Mary Catherine Starr | If You Don’t Laugh You’ll Cry: Writing a Comic Memoir About Motherhood

Name: Mary Catherine Starr | If You Don’t Laugh You’ll Cry: Writing a Comic Memoir About Motherhood
Start: 2025-10-23T19:15:00-05:00
Location: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library

Schedule

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025 at 07:15 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library | Eau Claire, WI

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Sometimes, laughter really is the best medicine. This is what Mary Catherine Starr learned back in 2020 when she started making comics about motherhood and sharing them to Instagram. Five years later, she published her first book, a comic memoir all about her marriage and her journey through the early years of parenting. In this talk, Mary Catherine will share her story—including why her messages about the double standards of parenting and the mental load of motherhood have struck a chord with so many parents all over the world—and she’ll discuss the creative process of writing and drawing a very personal, illustrated memoir about the most challenging parts of motherhood and marriage.
About the Author
MARY CATHERINE STARR is a mother-of-two and a graphic designer, illustrator, yoga teacher, author, and the artist behind the viral Instagram account @momlife_comics. Mary Catherine's work focuses on the challenges of marriage, motherhood, double standards, and inequality in both the household and the workplace. She is passionate about speaking up for women and bringing awareness to the mental load and the invisible labor of motherhood. Her first book, a comic memoir entitled Mama Needs a Minute!, came out in March, 2025. Mary Catherine lives in Massachusetts with her husband, her children, and her son’s large collection of plastic dinosaurs.
Learn more about Mary Catherine Starr at marycatherinestarr.com.