Featuring an open discussion between our host, Dr. Allison Alford, and family
communication expert, Dr. Sandra Faulkner, this episode explores the many ways that
we “do family,” the experiences of adult daughters throughout the COVID-19
pandemic, and leaning into creativity as a means of processing.

Dr. Sandra Faulkner shares her experiences as a professor (Bowling Green State University), encouraging students to employ creative practices when applying theory to better understand their lives. Such art based research is evident in her article “Buttered Nostalgia,” where Sandra describes using cooking to explore instances of everyday caregiving, acts of daughtering, and interactions between siblings during the pandemic. Sandra describes herself as an adult daughter and mother like a "rubber band," being pulled and stretched towards those who need you: both your parents and your own child and partner.

Allison and Sandra also mention the desire to be “mothered” or “daughtered”
throughout time, sharing personal stories as both mothers and daughters while examining their upbringings and relationships with their own children. Referencing a recent chapter she wrote, "Family Communication as an Art," Sandra encourages listeners to get a sense of their familial relationships through creative outlets such as writing a letter, even if it's never sent!

Tips from our hosts, Drs. Allison Alford and Michelle Miller-Day, to process thoughts
about family relationships:

1. Imagine you are writing a bumper sticker description of your relationship (like a catchphrase).
2. Bring a box of art supplies to your next family gathering.
3. Use poetry or other forms of writing to express one’s feelings and enhance the mind-body connection.
4. Send funny memes! Laugh a little. :)
5. Write a letter to express yourself. Remember, it doesn't have to be mailed.

More on Dr. Sandra Faulkner:
Podcast on collage
https://theautoethnographer.com/new-podcast-how-can-collage-be-utilized-in-autoethnography/

Collage of Mothering poems
https://theautoethnographer.com/collage-and-erasure-poems-baby/

Buttered Nostalgia https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02654075211012478

Cook’s Corner: A lot of love in this cake: Faulkner family recipe is flexible simple.
https://www.sent-trib.com/2022/11/15/cooks-corner-a-lot-of-love-in-this-cake-faulkner-family-recipe-is-flexible-simple/

TEDxBGSU highlights the meaning of Public Good
https://www.bgsu.edu/news/2022/04/tedxbgsu-highlights-the-meaning-of-public-good.html?fbclid=IwAR13EAm4mQRG_B_JF_z-Yx2Ibx9cLXf_a4RBCJg9vNJRFhR0TD7QT2UdCrk

BG Ideas Podcast Double-Duty Caretaking During COVID-19
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/double-duty-caretaking-during-covid-19/id
1459394334?i=1000534645245

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