Deep Dive with "Can Do Mom" Cortney

Deep Dive with “Can Do Mom” Cortney

She spent a decade in uniform, searched for signs of life on Mars, and once calmly aided soldiers wounded in combat. Then, at 40, she found herself living in her car, pregnant, with nothing left but the will to start over. Kelly talks with new mom Cortney in the 3rd episode of our Can Do Moms series, about what happens when a person built for crisis finally meets one she can't out-strategize. They get into the particular unraveling of new motherhood, the 3 AM rituals that become sacred, and a hard-won rule for staying curious with people who see the world differently than you do.

Turns out there's no field manual for this one - just a dedicated mom, showing up with love.

This episode was made possible by the Monarch Foundation.

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