on-the-edge-a-critical-examination-of-mothering-within-child-protection-systems/