Maya's husband Jimmy knows of her desire to have children. But the idea of their potential suffering brings her great anxiety. Together they figure out strategies to help Maya deal with her anxieties. And so i find the courage to take the leap and try for a baby. The whole process takes years, but one day we are finally peering at a blue line on a plastic stick. Our surragat haley is pregnant, but six weeks in, the pregnancy fails. In my grief, we end up trying again. And this time, at the six week mark, we're surprised to discover that haley is carrying identical twins. Then just a few hours after we see the
Hi Slight Changers — I recently recorded a deeply personal essay with my friends at Meditative Story. It's about my philosophy on life and existence. This essay took months to pull together because it required revisiting my childhood, as well some challenging years I had in early adulthood. But it was so worth it — this episode is so close to my heart and I hope you enjoy listening to it. As always, reach out to me with any reflections or thoughts at @DrMayaShankar on Instagram.
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