Author: Irene Caselli

Childhood is political. The decisions about who has a child, when, and how go far beyond personal choices. Authoritarian and

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The Italian parliament made it illegal earlier this month for people to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy.

**This article contains discussions of childhood abuse, including sexual violence, that may be distressing for some readers. Please proceed with

“Sí.” Your inner child speaks Italian, said my therapist, and I burst into tears. We had been discussing some revelation

When I was little, my mom used to call me Mafalda, after a popular comic strip. Mafalda was first published

I grew up in a family where sport was not actively promoted. My mother was an only child, raised by

There is a poem that has always stayed with me. It’s by acclaimed Italian writer Gianni Rodari and it’s called

It all starts with a birthday party: Madalena, a stay-at-home mother, organises a birthday party in the park for her