What Do You Wish You Had Known As a New Mom?

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Sep 9

In the new collection Notes to New Mothers, 65 writers and artists muse about what was exciting, challenging, or unexpected about new motherhood, and the advice they wish they had gotten before embarking on this new chapter. Editors Rebecca Knight and Julie Buntin discuss the book, and listeners share their own advice for new moms.

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