Melissa Wirt, I WAS TOLD THERE'D BE A VILLAGE: Transforming Motherhood Through the Power of Connection
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.5 • 643 Ratings
🗓️ 28 April 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Writer, entrepreneur, and founder of Latched Mama, Melissa Wirt, joins Zibby to discuss I WAS TOLD THERE’D BE A VILLAGE, a wise, honest, and heartening roadmap for finding and building your village—and transforming oppressive, solitary motherhood into a connected and joyful experience. Melissa shares the deeply personal story behind her book, from building a thriving online community for moms to confronting her own loneliness while raising six children on a farm. Together, they discuss the science of connection, the silent epidemic of maternal isolation, and practical frameworks like the “Three E’s” of engineering connection.
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| 1:13.2 | Zibby Owens. Melissa Wirt is the author of I was told there'd be a village, transforming motherhood |
| 1:21.2 | through the power of connection. Melissa is the CEO and founder of Latched Mama, a breastfeeding |
| 1:26.0 | apparel company, which has grown into a robust brand and community that counts close to half a million members and has been featured in media outlets, ranging from Business Insider to USA Today to CBS this morning. |
| 1:37.6 | Melissa and her husband Eric live with their six children outside of Richmond, Virginia. |
| 1:41.8 | Welcome, Melissa. Congratulations on I was told there'd be a village, |
| 1:46.5 | transforming motherhood through the power of connection. |
| 1:49.4 | Congrats. |
| 1:50.0 | Thank you. |
| 1:50.6 | Thanks so much for having me. |
| 1:51.8 | Of course. |
| 1:52.4 | And I loved doing our event together at the core club. |
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