<description>&lt;p&gt;📚 &lt;strong&gt;Resources and Links:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;em&gt;📩 Connect with host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/michellepellizzonlipsitz/?hl=en"&gt;&lt;em&gt;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michelle Pellizzon-Lipsitz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/holisticism/?hl=en"&gt;&lt;em&gt;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠team Holisticism⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;em&gt;Sign up for the North Node waitlist &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://michelle-509f.mykajabi.com/north-node-2024"&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;em&gt;Inquire about 1:1 work with Michelle &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.notion.so/12fa2ea10eb780878280ef2acf269be2?pvs=21"&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nuance? On the internet???? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sparked by &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniesoteriou/chappell-roan-parenthood-backlash-parents-angry"&gt;Chappell Roan's viral "parenting is hell" discourse&lt;/a&gt;, this week I throw our editorial calendar into the abyss to tackle something I've been totally allergic to discussing publicly: my experience with parenthood. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You'll hear why I always dodge the parent-content pipeline, why my expectations for motherhood were subterranean (spoiler: expecting the worst is apparently my superpower), and why having a baby at 33 instead of 25 might be the ultimate "choose your hard" situation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;My experience of parenting has been like, the opposite of hell… and boy-howdy do I totally empathize with why Chappell’s twenty-something friends might find parenting to be &lt;em&gt;Les Miserables. &lt;/em&gt;Because I’m pretty sure if I’d had a kid any time before when I did, I would have felt that way, too. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Whether you're child-free and thriving, halfway through freezing your eggs, or currently nap trapped under a somewhat sweaty but 100% adorable toddler, this episode tries to offer the rare middle ground in today's polarized parenthood discourse. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No toxic positivity, no doom-scrolling negativity — just one witch's take on how motherhood unexpectedly activated parts of myself I didn't know existed, and perhaps some ideas to think about if you’re anything like how I was pre-baby when I was still trying to decide whether to take a gamble on a new (volatile) experience like having a child or if I should just enjoy a child-free existence. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Curious to hear your thoughts in the chat! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Twelfth House is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://thetwelfthhouse.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2"&gt;thetwelfthhouse.substack.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

The Twelfth House

Holisticism

The Twelfth House: Parenthood and The Privilege of Choosing The Conditions of Your Experiences

APR 4, 202539 MIN
The Twelfth House

The Twelfth House: Parenthood and The Privilege of Choosing The Conditions of Your Experiences

APR 4, 202539 MIN

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<p>📚 <strong>Resources and Links:</strong></p><p>* <em>📩 Connect with host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/michellepellizzonlipsitz/?hl=en"><em>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michelle Pellizzon-Lipsitz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</em></a><em>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/holisticism/?hl=en"><em>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠team Holisticism⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</em></a></p><p>* <em>Sign up for the North Node waitlist </em><a target="_blank" href="https://michelle-509f.mykajabi.com/north-node-2024"><em>here</em></a><em> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</em></p><p>* <em>Inquire about 1:1 work with Michelle </em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.notion.so/12fa2ea10eb780878280ef2acf269be2?pvs=21"><em>here</em></a></p><p>Nuance? On the internet???? </p><p>Sparked by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniesoteriou/chappell-roan-parenthood-backlash-parents-angry">Chappell Roan's viral "parenting is hell" discourse</a>, this week I throw our editorial calendar into the abyss to tackle something I've been totally allergic to discussing publicly: my experience with parenthood. </p><p>You'll hear why I always dodge the parent-content pipeline, why my expectations for motherhood were subterranean (spoiler: expecting the worst is apparently my superpower), and why having a baby at 33 instead of 25 might be the ultimate "choose your hard" situation.</p><p>My experience of parenting has been like, the opposite of hell… and boy-howdy do I totally empathize with why Chappell’s twenty-something friends might find parenting to be <em>Les Miserables. </em>Because I’m pretty sure if I’d had a kid any time before when I did, I would have felt that way, too. </p><p>Whether you're child-free and thriving, halfway through freezing your eggs, or currently nap trapped under a somewhat sweaty but 100% adorable toddler, this episode tries to offer the rare middle ground in today's polarized parenthood discourse. </p><p>No toxic positivity, no doom-scrolling negativity — just one witch's take on how motherhood unexpectedly activated parts of myself I didn't know existed, and perhaps some ideas to think about if you’re anything like how I was pre-baby when I was still trying to decide whether to take a gamble on a new (volatile) experience like having a child or if I should just enjoy a child-free existence. </p><p>Curious to hear your thoughts in the chat! </p><p><p>The Twelfth House is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://thetwelfthhouse.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">thetwelfthhouse.substack.com/subscribe</a>