Table Talk: A Philosopher's View on Motherhood, Money-Making, and Our Worth
Fri, Mar 14
|Our Virtual Table
Our self worth is deeper than our bottom line, and comes from all directions. Who we are in our careers, in our relationships, and in our own minds come crashing into each other when we have children. We are talking with Dr. Danielle LaSusa, Philosophical Coach and Ted X speaker about it all.
Time & Location
Mar 14, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
Our Virtual Table
About the event
Women today are given two competing messages about our worthiness in the world: One, worthiness comes from being a personal mother or caregiver, and two, worthiness comes from professional success, earning power, and social contribution. It can feel impossible to fulfill both roles, let alone do them both well. Drawing upon her training and experience as a mother, a Ph.D. in philosophy, a survivor of postpartum psychosis, and a long-time practitioner of Buddhist meditation, Danielle wants to offer an alternative source of worthiness that has nothing to do with how well we fulfill our roles and everything to do with our existence itself.
As a philosopher, Danielle had lived comfortably in her professional world of the mind—that is, until she had a baby and she was yanked down into the messy, unpredictable, domestic world of the body. It was a rough transition, marked by wild emotions, intense grief, and an…
Tickets
General Admission
$20.00+$0.50 service fee
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