06:00 PM

The Mom Scholar, Lynn Kuechle 'The Motherhood Monologues', Mankato, MN


Dear Guests,

Thank you for agreeing to be part of our upcoming Motherhood Monologues taping.  
Attached are several pieces of information that will help you prepare for the 
show.  We look forward to seeing you Tuesday, December 8 at 5:30 p.m. at the 
KSMQ Studio located in the West Building of the Riverland Community College 
Austin Campus (directions attached).  Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you 
have any questions.  I’m looking forward to our discussion!

Stephanie K. Passingham

Producer, Cities on the Move

507-265-3170 office

507-433-0678 studio

stephanie@ksmq.org

KSMQ’s Motherhood Monolouges

Rundown

December 8, 2009, 6:00 p.m. (live to tape)

GUEST NOTES:

Guests will need to be in the studio at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 8. KSMQ studios are located in the west building of Riverland Community College Austin Campus. Directions are attached.

Motherhood is a transformation. It is an experience like no other; one that swallows you up. The presentation entitled The Mother Monologues examines the outdated ideology and unrealistic stereotypes faced by modern day mothers. A special reading depicts three mothers in different points of their motherhood journey; the narrator weaves related content and connects the concepts with academic writing about motherhood.

We endure judgment, the gaze of others, as we maneuver through each developmental stage. Friends, family and strangers feel almost compelled to offer advice or pass judgment; as if there isn’t enough internal judgment occurring already.

We try to balance our motherhood with our other selves - career woman, wife, and community citizen.

Motherhood brings joy to life like no other; and challenges us the same. Based on our life experience we all have different ways of perceiving and thinking about motherhood.

Perhaps through sharing similarities and differences we can all appreciate one another’s experiences. And, we might be motivated to tell our stories in a new way. Join us as we share coffee and thoughts regarding our motherhood experiences in a one-hour special – Motherhood Monologues.

Our discussion will revolve around three segments of approximately 20 minutes each:

Judgment – “the gaze of others”
Balance – “juggling act”
Joys & Challenges

The attached questions will help you focus your thoughts on the coming program.

Times are approximate based on the enthusiasm for each topic, however we do want to ensure we make it through all three segments. Our format allows and encourages extensive interaction within the group.

Motherhood Monologues will be hosted by Stephanie Passingham, KSMQ’s Cities on the Move producer/host. Following a brief introduction, we will present a 1 – 2 minute video that will introduce our first subject – Judgment. Guests will then be invited to comment. A similar format will follow for Balance and Joys & Challenges. The program will also include comments and helpful hints from Jackie Pederson, a family-based counselor with the Freeborn County Department of Human Services.

Following taping of the show, we will provide you with a computer terminal to log a brief blog on your experience and any thoughts you have that would further the dialogue with the audience at home.

Attached is a copy of the complete Motherhood Monologues script as written by Lynn Kuechle. Lynn obtained her masters degree in 2007 from Minnesota State University - Mankato in Speech Communication. This project was completed originally as her thesis. She returned to school after being home with her two children who are now in 2nd and 5th grade. She has been teaching Public Speaking and Interpersonal Communication at MNSU for the past two years. She and her family live in Mankato.

PROGRAM PURPOSE:

Motherhood Monologues will explore the many facets of motherhood and how we as communities and mothers experience this evolutionary string of events knit together into something called motherhood.

GUESTS:

Lynn Spainhower

Sophia Ponce

Mindy Carlson

Jill Louters

Vicki Carlson

Kim Otten

Janet Anderson

Ricki Walters

Jackie Pederson

AUDIENCE:

The typical at-home audience for this program will be within in several counties including Mower, Olmstead, Freeborn, Steele, Cerro Gordo, Blue Earth, and Winona. The typical viewer will generally be on the older side (50+) of the demographic but the topics will relate to people of all ages, genders, races, and economic status.

STYLE & APPROACH:

The program will be a live-to-tape, studio based, 60-minute program, divided into three topical segments (Judgment/Balancing/Joys & Challenges). Cities on the Move producer and host Stephanie Passingham will be hosting the program and will lead in the discussion. The plan is for an initial introduction of each guest. We will then play a brief (1 - 2 minutes) video clip introducing the first topic. Following the clip, panelists will be invited to comment. The same format will apply to each subsequent portion of the program.

TIMELINE:

5:30 p.m. Guests arrive at studio (time for sound checks, pre-show briefing)

6:00 p.m. Taping begins

7:00 p.m. Taping concludes

7:00 p.m. Brief blogs by guests