The Push by Ashley Audrain is a psychological drama that interweaves intergenerational trauma with the challenges of motherhood. Blythe Connor comes to terms with her own family trauma as she struggles to form a bond with her new baby. Convinced that there is something wrong with her daughter, Blythe raises these concerns to the people in her circle, but the louder she becomes, the more her sanity is questioned.

Kris & Joce discuss how this novel taps into our greatest fears as mothers, the hardship and isolation that new moms often experience, and whether that motherly bond is nature or nurture.