Mónica Vaca Cárdenas

Oct 30, 2024 | audacity.substack.com | Mónica Vaca Cárdenas

Every two weeks or so I am publishing an essay from an emerging writer. This week, we are publishing “It’s Better This Way” by Monica Cardenas. Monica authors the Bad Mothers Substack, which covers reproductive rights and maternal ambivalence in culture and literature. Her debut novel The Mother Law was longlisted in the Lucy Cavendish College Fiction Prize and runner-up in the Borough Press open submission competition.

Aug 15, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Mónica Vaca Cárdenas

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Aug 15, 2024 | lithub.com | Mónica Vaca Cárdenas

For a long time, I didn’t realize that my irritation at society’s oppressive prescription for motherhood was anything more than my state of being. This frustration buzzed on the periphery of my awareness so persistently, became a thing so familiar, that I didn’t acknowledge or identify it. When I finally did, it was through literature.

Mar 4, 2024 | thestoryofwomanpodcast.com | Mónica Vaca Cárdenas

Betty Friedan's "The Feminine Mystique," published in 1963, is often recognized as a catalyst for the second wave of feminism. How far have we come since then in terms of women's role in society, and specifically women's maternal and domestic role? In this episode of The Story of Woman, host Anna Stoecklein dives deep into a conversation with writer and scholar, Monica Cardenas, about the parallels between the issues faced by women in the 1960s and the challenges that persist in the present.

Jan 22, 2024 | thestoryofwomanpodcast.com | Chelsea Conaboy |Mónica Vaca Cárdenas

Ever wondered if the so-called "maternal instinct" is a scientific reality or a societal construct? Join guest host Monica Cardenas as she delves into the fascinating world of neuroscience with Chelsea Conaboy, author of Mother Brain: How Neuroscience is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood. Together, they explore the intricate changes in parents' brains and debunking myths surrounding motherhood.