Late Night Talk/Workshop: Becoming a mother | 深夜對談：成為母親討論會/工作坊
Now Place Late Night Talk/Workshop: Becoming a mother 成為母親討論會/工作坊
📅 Date: Friday, March 7, 2025
🕘 Time: 7:45PM door, 8:00 PM - 10 PM
📍 Location: Mission, San Francisco (detailed location will share 3 days before the event)
🎟 Capacity: 8-10 participants, $10 (all fee goes to materials and preparation)
💬 Language: Bilingual (English & Chinese)
Is your body still yours after becoming a mother?
成为母亲后，你的身体还是“你的”吗？
What happens when your body carries life, shifts shape, endures pain, and bears marks that cannot be erased?
When society romanticizes motherhood as an act of devotion and transformation, what remains unseen?
For many, the process of becoming a mother is not just about nurturing another life but also about facing an unraveling—a confrontation with change, identity, and control.
当你的身体孕育生命、形态改变、经历痛楚，并留下无法抹去的痕迹时，你是否仍然认得它？
当社会将母职包裹在爱与奉献的光环下，谁来承认它的困难？
成为母亲的过程，不仅仅是养育另一个生命，更多时候也是面对自身的瓦解与重塑——对身体、身份、与控制感的重新认知。
Who is this for? | 适合谁参加？
🔸 Whether you have recently given birth, are preparing for childbirth, or are simply interested in this topic, you are welcome to join this conversation.
🔸 无论你是否最近生育小孩，将要生产，或是对这个话题感兴趣的女性，都欢迎加入这场对话。
In this late-night conversation, we will gather to share, listen, and reflect on the untold realities of a mother’s body.
这是一场深夜的对话，我们将共同倾听、分享，并反思关于母亲身体的隐藏现实。
🔹 How pregnancy, birth, and postpartum shift the way we experience our bodies
🔹 The feeling of losing control—physically, emotionally, hormonally
🔹 The pressures of body image, self-worth, and societal expectations
🔹 The invisible labor of motherhood and its impact on identity
🔹 How becoming a mother reshapes our understanding of our own mothers
🔹 怀孕、生产和产后恢复如何改变我们对自己身体的感知
🔹 身体、情绪、荷尔蒙的变化带来的失控感
🔹 身材焦虑、自我价值感与社会期待的冲突
🔹 母职的隐形劳动如何影响个人身份认同
🔹 成为母亲后，是否让我们重新理解自己的母亲？
Interactive Activities | 互动环节
✦ Body Memory Cards 身体记忆卡片 – A self-awareness exercise to explore your relationship with your body.
What do you feel—tension, exhaustion, softness, resistance? How has this changed through motherhood or witnessing others become mothers?
身体觉察练习：你现在的身体感受是什么？紧绷、疲惫、柔软、抗拒？这些感觉在怀孕、产后，或是目睹他人成为母亲后发生了怎样的变化？
✦ Writing a Letter to Your Body 给身体的一封信 – A private or shared reflection.
Simply acknowledge the struggles and triumphs of your physical form. What would you tell yourself if no one else was listening?
私密或公开的书写练习：写给你的身体——拥抱新的变化，或是诚实地承认这些挣扎与成长。如果没有人听见，你最想对自己说什么？
This is not a lecture. This is not a workshop with a fixed goal.
This is a space—a moment to speak and be heard, to feel without judgment, and to sit with the contradictions and complexities of motherhood.
这不是一场讲座，也不是一个有明确目标的工作坊。
这是一个空间，一个让声音被听见、让感受被承认的时刻，一个允许母职的矛盾与复杂性共存的夜晚。