In this episode of Good Enough For Now, author and parent Ruthie Ackerman talks candidly about the power of using your voice and the complicated, internalized shame that has colored her journey to becoming a mother.

Ruthie Ackerman is an award-winning journalist and writer who has worked with hundreds of writers, at all levels, to unearth the story beneath their stories and help shape the mess and muck of their lives into tales they’re proud to tell. 

Tune in to hear about the new book Ruthie is working on, where she questions preconceived notions of motherhood and works to eliminate the shame that characterized her experience, and the experience of many women, in becoming a parent.

Here are three reasons why you should listen to this episode:

• Hear a candid account on the complicated journey to parenthood and how it affects your understanding of self 
• Unravel the internalized shame that surrounds not having it all figured out 
• Discover the reality women who undergo fertility preservation face

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Check out the show notes for this episode here.