Comedy writer Jessi Klein reflects on the disorienting experience of new motherhood | Fresh Air

Klein was the head writer of Inside Amy Schumer and is one of the lead voices in the animated Netflix series Big Mouth. She has a new book of essays about motherhood called I'll Show Myself Out. Klein talks about how having a baby made her feel like a stranger in her own body and life. "There's just no way to comprehend how completely your old identity vanishes," Klein says.

This episode originally aired April 27, 2022.

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