
Maternal Journeys
Preview: Season 9 Episode 16 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
The path to – and through – motherhood is rarely a straight line.
The path to – and through – motherhood is rarely a straight line. It may begin with longing, arrive unexpectedly, or wind through heartbreak, healing, and reinvention. In this episode, storytellers share deeply personal journeys that capture the messy, the beautiful, and everything in between.
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Stories from the Stage is a collaboration of WORLD and GBH.

Maternal Journeys
Preview: Season 9 Episode 16 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
The path to – and through – motherhood is rarely a straight line. It may begin with longing, arrive unexpectedly, or wind through heartbreak, healing, and reinvention. In this episode, storytellers share deeply personal journeys that capture the messy, the beautiful, and everything in between.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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SARA DESMOND: And she grew into a curious and interesting person.
But at ten years old, she wasn't sleeping through the night.
What have I done wrong here?
JANA FISHER: So I take him out of the stroller, and I hold him to my chest, and he stops crying, because, duh, I'm his mom.
NELLIE KING: Before I knew it, I started my new role as the house mother at a Massachusetts Institute of Technology sorority.


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