Ericka Sóuter, HOW TO HAVE A KID AND A LIFE: A Survival Guide

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Zibby Owens

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🗓️ 8 February 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Journalist Ericka Sóuter joins Zibby to talk about her first book, How to Have a Kid and a Life: A Survival Guide. The two talk about the six questions Ericka believes all women should ask themselves at least once a year, how to make and maintain mom friends, and what countless mothers have told her about loneliness and burnout. Ericka also shares how she formed her own tight-knit circle of friends and how she makes space for herself every day.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Zibby Owens, and you're listening to the award-winning podcast, Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books.
0:07.1	If you like this podcast, you will love my new anthology called Moms Don't Have Time to Have Kids.
0:12.9	Check it out, and you'll hear from 49 authors about all sorts of things moms don't have time to do.
0:17.9	All the authors have been on this podcast. Also, check out my TikTok at With Zibby and Tracy.
0:22.8	My other podcast, Sex Talk with Zivie and Tracy.
0:25.8	Check out Moms Don't Have Time to Write on Medium.
0:28.5	And of course, my new publishing company called Zivvy Books.
0:32.3	And now back to our daily author interview site and a quick hello from some of my kids.
0:36.9	Hi.
0:37.4	Hi. Hello. Enjoy the show.
0:40.9	Erica Souter is the author of How to Have a Kid and a Life, a Survival Guide. Erica Souter has over
0:47.8	20 years of journalism experience and is a nationally recognized voice in parenting news and
0:52.1	parenting advice. A frequent contributor on Good Morning America and other national broadcast outlets, it's her job to speak to parents
0:58.7	across the country to stay on top of the issues, controversies, and trends most affecting families
1:02.8	today. Her work has appeared on The Bump, What to Expect, Cafe Mom and Mom.com, all high-traffic
1:09.0	parenting sites that reach millions of moms each month.
1:11.9	Her writing has also been featured in People Magazine, Us Weekly, Essence, Cosmopolitan, Self, and WebMD.
1:18.4	Ms. Southerra received her bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and a master's degree from Columbia
1:23.4	University Graduate School of Journalism, a native of Ann Arbor, Michigan. She currently lives
1:28.0	in New York City with her husband, Caleb, and her sons. Welcome, Erica. Thank you so much for coming
1:33.3	on Mom's Don't Have Time to Read Books to discuss how to have a kid and a life, a survival guide.
1:38.7	Thank you. So excited to be here. Does this mean you have survived having a kid and that you do have a life? Well, I'm
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