Mourning Parental Leave Before It’s Even Over

Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

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Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

On this episode: Zak Rosen and Elizabeth Newcamp welcome Lucy Lopez to the team as our fourth regular host. The three of them tackle a letter from a listener who’s dreading the return to work after a year off with their newborn. We’ll offer some advice for how to soften the emotional blow and smooth out the logistical snarls — and, how to find new moments to cherish. We’ll also dive into our week in triumphs and fails, as usual — and then, we’ll share a quick piece of listener mail. Which we’re going to start doing every episode… so why don’t you drop us a line? Join us on Facebook and email us at [email protected] to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today’s show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus to help support our work. Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson and Maura Currie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:38.0	This episode may contain explicit language.
0:40.4	Welcome to Care and Feeding, the show where we raise the next generation together.
0:47.0	I'm Zach Rosen, I host another show, it's called The Best Advice Show, and I'm Dad to Noah
0:50.9	who's six and Amy who's three. We live in Detroit, Michigan. I'm dad to Noah who's six and Ami who's three. We live in Detroit Michigan.
0:54.0	I'm Elizabeth New Camp. I write the family travel blog Dutch, Dutch Goose and I'm the mom to three
0:58.7	littles Henry who's 11, Oliver who's 9 and Teddy who's seven, we live in Tokyo, Japan.
1:04.0	Hi, I'm Lucy Lopez.
1:06.0	I host the Mama Cita Rica podcast, and I am Mother to Amelia, who's 13,
1:11.0	Avery who's 11, and we live in Miami, Florida.
1:14.4	This is a very special episode because we're so excited to have you back Lucy.
1:19.1	Lucy, welcome back.
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