JESSIE BRINTON
Shares her hopes for the mother of all climate movements, Mothership
The realisation of motherhood could be described as, the moment when everything falls away and is replaced by something that will change your life forever, in ways that you could never have imagined.
The awakening of motherhood and becoming climate aware feel incredibly similar and in fact are intrinsically linked. The desire to protect, love, and ensure a healthy future after we are long gone is what we must do for both our planet and our children. This is the reason Jessie Brinton founded Mothership.
Motherhood is a community-focused platform that offers tools, support and joy for mums to re-nurture the planet for the kids.
Before creating Mothership, Jessie worked for many years in fashion for well-known publications including Harper's Bazaar, Nylon, and The Sunday Times. But, after she became a mother, she was compelled to turn her focus to climate action.
In this podcast Jodi Muter-Hamilton talks to Jessie about;
The unique wisdom, knowledge and skills that mothers possess which enable them to act on climate change
The insights Jessie gained during her involvement with Extinction Rebellion and how she is shaping Mothership to offer a gentle, kind, inclusive platform for activism
How communications skill she honed during her career as a fashion journalist helps to mobilise the mother of all climate movements
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Image by Mush Studio for Mothership
“Everybody has their own wisdom and their own knowledge and all of it is useful...And it’s certainly not the ones who are doing the leading at the moment who are necessarily the ones with the greatest wisdom.”
Mother earth, feminine energy and mother energy
We often refer to our life-giver, the Earth as Mother Earth. The divine feminine, usually represented by the Mother or the Goddess, connects us all to the sacred, Mother Earth. When we talk about the power of Mother Earth we articulate our connection with divine feminine energy, sacred feminine energy, which is nurturing, soft, grounded with strong boundaries. Feminine can be described as knowing whereas masculine energy can be described as knowledge. Within all of us there exists a balance between both energies that shifts and evolves.
In our discussion, Jessie specifically talks about the power of Mother Energy. Which is the feeling of immense strength that many of us feel after giving birth and also the innate connection we have with other mothers.
How to get involved
Mothership is a newly registered non-profit and if you can help with funding, please reach out to hello@wearemothership.world
Follow @HeyMothership on Instagram
Mothership is founded by Jessie Brinton, alongside her friend and lifelong climate activist Tamsin Omond. Tamsin on Instagram
Header photo of Jessie and her daughter Aluna by Fred Brinton.
Additional reading
Mothering In The Age Of Extinction by Amy Westervelt on Drilled News
Is motherhood the unfinished work of feminism? By Amy Westervelt on The Guardian
Do Earth: Healing Strategies for Humankind by Tamsin Omond
The Power of Masculine Energy on B Well
This Is A Time For Boldness: Extinction Rebellion On Why It Is Boycotting London Fashion Week on Vogue
“For the most part, on climate mothers are a wasted resource, and we can’t afford to waste anything anymore.”
