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Momasphere Blog

Stories on motherhood, creativity, and balance

From our community of New York City moms come conversations about making room for creativity, juggling work and family, and raising children. Read the posts, then come meet us at an event.

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What the blog covers

Posts from 2009 through 2012 looked at creativity in motherhood, work-life balance, and the everyday challenges of parenting. Alongside essays and community reflections, the blog hosted conversations with authors and experts — including a May 13, 2010 book launch and panel discussion with Sharon Lerner, author of The War on Moms, and interviews with thinkers such as Cathy Greenberg.

Past gatherings that inspired these conversations appear in the events archive, from the May 23, 2010 Lunafest Women's Film Festival to the December 14, 2010 film screening and discussion of “Who Does She Think She Is?”

Recent posts

A selection of writing from the Momasphere community archive.

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    Creativity

    The Creativity Crisis

    An exploration of where creativity goes during the busy years of motherhood, and how to make room for it again.

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    Work-Life Balance

    Work-Life Balance

    Practical reflections on holding a career and a family together, drawn from community conversations in New York City.

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  • Photograph of a mother resting with a small child beside her, muted purple and cream palette, tender and calm
    Parenting

    Parenting Challenges

    Honest accounts of the harder parts of raising children, shared by moms who found common ground at Momasphere events.

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Momasphere began as a simple idea: mothers of New York City deserved gatherings as thoughtful and fun as the lives they were already building. What grew from that spark became a series of evenings, talks, and creative programs designed for women at every age and stage, whether they were starting a family, raising young children, or navigating the return to work. The blog is where that idea first took shape in writing, capturing conversations about creativity in motherhood, the art of balancing work and family, and the everyday realities of parenting, with reflections from a community that kept showing up and sharing generously.</</item>

Voices from the community

Some posts took the form of a conversation rather than a solo essay. The May 13, 2010 book launch and panel discussion with Sharon Lerner, and interviews with experts such as Cathy Greenberg, brought writers and moms together around the same table.

  • Essays and reflections on motherhood from community members
  • Interviews with authors and experts on family and creativity
  • Event coverage, including 2009 gatherings such as “Wine and Cupcakes Networking,” “Make Room for Mom’s Voice,” and “Motherhood Is the New MBA”

Browse the events archive for the gatherings behind these conversations.

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