In a warm and candid episode of Are We There Yet? host Kathryn Thomas welcomes her dream guest -acclaimed writer, podcaster, and author Elizabeth Day.
In this episode, Kathryn Thomas sits down with writer and podcaster Elizabeth Day for a thoughtful and deeply honest conversation.
Thomas welcomes Day into the studio and reflects on the impact of her long running podcast 'How to Fail'.
They chat about Day’s early career as a journalist, her most memorable interview moments, and the evolution of her work as a storyteller who encourages others to rethink failure and resilience.
Day opens up about her fertility journey and the emotional landscape that has shaped her new book One of Us.
The author shares how unprepared she felt for the possibility of not becoming a mother, saying "I never really thought that there was a chance that I would be a woman without children. It just wasn't, didn't seem to be something that was talked about at all."
Her reflections highlight how rarely this path is acknowledged and how isolating it can be.
The episode also revisits one of Day’s most influential interviews, her conversation with Monica Lewinsky, whose words left a lasting impression.
Day recalls her therapist telling her that "you can live life with regret and it still be the right choice," and adds "It was so powerful for me as someone who has made the choice no longer to pursue the fertility treatment that would be required for me to have my own children. That decision still brings me sadness, but it is the right decision at the same time."
Throughout the episode Kathryn Thomas brings her own experiences with miscarriage and IVF into the dialogue, creating a compassionate space for a conversation about choice, identity and the realities of fertility that many women face.
Listeners can expect an episode that is emotional, reflective and full of meaningful insights about grief, acceptance and the many different ways a life can be fulfilled.
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