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The Motherlands Podcast

The Motherlands Podcast explores the poetics of kinship, the politics of care, and the layered terrain of women"s studies and reproductive health. Through intimate conversations, it reimagines caregiving as a personal, collective, and ecological practice. Each episode invites reflection, where storytelling becomes a vessel for presence, connection, and remembering. keelysemler.substack.com

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35:08

Demystifying the Mental Load with Paige Connell

The Motherlands Podcast ·

2025/12/07

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear the full conversation, visit keelysemler.substack.com.Today’s guest is Paige Connell, a working mother of four whose thoughtful online presence brings much needed honesty and clarity to conversations about contemporary family life. We explore the mental load, the unseen work of keeping a family running, and how it shapes our wellbeing, our relationships, and our sense of self. And importantly, the mental load isn’t limited to marriage or parenting;

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33:15

Art as Medicine with Kristen Gutoskie

The Motherlands Podcast ·

2025/11/23

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear the full conversation, visit keelysemler.substack.com.Today’s guest is actress, singer, and mother Kristen Gutoskie, and we’re having an honest conversation about what motherhood really feels like once you’re in the thick of it. We explore how she’s learned to trust herself, stay creative and find her footing in parenthood.Kristen opens up about the mental load; the invisible emotional work of keeping a family moving, the vulnerability of sharing her

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44:59

Practicing Care in an Imperfect System with Dr. Ono...

The Motherlands Podcast ·

2025/11/09

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear the full conversation, visit keelysemler.substack.com.Today’s guest is board-certified OB/GYN Dr. Ono Nseyo. We cover a wide range of women’s health topics, from birth control to the lack of women’s health research. We also talk about the gaps in prenatal nutrition education in medical training and the missed opportunities this creates for clinicians. We explore the importance of shared decision-making with patients, including how Dr. Nseyo navigates

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40:26

Beauty as a Unifying Force with Nadine Artemis

The Motherlands Podcast ·

2025/10/26

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear the full conversation, visit keelysemler.substack.com.Nadine Artemis, founder of Living Libations, reflects on how modern culture places our senses in a hierarchy, often prioritizing the visual while neglecting the richness of the others. She invites us to consider beauty not just as appearance, but as a full body experience; a harmony of scent, sound, touch, and presence. We talk about living in deeper relationship with nature, and how that

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38:50

The Sleek Rebrand of the Sex Industry with Dr....

The Motherlands Podcast ·

2025/10/12

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear the full conversation, visit keelysemler.substack.com.I have spent a great deal of time thinking about and honestly, grappling with, the sex industry and today’s narratives around sexual liberation. It’s often marketed as glamorous and empowering for women, but I’ve found myself questioning who it actually serves, and at what cost.In today’s episode, I’m joined by Dr. Rebecca Whisnant, a professor of philosophy at the University of Dayton. We talk

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41:59

Unlearning to Remember with Klara Hascakova

The Motherlands Podcast ·

2025/09/28

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear the full conversation, visit keelysemler.substack.com.This week’s guest is Klara Hascakova, an Oxford educated systems designer whose work helps women reimagine the structures of their lives so they can live, lead, and create from a place of inner truth.I first encountered Klara through her appearance on the podcast In My Non-Expert Opinion with Chelsea Riffe. What initially drew me in was the way she spoke with humor and openness about her approach

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45:24

What Love Feels Like at the End with Sonya Dolan &...

The Motherlands Podcast ·

2025/09/14

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear the full conversation, visit keelysemler.substack.com.In this episode, I’m joined by Ladybird Morgan and Sonya Dolan of Mettle Health, where we explore what it means to accompany others through dying, grief, and the tender work of being human.You might be wondering why I recorded an episode on death and grief, and how that fits into Motherlands, which began as a resource for the families I support through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.What I’ve

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42:54

The Evolutionary Story of Kinship

The Motherlands Podcast ·

2025/08/31

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear the full conversation, visit keelysemler.substack.com.This week, I’m honored to share a conversation I had with Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, an evolutionary anthropologist and primatologist whose work has powerfully shifted the way we understand what it means to be human.Sarah invites us to look at the myths surrounding maternal instinct and what society deems "natural” and to imagine something more truthful and compassionate. We explore the lives of our

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47:17

Underneath It All

The Motherlands Podcast ·

2025/08/17

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear the full conversation, visit keelysemler.substack.com.So many of us grew up learning how to take care of everyone but ourselves. We were taught to be helpful, selfless, polite… “good girls”. But no one ever pulled us aside to ask, “What brings you joy? What makes you feel good in your body and in your spirit?”This episode with Kiana Reeves is an invitation to pause and ask those questions.Because here’s the truth: pleasure isn’t a luxury. It’s not

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42:10

Even Here, There is Beauty

The Motherlands Podcast ·

2025/08/03

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear the full conversation, visit keelysemler.substack.com.Today we are joined by Kerrilynn Pamer, Founder of CAP Beauty, a compassionate humanitarian and activist, and evocative writer behind the Substack Coyote Swan.If you’re new, welcome and thank you for being here. Motherlands is a space for women navigating life’s many thresholds. It’s a place to explore the practice of mothering oneself, in ways that may have nothing to do with becoming a mother,

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45:38

A Primal Wound: What Your Doctor Isn't Saying About...

