Ingrid Ellis’s Reviews > Matrescence: On Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood > Status Update
Ingrid Ellis
is on page 120 of 320
- telling women they have “mom brain” affects how they see themselves
- the cognitive load of adapting to parenthood may constitute an “enriching environment” that actually makes the brain more resilient
- “the idea that motherhood is wrought with memory deficits and is characterized by a brain that no longer functions well is scientifically just not so”
— Nov 26, 2025 02:26AM
- the cognitive load of adapting to parenthood may constitute an “enriching environment” that actually makes the brain more resilient
- “the idea that motherhood is wrought with memory deficits and is characterized by a brain that no longer functions well is scientifically just not so”
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Ingrid Ellis
is on page 248 of 320
“Framing unpaid care work as a source of individual personal satisfaction conceals the fat that it is also a public good with immense social benefits. Children grow up to pay taxes, work for public services, support the older generation, repay public debt, keep society going.”
— Nov 27, 2025 08:18AM
Ingrid Ellis
is on page 10 of 320
“I thought the baby would grow inside my body, as in a flowerpot, that I would still be the same person. But that didn’t seem to be the case.” yes yes yes already feeling seen by this book
— Nov 25, 2025 02:48PM
