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Workin' Moms
Back at work, leaking through your blouse, missing your baby and your old life at the same time? These moms get it. 🍼💼
Who it's for
The show is built on saying the unsayable about early motherhood: ambivalence, resentment, ambition and exhaustion, voiced by four very different Toronto mothers who meet in a mommy-and-me group.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Workin' Moms is a Canadian comedy (CBC, also on Netflix; 2017–2023, seven seasons) created by and starring Catherine Reitman. Set in Toronto, it follows a group of friends who meet in a 'Mommy and Me' class as they juggle children, careers, marriages and identity.
Where to find it
CBC original (Canada); streamed internationally on Netflix since 2019. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Postpartum depression and suicidal ideation.
Age: TV-MA (suggested 16+)
He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 184
