# Essays from a Global Mama

Essays at the intersection of motherhood, feminism, and global injustice, written with honesty, heat, and heart.

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## [The city that knows how to love Argentina](https://amandakwestfall.substack.com/p/the-city-that-knows-how-to-love-argentina)

_2026-07-21 · Westy_

(Unlike the internet during this World Cup)

## [When "offensive" is actually inclusive](https://amandakwestfall.substack.com/p/when-offensive-is-actually-inclusive)

_2026-06-22 · Westy_

How Argentina taught me the difference between inclusion and political correctness

## [What the f\*ck do we do about foreign aid?](https://amandakwestfall.substack.com/p/what-the-fuck-do-we-do-about-foreign)

_2026-06-12 · Westy_

On Wednesday, the New York Times podcast was about Somalia.

## [An unexpected story about pants](https://amandakwestfall.substack.com/p/an-expected-story-about-pants)

_2026-04-08 · Westy_

“Amanda, you’re a panser.” “A what?” “A panser. It means you create as you go. Like, some people have their stories all plotted out. Those are called plotters. You write by the seat of your pants.”

## [If mothers were in charge, would there be no war?](https://amandakwestfall.substack.com/p/if-mothers-were-in-charge-would-there)

_2026-03-20 · Westy_

On day one, more than 170 children were murdered at the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Iran.

## [The cadavers in the streets of Buenos Aires](https://amandakwestfall.substack.com/p/the-cadavers-in-the-streets-of-buenos)

_2026-02-27 · Westy_

At dawn, on certain blocks, Buenos Aires looks like London after the Blitz, the day after a terrible bombing.

## [The repercussions of publishing a (very personal) memoir](https://amandakwestfall.substack.com/p/the-repercussions-of-publishing-a)

_2026-01-23 · Westy_

For anyone planning to publish a memoir, I want to offer some emotional guidance. Not about the writing itself, but about what happens to you once you let something deeply personal out into the world.

## [Why I wrote a memoir](https://amandakwestfall.substack.com/p/why-i-wrote-a-memoir)

_2025-11-13 · Westy_

A couple of years ago, I was scrolling Facebook when a post stopped me.

## [How to Worship](https://amandakwestfall.substack.com/p/how-to-worship)

_2025-10-31 · Westy_

From Mormon pews to Hare Krishna drums, unlearning certainty and finding faith again through my daughter.

## [Her Love](https://amandakwestfall.substack.com/p/her-love)

_2025-09-19 · Westy_

After a sweaty bus ride home, I trudged through the large wooden door to our 5th floor apartment.

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_2025-09-19 · **Sponsored**_

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## [(not) Just a mother](https://amandakwestfall.substack.com/p/not-just-a-mother)

_2025-09-09 · Westy_

I am a tired mama.

## [My fight about Gaza](https://amandakwestfall.substack.com/p/my-fight-about-gaza)

_2025-09-09 · Westy_

I got in a fight with a loved one about Gaza yesterday.

## [Breaking free of my Motherhood Self Slump](https://amandakwestfall.substack.com/p/breaking-free-of-my-motherhood-self)

_2025-09-09 · Westy_

I heard all about it.

## [Unnatural Birthing](https://amandakwestfall.substack.com/p/unnatural-birthing)

_2025-09-09 · Westy_

I was dying. Fuck