I would love to live free of the fear and sadness and real desperation that I think the effect of childbirth has on women, especially because we are expected to be so concerned by 'recovery' from childbirth.
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“I get quite disappointed that we're still telling stories that I think are problematic in terms of what they're saying about women.”
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