A Feminist Review of Mommy Wine Culture

If you've been on any form of social media recently, you'll have noticed a plethora of memes and gifs depicting mothers who use wine as a means for coping with their daily duties. In this episode, Judith and Erin consider how consumer products, cultural representations ranging from social media memes to television series and movies, and the pressure to drink in social situations are all expressions of the so-called "mommy wine culture." The hosts draw on their own experience and their academic backgrounds to examine the larger narratives of the mommy wine culture through a feminist lens. 

 

Resources and References:

SAMHSA’s National Helpline (in the United States)

SAMHSA’s National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357), (also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service) or TTY: 1-800-487-4889 is a confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorder.

 

This episode refers to 

Drunk Mom:  A MEMOIR

By JOWITA BYDLOWSKA

 

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316251/drunk-mom-by-jowita-bydlowska/

and

The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath

by Leslie Jamison

https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/leslie-jamison/the-recovering/9780316259620/