About this episode

Sona Movsesian shares her experiences and challenges as a first-time parent, discussing conception, C-sections, and her role as Conan O’Brien’s assistant.

Like many first-time parents, Sona Movsesian felt as if she was doing everything wrong. In this episode, she opens up about the challenges of conception and her C-section turning unexpectedly vivid — plus, how being Conan O’Brien’s personal assistant prepared her for raising toddlers. … Recommendations from the archive • More on the grueling reality of IVF: One Woman, 3 Kids, 15 Rounds of IVF • Another revealing C-Section story: A Childless Man Gets a C-Section  • Our series about discrimination against working moms: It’s a Real Mother … Episode resources • Sona’s books: The World’s Worst Mom and The World’s Worst Assistant • Sona’s (and Conan O’Brien’s!) podcast: Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend … • Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, another show in the Longest Shortest universe! • Follow us on Instagram • Sign up for our newsletter, where we recommend other parenting + reproductive health media • Buy books by LST guests (your purchase supports the show!) • Website: longestshortesttime.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Hillary Frank

Guest: Sona Movsesian

Topics covered

• parenting
• IVF
• C-section
• personal stories
• working moms

Keywords

• parenting
• IVF
• C-section
• Sona Movsesian
• Conan O’Brien

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Realm

Books & works: The World’s Worst Mom, The World’s Worst Assistant, Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend, One Woman, 3 Kids, 15 Rounds of IVF, A Childless Man Gets a C-Section, It’s a Real Mother

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