Wellness Momfluencers Are Not the Problem

You either believe women have their own agency to make their own choices or you don't.

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Gather round, crunchy moms, holistic mamas, evidence based warriors, mama bears, anti-jabbers, feminist therapy lovers, and other lovable Internet weirdos.

We need to have a conversation about The Conversation. 

We all travel in this crazy content metaverse chattering about everything from our nipples to colonic protocols. The conversation can go from amusing and helpful to utterly unhinged, but I keep seeing accusations of MISINFORMATION and POTENTIAL FOR HARM levied against ‘momfluencers’ and I call bullshit.

First of all, I don’t think people get as bent out of shape when some weightlifting bro is hawking bullshit supplements and steroid injection advice. There’s been a spate of articles calling my momfluencers ‘culty’ and ‘dangerous’ because they have large followings of women who crave some one to help them navigate the wellness world outside of traditional doctors.

Next, let’s be clear: the definition of misinformation is to spread false information that DELIBERATELY deceives. So while I personally don’t believe eating a diet of raw carrot salads can cure depression, I’m pretty sure the lifestyle gurus who believe it don’t think they’re lying to you. 

But who gets to decide what’s “right” and what’s “dangerous”? Can people share aspects of their lifestyle that go against the grain and that others might think of as harmful?