Chelsea Conaboy

Jan 15, 2025 | bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com | Michael Kovnat |Chelsea Conaboy

Ever heard of “baby brain,” aka “mommy brain”? It’s a lighthearted, if somewhat condescending, term used to describe the foggy, disoriented state many new mothers experience in the early days of parenting. But behind the jokes lies a fascinating scientific truth.

Aug 4, 2024 | wbur.org | Chelsea Conaboy

How could she — how would she — physically do it: Manage her own postpartum recovery while tending to a newborn and caring for her two older children, without taking a pause from her responsibilities running the city? And, how could she skip this opportunity to help shift the culture around parental leave, by taking the leave herself? My next thought: How could I? Wu’s every decision is judged against the fact that she is the mayor of many firsts.

Jan 22, 2024 | thestoryofwomanpodcast.com | Chelsea Conaboy |Mónica Vaca Cárdenas

Ever wondered if the so-called "maternal instinct" is a scientific reality or a societal construct? Join guest host Monica Cardenas as she delves into the fascinating world of neuroscience with Chelsea Conaboy, author of Mother Brain: How Neuroscience is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood. Together, they explore the intricate changes in parents' brains and debunking myths surrounding motherhood.

Jan 3, 2024 | gemmahartley.substack.com | Gemma Hartley |Chelsea Conaboy |Koa Beck |Angela Garbes

Resolutions have always been a bit of a “thing” for me. Most every year I make lists and habit trackers and swear that I will figure out how to consistently get up at 5:00am and meditate and love it, goddamnit. It has not been a total wash every year, but the whole pass/fail energy of it has never done me any favors.

Nov 30, 2023 | chelseaconaboy.substack.com | Chelsea Conaboy

We were listening to The Wild Robot, again. In a summer of roadtrips, this was our third round with the first two audiobooks in Peter Brown’s series about Roz, a robot who finds herself on an island uninhabited by humans and builds herself a life there. We had already reread the printed books, too, in anticipation of The Wild Robot Protects, book 3, which was coming in September. The truth is, I didn’t mind.