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‘Mothering at the End of the World’ explores 'surreal' experience of caregiving in aftermath of Helene

Erin Brethauer for The Bitter Southerner

Even under the best circumstances, parenting can be stressful. So when natural disasters upend a community’s sense of safety, security, and routine, the impact on families can be particularly profound.

Writer Gray Chapman and photographer Erin Brethauer explored the experiences of mothers following the flooding that forever changed the physical and emotional landscape of western North Carolina. They tell Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii about the story they documented in words and images for The Bitter Southerner titled

Guests

Gray Chapman, writer based in Atlanta

Erin Brethauer, director, cinematographer and photographer based in Asheville

Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of Ҵý's "Due South." Jeff joined Ҵý in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and Ҵý’s Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary “Right Turn,” launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.
Rachel McCarthy is a producer for "Due South." She previously worked at Ҵý as a producer for "The Story with Dick Gordon." More recently, Rachel was podcast managing editor at Capitol Broadcasting Company where she developed narrative series and edited a daily podcast. She also worked at "The Double Shift" podcast as supervising producer. Rachel learned about audio storytelling at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Prior to working in audio journalism, she was a research assistant at the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC.