Actual People

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S3E1 - The Mother’s Name

S3E1 - The Mother’s Name11. Sept. 202551 Min.

Season 3 opens with host Chauncey Zalkin talking burnout, perfectionism in grad school, and finally giving her kids her last name. She then sits down with publishing veteran and writer Cindy DiTiberio (The Mother Lode) who talks reclaiming competence after divorce, the “math of motherhood,” the portal of 40, and what it's like to undergo MDMA therapy. Highlights: The cost of motherhood—money, labor, identityRenaissance after divorceFlipping the playbook on patriarchal milestonesCindy’s journe...