Becoming a Mother Before Becoming Yourself
My nurse midwife said something to me during my pregnancy that I have carried for almost thirty years. She told me my teenage pregnancy was a part of my story. But not my whole story.
Written reflections on each episode — a space to go deeper on the themes we talk about on the show.
My nurse midwife said something to me during my pregnancy that I have carried for almost thirty years. She told me my teenage pregnancy was a part of my story. But not my whole story.
My daughter saved me. But growing up fast started long before she arrived. At 13, I lost my brother Luke — and everything that came after was shaped by what that loss asked of me.
I used to think that by 45 I would feel finished. Instead, I feel aware — of how much I've built, and how much of myself is still unfolding.