Suki Wessling
@babblery.substack.com
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Writer, The Babblery producer, teacher.
https://linktr.ee/sukiwessling
NEW on Substack: We can name many of the ills of our society, but the disdain of women is not one of them. Why do we shy away from naming the reason that our young men are in distress? Misogyny.
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Doula Anne Wallen told me the story of my first birth, which was set in motion when I stepped into the hospital. As I listened to Anne telling my story, I realized that my intimate story is actually a story of women's health and bodily autonomy.
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Blessed relief—two stories of birth
How women's bodily autonomy makes all the difference in childbirth
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7 days ago
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NEW Minibabble: The way of the doula - in praise of natural birth Adapted from the full episode with new material, hear doula Anne Wallen talk about the beauty, simplicity, and joy of natural birth.
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Minibabble: The way of the doula -
In praise of natural birth In this mini version of the full episode, “Trusting our Survival Mechanisms with Doula Anne Wallen,” we focus on doula Anne Wallen’s trust in the....
https://babblery.com/2025/12/minibabble-the-way-of-the-doula/
8 days ago
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Written the day after a bad night the day after a bad night the day after a bad night...
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When desperate for sleep
Confessions of a busy brain
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12 days ago
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My conversation with Anne Wallen could be life-changing. Listen:
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17 days ago
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NEW on Substack: Watching our CDC is like a vigil at the beside of a dying uncle.
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18 days ago
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Great conversation with Anne Wallen about women's bodily autonomy. Check it out!
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18 days ago
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I follow
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on Substack and enjoy her pieces. Today's advice didn't surprise me because I follow the news. But it gave me pause: We have a government that is not just one whose policies seem wrongheaded. We have a government that is trying to make us sicker. Think about it.
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Anne Wallen now trains women in the art of the doula. How a teen mom evolved into a proponent of natural childbirth is a quietly stunning American love story.
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Coming Wednesday on the Babblery: Doula educator Anne Wallen talks about how she came to her profession, from teen mom to advocate for women's bodily autonomy. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform or at
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24 days ago
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NEW on Substack: Just as in our politics, Americans have been drawn to extremes when it comes to our health. What will it take to make America as healthy as it can be?
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The American Health Binary
Yelling at each other rather than solving our problems
https://open.substack.com/pub/babblery/p/the-american-health-binary
24 days ago
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Prof. Suki
27 days ago
We had many of the classic food fights with our kids, but we developed a 3-prong approach that seems to have worked.
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Kids, food, and yum!
3 food rules to raise kids by
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When my parents Facetimed me right before bedtime, I knew something was up.
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How can we ever trust each other again?
A few bad actors may break us
https://open.substack.com/pub/babblery/p/how-can-we-ever-trust-each-other?r=h87dy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
29 days ago
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NEW on Women's International News Gathering Service (WINGS):
www.radio4all.net/program/121232
In this interview, Shilpi Chhotray speaks about relationships with environmental activists around the world, with emphasis on minorities and indigenous people.
@shilpichhotray.bsky.social
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NEW Minibabble: How does motherhood change the direction of women's lives? Environmentalist Shilpi Chhotray on how her life took a professional and personal turn when she became a mother.
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Motherhood changes the environment
Environmentalist Shilpi Chhotray reflects on how motherhood changed her career trajectory and her personal life forever
https://open.substack.com/pub/babblery/p/motherhood-changes-the-environment?r=h87dy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
about 1 month ago
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Yesterday's elections were a landslide... for democracy:
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about 1 month ago
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Prof. Suki
about 1 month ago
I publish a lot online, but there's nothing like the thrill of seeing a stack of magazines, picking it up, and finding my name in good, old-fashioned ink on paper! My piece about the value of creative writing will be on their website
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soon, locals grab a copy at a library or cafe.
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about 1 month ago
Parent Workshop: Encouraging Healthy Writing Habits Parents: Joine me to learn how much influence you can have on your student’s writing.
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NEW on Substack: A hot tub encounter leads to thoughts about how we direct our anger.
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about 1 month ago
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Juggling career and kids? Listen to Shilpi talk about how having children changed "everything":
babblery.com/2025/10/find...
@counterstream.bsky.social
@thenation.com
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about 1 month ago
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Interested in education/parenting topics? Follow my other ego:
@profsuki.bsky.social
!
about 1 month ago
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KSQD Community Radio
about 2 months ago
🌎 MONDAY 6 pm PT on The Babblery: “Finding Community in Environmental Justice” Shilpi Chhotray is an environmentalist inspired by the social justice movement. Now launching a podcast with The Nation, sharing stories of environmental Justice 🎧 Listen on
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NEW on Substack: Here's how I try to minimize single-use plastic in my life. How about you?
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One household against plastic
No virtue fatigue around here!
https://open.substack.com/pub/babblery/p/one-household-against-plastic?r=h87dy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
about 2 months ago
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It's time to build community!
babblery.com/2025/10/find...
@shilpichhotray.bsky.social
about 2 months ago
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Listen today: Finding Community in Environmental Justice with Shilpi Chhotray
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about 2 months ago
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My complete lack of focus on one issue fully on display. Here's my teaching/education newsletter, including an upcoming FREE discussion for kids and my spring classes:
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News: Writing, Books, and Yum!
