Workin' Moms Season 1 is a 13-episode Canadian comedy-drama series that premiered in 2017. Created by and starring Catherine Reitman, the season follows four women returning to work after maternity leave as they navigate the chaotic balance between career, motherhood, and their own identities in Toronto. en.wikipedia.org Season 1 Episode List The first season consists of the following episodes: Sophie's Choice-ish The Wolf & The Rabbit Phoenix Rising Hoop Earring Tricky Nipple The Coxswain Bye Bye Kate Having It All (Season Finale) tv.apple.com Core Storylines Kate Foster (Catherine Reitman):
Returns to her advertising agency to find she must compete with a new colleague for a promotion while struggling with her primal maternal instincts—famously illustrated by a scene where she screams at a bear to protect her child. Anne Carlson (Dani Kind):
A psychologist working from home who faces challenges with her rebellious daughter and an unplanned pregnancy. Frankie Coyne (Juno Rinaldi):
A real estate agent dealing with postpartum depression and intimacy issues in her relationship. Jenny Matthews (Jessalyn Wanlim): Workin- Moms - Season 1
An IT specialist who initially feels detached from motherhood and explores her own desires, leading to tension in her marriage. en.wikipedia.org
Time to Get Busy // Workin' Moms Season 1 Review - TV of Mine
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The Fourth Trimester Unfiltered: Deconstructing Maternal Ambivalence, Postpartum Mental Health, and Professional Identity in Workin’ Moms (Season 1) Workin' Moms Season 1 is a 13-episode Canadian
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Workin’ Moms (CBC, 2017–present) emerged as a groundbreaking sitcom that challenges traditional, sanitized portrayals of motherhood. This paper analyzes Season 1, focusing on its unflinching depiction of postpartum depression (PPD), maternal ambivalence, the renegotiation of professional identity, and the de-romanticization of the “good mother” trope. Through the four central characters—Kate, Anne, Frankie, and Jenny—the series employs dark humor and cringe comedy to expose the systemic lack of support for working mothers. The paper argues that Season 1 functions as a feminist counternarrative to neoliberal “mommy culture,” revealing how postfeminist discourses of choice and empowerment fail to address structural inequities in childcare, mental healthcare, and the labor market.
Keywords: Workin’ Moms, postpartum depression, maternal ambivalence, working mothers, feminist media studies, dark comedy. Meet the Moms: The Core Four The chemistry
The chemistry of the cast is the engine of Workin’ Moms - Season 1. Each character represents a different archetype of the modern working mother, but the writing ensures none of them feel like caricatures.
Reitman famously wrote the pilot while suffering from her own postpartum depression after the birth of her son. She cast herself despite studio pushback. The show feels autobiographical. The details—like the humiliation of pumping breast milk in a supply closet, or the terror of the first daycare drop-off—are too specific to be invented. They are lived.
When Workin’ Moms - Season 1 first aired on CBC, reviews were polarized. Some critics called it "crass" and "unlikable." Others, like The Globe and Mail, praised it as "the most honest depiction of new motherhood since Bridesmaids." Audiences, however, immediately latched on.
The show’s success kicked off a seven-season run. Looking back, Season 1 feels raw because Reitman was still figuring out the tone. There are shaky camera moments and jokes that land awkwardly, but that amateur energy fits the subject matter. These women are new to motherhood; the show was new to television. They grew up together.