Katie Bodendorfer Garner

@iamasmotherscholar.bsky.social Here's our 2026 conference cfp. Join us in Montreal at Concordia U, June 14-17, 2026. Find out more online at iamas.com.
Also, we are excited to be working in conjunction with WFRN, whose conference is June 17-20 at Concordia U. Two conferences in one week!

Here's our 2026 conference cfp. Join us in Montreal at Concordia U, June 14-17, 2026. Find out more online at iamas.com.
Also, we are excited to be working in conjunction with WFRN (Work and Family Researchers Network), whose conference is June 17-20 at Concordia U. Two conferences in one week!

Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.

Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.

White House Wants to Recruit Corporate Sponsors for Easter Egg Roll The White House has moved to turn its Easter Egg Roll, a tradition that stretches back to Rutherford B. Hayes, into a chance to showcase brands.

The White House wants to recruit corporate sponsors to contribute to its Easter Egg Roll next month, raising ethical and legal concerns that President Trump is allowing companies to profit from the 147-year-old tradition by turning it into a showcase for their brands.

Ways to show up for our libraries:

-Get a library card
-Regularly visit your library
-Use library services
-Donate books
-Attend library events
-Become a library “friend”
-Purchase their merch or from their book sales
-Volunteer

None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.

Here’s What Generation X Is Like as Grandparents Generation X is known for their independence, resourcefulness, and relaxed approach to tradition—and these traits set the tone for how they connect with their grandkids.

I'm cited in here! www.parents.com/generation-x...

What a lot of people miss is that part of what is transmitted from one generation to the next is *behaviour*. We're dazzled by the science of epigenetics (that most ppl don't understand in the first place - I confess my own grasp is superficial), and ignore trauma-based behavioural responses that

Single Parents Should Get as Much Paid Leave as Couples, Spanish Court Rules The decision follows a constitutional court ruling that barred discrimination against babies born into single-parent families.

Single parents in Spain can request the same total amount of paid parental leave that couples are entitled to, a regional court ruled, in a case that could be a game changer for the large number of one-parent families in the country.

How To Write About Trauma - A Workshop - Trauma Recovery When we can talk about our experiences, and not be overwhelmed by them, we can say we are speaking from the scar, rather than the wound. At this point, we might want to write about our experiences eit...

Trauma is caused by the adverse events that occur AND the lack of support we receive.
I love working with people who want to explore different ways of writing about their trauma(s), and am offering a workshop in Feb at Oscailt in Dublin to do just that!
Come and join me! bit.ly/42lzNTB

Reading Parable of the Talents now by Octavia E Butler. Found this passage relevant to our times. Actually this entire book is relevant to our dystopian reality. #booksky #booktok

Guess what I'll be doing at 2pm on IWD? Launching my new book @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social, that's what. Guess what else? Yizzer're all invited!!

Opinion | Men in Caring Jobs Will Make Society More Equal Less stigma against male caregivers is all to the good.

“If more men return to female-dominated professions, they may bring better pay and more prestige with them, and they may also make the idea of men as caregivers more palatable and encouraged,” Jessica Grose writes.