News, events, and classes
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about 2 months ago
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NEW on the Babblery: Shilpi Chhotray is a storyteller with a purpose. An environmentalist who found inspiration in the social justice movement, she is now embarking on a podcast to tell stories about environmental justice.
babblery.com/2025/10/find...
@shilpichhotray.bsky.social
@thenation.com
about 2 months ago
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I see this over and over again, in my life and on media: young people seem to be suffering from virtue fatigue. But taking personal responsibility for a small part of humanity’s big problems shouldn't cause fatigue. It should energize us and those around us.
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Is personal responsibility passé?
In a world made of atoms, even a compostable fork is meaningful
https://open.substack.com/pub/babblery/p/is-personal-responsibility-passe?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=h87dy
about 2 months ago
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NEW on Substack: Questioning authority has morphed into unquestioning authoritarianism.
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about 2 months ago
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This week: "Holding the Inner Flame: On Creativity" featured on Pacifica Sprouts!
pacificanetwork.org/sprouts/
@ksqdfm.bsky.social
about 2 months ago
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I am so excited to be working on the release of my new middle grade novel, How to Make Magic Real. Subscribe to KidsLearn for notifications:
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about 2 months ago
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Once a month I’m taking a walk around my Substack universe and sharing some good pieces with my readers. This issue has Paul Crenshaw, Ted Gioia, Celeste Davis, Y.L. Wolfe, and a writer new to me but a new fave, Mike Underell - amongst others.
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Visiting my neighbors in the stack
Taking a break from politics
https://babblery.substack.com/p/visiting-my-neighbors-in-the-stack
about 2 months ago
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NEW on Substack: Do you have a scrappy little local community media outlet? Now’s the time to support freedom of speech, local news, and community-building.
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2 months ago
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NEW on KidsLearn: When a child could go in many directions, which direction should parents support?
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What future do we see for our 2e kids?
When parents follow their child's definition of success
https://open.substack.com/pub/kidslearn/p/what-future-do-we-see-for-our-2e?r=4vnxyh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
2 months ago
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I'm excited to be working on the upcoming episode of The Babblery, an interview with environmentalist
@shilpichhotray.bsky.social
, whose new podcast through
@thenation.com
has just been released. Subscribe on Substack for notifications and related writing/mini-episodes:
babblery.substack.com
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2 months ago
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NEW on Substack: The Web was the greatest communication tool ever invented... until it wasn't.
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Ensh*ttification complete
A stroll through our worldwide outhouse
https://open.substack.com/pub/babblery/p/enshttification-complete?r=h87dy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
2 months ago
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Americans gather reams of education data, and it's useful. But on the ground in the classroom, we need to let the data fall away and teach the children who show up.
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2 months ago
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NEW Minibabble: Mansplaining is certainly annoying, but how does it and other male dominant behaviors stifle women's free speech?
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3 months ago
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NEW on Substack: What happens when freedom of speech is used to express disdain rather than to exchange and debate ideas? Nothing good.
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3 months ago
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"In my view, the Trump administration is using antisemitism in a despicable way because there really is antisemitism and he doesn't really care about it. He's using it as a scapegoat in order to try to dismantle academic freedom and freedom of speech on the campuses." - Bettina Aptheker
3 months ago
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I'm busy Making Magic Real:
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Making Magic Real
On writing from the soul instead of for the industry
https://kidslearn.substack.com/p/making-magic-real?r=4vnxyh
3 months ago
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NEW on The Babblery: Academic Freedom Under Fire with Bettina Aptheker In feminist scholar Bettina Aptheker’s life she has confronted attempts to limit academic freedom—hear how she fought back.
babblery.com/2025/09/acad...
3 months ago
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Thoughts on the experiment of democracy, right wing pundits, and what the heck the press thinks its job is.
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MAGA rifles through the garbage can of democracy
While the press pretends it's politics as usual
https://open.substack.com/pub/babblery/p/maga-rifles-through-the-garbage-can?r=h87dy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
3 months ago
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KSQD is pleased to announce that Sonoma County’s KOWS Radio is now carrying three Squid-produced shows. The Babblery, State of Mind (mental health with host Debra Sloss), and The Dream Journal (dream exploration with host Katherine Bell) will bring Squid energy to The Herd!
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3 months ago
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NEW on Substack: Public health is about more than numbers—it's about the stories we tell and the heroes we choose to celebrate.
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3 months ago
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NEW on Substack: Some thoughts on how we can look to babies to repair our culture.
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3 months ago
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What can babies learning to talk teach us about parenting and teaching?
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The Art of Listening
Our children thrive when we listen and respond!
https://open.substack.com/pub/kidslearn/p/the-art-of-listening?r=4vnxyh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
3 months ago
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NEW Minibabble: Yet another news day in America, yet another tragedy to dissect. But why bother? We know the path back and it’s staring us right in the eyeballs.
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4 months ago
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NEW on The Babblery: Listening to Children: In Conversation with Linguist Eve Clark Dr. Eve Clark’s bilingual childhood sparked an interest that has continued unabated through her life and career: How do children learn to talk? Like everyone, they just need to be heard.
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4 months ago
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