This episode of Tell Me a Story is a little different as almost immediately Anya turned the tables with a question of her own, and this story became more a conversation about being a new parent, enduring the rough first few months with a new baby, our desire to take care of this new life on our own (when we really should be asking for all the help we can get) and more.
Anya became a new mother in November 2021, in the midst of COVID and all the weirdness. An extra level of weirdness on top of the already rather weird experience of being a brand new mother.
In this Tell Me a Story, she shares her experience trying to navigate a pregnancy, COVID, post-partum depression and more. She shares the lessons she’s learned that might be helpful for other new or soon-to-be-new parents.
I appreciate her willingness to be vulnerable. Becoming a parent is beautiful and fun, but it’s also difficult and not fun.
Anya on having her first baby during COVID