Hello and welcome to this episode of Motherkind. It's me, your host, Zoe Blaskey. This is the show that is going to give you confidence, clarity and connection in this wild ride of motherhood.

This week's guest is Lottie Jeff's. She is the co-author of The Queer Parent, Everything You Need to Know from Gay to See. Such a good title. I learned so much from speaking to Lottie. This episode is going to leave you with a broader, more inclusive perspective on parenthood. And I think it's absolutely vital for every single one of

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Oh Lottie I was just saying I'm so excited to chat to you because I finished your brilliant

book last night and I learned so much every single page.

I was like writing, writing, writing.

So I'm so excited to share some of that wisdom and insight with our audience.

Thanks so much.

Thanks for reading it.

Thanks for being like engaged with it.

When we wrote our book, we really wanted it to engage people who aren't

necessarily LGBT themselves. So to hear you say that really means a lot because that was really

the purpose of the books. I'm so glad it resonated for you like that. Yeah, it did. And as I was

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