About this episode

Bethany talks with Bridget Phetasy about the transformative experience of becoming a late-in-life mother and the misconceptions surrounding motherhood in our culture.

In this episode, Bethany is joined by writer and comedian Bridget Phetasy to talk about how becoming a late-in-life mother was transformative, and how our culture gets the narrative wrong on motherhood. Phetasy is the host of the podcasts Walkins Welcome and Dumpster Fire.

People in this episode

Host: Bethany

Guest: Bridget Phetasy

Topics covered

• motherhood
• parenting
• cultural narratives
• late-in-life motherhood
• comedy

Keywords

• motherhood
• Bridget Phetasy
• parenting
• cultural narratives
• late-in-life
• comedy
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Walkins Welcome, Dumpster Fire

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