Tori Bowman Johnson on the first words that come to mind when she thinks of motherhood and the advice she'd go back and give herself

Tori Bowman Johnson never considered herself overly maternal, so it's come as a surprise even to herself how entrenched her work is in the motherhood space.Through her books, Afterwards and Before, and her production series The First Word, Tori is deeply passionate about opening up conversations not just about motherhood, but womanhood, too.As a mother of two who has never taken traditional maternity leave, she knows a thing or two about making work, work and here, we talk about the messiness of navigating motherhood and paid work, wanting to pursue both, and tackling mum guilt.---THIS WEEK'S PARTNERThis episode is brought to you by Elan House of Wellness, the ultimate destination for postpartum care supporting mothers with food, education, self-care tools and gifts.Listeners of Ready or Not will receive 10% off using code POSTPARTUMREADY at elan.house.This offer has no expiration date but excludes 28 Day Postpartum Packages and Gift Certificates.---Thanks for listening to Ready or Not! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.You can also find us on Instagram at readyornot.pod, where we've shared a link and some resources to support the devastating conflict occurring in Gaza right now.This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which I''m lucky enough to raise my son always was and always will be Aboriginal land.We Pay The Rent and you can too here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.