Victoria Monet on Mom Guilt, Working Motherhood, and Her First Book

Naked Beauty

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🗓️ 14 July 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

During a conversation at The Reparations Club, I spoke to Victoria Monét about her debut children’s book, motherhood, and chasing her dreams. Victoria discussed the difficult moments of separation that inspired “Everywhere You Are.” From her daughter's stay in the NICU to her first day of school, Victoria realized there wasn't a market for explaining similar periods of distance to children. She drew on her incredible songwriting ability and childhood memories of living in a starlit neighborhood to write the book she and her daughter needed. The pair collaborated on this project, much like their Grammy nominated “Hollywood.”

Victoria explained how she ensures that her daughter feels loved despite her busy schedule. She shared their routine with us, which includes listening to calming frequencies and learning positive affirmations. Hazel has repeated these affirmations outside of Victoria’s presence, so she is confident that these reminders are taking root. Our discussion revealed Victoria's deep commitment to fostering Hazel’s sense of independence. She hopes that by communicating the importance of traveling to chase her dreams, Hazel will be inspired to chase hers with confidence.

Tune in as we discuss:

How she prepares Hazel before she is away on tour
Why chasing her dreams is good for her and her family
Tips for dealing with mom guilt
How her career aspirations changed with motherhood
The wellness habits that help her unwind when she’s home

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0:00.0	Thank you, Mehta.
0:09.0	Thank you, Threads, for making this morning possible.
0:12.0	I'm so, so excited and delighted to bring out Victoria.
0:17.0	Victoria Monet, please join us.
0:27.6	Doesn't Victoria look beautiful?
0:31.1	Gorgeous, a ray of sunshine, really.
0:33.0	I love this book.
0:35.0	I am a mom of two.
0:37.3	I have a six-month-old and a four-year-old.
0:40.9	Here we go. Okay, we're live. I didn't know that. Wow.
0:45.5	Yes, a six-month-old and a four-year-old, and the book has gone platinum in our house.
0:49.2	Wow. Thank you. We've been reading it. We've been reading it a lot. We've been reading it a lot.
0:59.3	So what inspired you to create this story? Well, my first experience as a mom when my child came into this world was an emergency C-section.
0:59.9	Wow.
1:03.1	And she was immediately taken to NICU for four days.
1:09.3	And so that was my first occurrence with separation anxiety myself and, like, mom guilt.
1:10.4	Like, was it my body?
1:11.8	What happened to her? Did I eat wrong? wrong what did I do and then as she grew those occurrences kept happening where I'd have to go
1:18.1	even to the bathroom like I don't know if she's hungry like I just separating from your child can be
1:23.4	as you know as a mom it can be a lot it's tough they've been with you for 10 months and then suddenly
1:29.0	they're not attached to you so um and then her first day of school was another one of those moments um so
1:36.5	and i didn't really hear of a book that really addressed the specific topic so i just wanted to fill
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