Creating the new
gossib, togerther.

The old English term "gossip" (godsib) originated in the birthing chamber. In earlier times, childbirth was a social event attended exclusively by women. The pregnant woman's female relatives and neighbors, her "godsib," gathered to support, care for, and protect her during labor. How did this beautiful word transform into what we now know as gossip, idle talk about others, and why..?

read more about the journey of a word that once represented female solidarity and protection during life's most vulnerable moments, but somehow morphed into something entirely different, a story that will forever change how you think about sharing those whispered conversations.