Alena Dillon, MY BODY IS A BIG FAT TEMPLE
Memoir Allie Astell Memoir Allie Astell

Alena Dillon, MY BODY IS A BIG FAT TEMPLE

"Everything was alive in the moment, which was an interesting process because I could see how my voice was changed by the experience." Alena Dillon returns to talk about her latest non-fiction book, My Body Is a Big Fat Temple, which chronicles her pregnancy and looks at the parts of motherhood that often get brushed aside. Alena and Zibby also discuss how although the reward of pregnancy is always worth it, it does a disservice to everyone when we ignore the hard conversations and hefty costs it puts on mothers.

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Alena Dillon, THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD
Novel Allie Astell Novel Allie Astell

Alena Dillon, THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD

Alena Dillon joins Zibby to talk about the research on USA Gymnastics that went into her new book, The Happiest Girl in the World, as well as her upcoming memoir about pregnancy. The two share what they wished they had known going into motherhood and discuss the effects of parenting habits both on and off the page.

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