Avital Norman Nathman (she/her) is a freelance writer and editor who has spent over 15 years spinning and weaving words into everything from website copy to public health documents, a weekly column for Snoop Dogg, press releases, and even the occasional grocery list. Her writing, which places a feminist lens on a variety of topics, including motherhood, maternal health, gender, reproductive rights, and cannabis, can be found in a variety of print and online articles for outlets like The New York Times, Teen Vogue, Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan, VICE, and more.

Her first book, The Good Mother Myth: Redefining Motherhood to Fit Reality, provides a platform for diverse voices that often get left out of the conversations surrounding parenting. Avital is currently working on two new books. She is a co-editor for an anthology on abortion, and her upcoming book, The Perfect Birth Myth, combines research, expert analysis, and narrative experiences to look at the intersection of the birth industry and the health care system to understand how this ideal of the perfect birth came about, why it’s a red herring, and how we can do better to ensure that all folks who are pregnant can have access to quality care and the chance at a birth that is safe and that they are comfortable with.

As a Jewish American child of immigrants, Avital strongly believes in the power of not only finding your voice, but sharing it with the world, particularly when it comes to underrepresented and marginalized communities.