Elizabeth Tenety

Liz is the co-founder of Motherly and the award-winning host of The Motherly Podcast. A former Washington Post editor, Liz is an expert in digital content, growth and partnership strategy. Liz resides outside NYC with her husband and five children.

Motherly Stories

To the magical aunt who loves my kids more than life 💜

Aunts are too-often the invisible but essential support system around families, and I can’t thank mine enough for the comfort they bring me.

Baby Health

The formula shortage is just the latest crisis society has heaped on mothers

The news that a widespread baby formula outage is threatening the health of millions of American babies should be a shock.

Parenting

Mothers don’t want more ‘self-care.’ They want society to care.

American mothers are not well. And self-care is not the answer.

Work & Motherhood

Paid maternity leave saves mothers’ lives and livelihoods. Now we’re losing our best shot at it.

The mere fact that paid leave for new mothers and fathers is still not seen as critical to our national infrastructure is a devastating blow to all women.

Motherly Stories

Please, no more toys—but if you want to give a gift, try this

Our kids don't actually need much of any "things"—they just need our presence, consistent love and guidance.

Health & Wellness

Mothers are burned out because they carry an entire broken society on their backs

More than ever before, mothers are being asked to do the labor of an entire community—without any load being lightened.

Life

No pool, no problem with this app that’s like Airbnb for swimming pools

Never suffer through another hot day when a stranger's pool can become your personal oasis.

Career & Money

I started working part-time (and I love it)

I'm so glad that for right now, I'm exactly where I need and want to be: part-time at Motherly, and, as always, a full-time mother.

Life

It’s 2022, but for American mothers, it’s still the 1950s

Once a woman in America becomes a mother, our society transports her back in time. In an instant, generations of sexist ideas and structures descend back upon her.