This is Biz. And if hosting one bad mother for over 10 years has taught me anything,

it's that parenting is hard and nobody gives a shit. So belly up to the low bar,

we're fine is good enough and you'll never feel alone. This is One Bad Mother.

But this week on One Bad Mother, will we ever believe we deserve it? I talk to author Julie Chavez about her new book

Everyone But Myself about the importance of self-care.

Ha ha! Welcome! I'm only laughing because for 11 years or twice, I don't know, however long the show is,

self care, self care.

And we're going to get in to the self-care.

But I want everybody to know who you are first,

so I'm going to tell them.

And that is Julie Chavez.

She writes to explore the joys and impossibilities of mothering and modern womanhood.

So she never stops writing. That was my own two cents. Her writing has been featured in the New York Post and Ziby Mag and she is the author of this

book that we are going to be talking about. Everyone but myself, a memoir, Julie is also an elementary school librarian so you know that I love

her she lives in sunny California welcome welcome welcome again welcome again.

Welcome.

Thank you, friend.

Thanks for having me.

I'm so happy to be here.

Who lives in your house?

Let's get this out of the way right now. I love it. The people that live in my house are

my husband Armando Mondo in the book and he is well that's what we call him. Yeah not just mondo in the book and he is well that's what we call him yeah not just mondo in the book I should

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