The Motherlands Podcast ·

2025/06/23

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear the full conversation, visit keelysemler.substack.com.If you're exploring fertility options or know someone who is, this episode is a must listen.This week, we're joined by Kallie Fell, MS, BSN, RN, Executive Director of the Center for Bioethics and Culture Network to unpack Big Fertility. Kallie brings a wealth of experience as a perinatal nurse, shedding light on the overlooked aspects of assisted reproductive technologies (ART).In our

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49:21

Empowered Beauty

The Motherlands Podcast ·

2025/06/08

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear the full conversation, visit keelysemler.substack.com.This week I’m thrilled to be joined by Taylor Mckay Smith, a mother, model, and doula, for a powerful conversation about beauty, resilience, and reclaiming the narrative of womanhood.In this extended conversation, Taylor reflects on how her experiences in modeling and motherhood have reshaped her understanding of beauty. She candidly discusses the pressures of the fashion industry's external gaze,

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50:32

Sugar-Coated Lies

The Motherlands Podcast ·

2025/05/26

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear the full conversation, visit keelysemler.substack.com.If you know a girl coming of age right now, this is a critical conversation to listen to.This week’s guest is Brook Urick, a former publicist and sugar baby at the controversial dating website Seeking Arrangement (now Seeking) and author of the memoir Wink, wink, nudge, nudge: sexual exploits and secrets from inside a sugar daddy website.Seeking Arrangement intentionally branded itself as a sugar

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44:30

Honoring the Hands That Hold Us Together

The Motherlands Podcast ·

2025/05/12

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear the full conversation, visit keelysemler.substack.com.This week’s guest is Kate Granchelli, CEO and Founder of Modern Minders, a creative childcare and staffing agency. We explore the often overlooked value of professional childcare, examining how caregiving sits at the intersection of emotional labor, gender roles, and social inequity. It highlights the cultural and structural challenges caregivers face such as undervaluation, inconsistent

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45:12

Reimagining Self Nourishment

The Motherlands Podcast ·

2025/04/28

You’re listening to a free version of this episode. The final 15-30 minutes are available in our extended episode exclusively to Behind Closed Doors, where we enter a slower, softer room; one where guests speak with vulnerability, honesty, and courage about the unseen layers of their lives: fertility, loss, longing, intimacy, identity, and everything in between. These extended interviews and bonus episodes are held with tenderness, and shared only with paid subscribers. If you value candid insights

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54:39

When Nature Meets Nurture

The Motherlands Podcast ·

2025/04/14

Note: You’re listening to a free version of this episode. The final 15 minutes are available exclusively to Behind Closed Doors, an extension of the podcast, where we enter a slower, softer room; one where guests speak with vulnerability, honesty, and courage about the unseen layers of their lives: fertility, loss, longing, intimacy, identity, and everything in between. These extended interviews and bonus episodes are held with tenderness, and shared only with paid subscribers. If you’re someone who

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31:22

The Shocking Truth About Women's Health Research

The Motherlands Podcast ·

2025/03/31

I’m thrilled to introduce the next episode of the Motherlands Podcast with Katie Schubert from the Society of Women’s Health Research (SWHR). Katie is a trusted leader and consensus builder among women’s health stakeholders, and previously served as chief advocacy officer at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM). She is a previous president of Women in Government Relations, and in 2020 was named Advocate of the Year by Professional Women in Advocacy for her work on inclusion of pregnant and

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47:03

Uncovering the Hidden History of the Pelvic Exam

The Motherlands Podcast ·

2025/03/17

I'm excited to introduce our guest today, Wendy Kline, Ph.D, a recognized scholar in the history of medicine and women’s health. Wendy is the Chair in the History of Medicine at Purdue University and has earned international recognition for her groundbreaking work. She is the author of several influential books, including Exposed: The Hidden History of the Pelvic Exam and Coming Home: How Midwives Changed Birth. Wendy has also contributed to notable documentaries, such as Netflix's Sex, Explained

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84:59

Your Joy is My Joy

The Motherlands Podcast ·

2024/12/23

In our culture, there’s a tendency to shy away from discussing loss. Conversations about death often feel absent, even though it is something that profoundly shapes who we are. Perhaps we avoid talking about it in the hope that by ignoring it we can somehow escape its reach. But the truth is, avoiding it doesn’t make it any less inevitable.We can honor death in much the same way we appreciate the changing of the seasons. Winter, for instance, is a time for reflection and stillness—a season of

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66:04

Claiming Space

The Motherlands Podcast ·

2024/12/09

On the last episode of MOTHERLANDS with Paula Mallis, you may recall us talking about the philosophy of space and how we occupy physical and emotional space. In this episode I am very excited to be sharing the conversation I had with Cassandra Ogier and her enlivening practice with horses called The Reflective Horse. Cassandra supports people by providing opportunities to encounter horses in a strikingly unique way. I met Cassandra a number of years ago and was able to experience her teaching

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