Ashley Borden, YOUR PERFECT FIT
Celebrity fitness trainer Ashley Borden and Zibby reunite 15 years after they worked on Your Perfect Fit together to discuss what types of workouts are the most beneficial, ways that moms can fit impactful exercises into their daily lives, and how to reimagine working out entirely so that no one is a victim to their body.
Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, HUNGRY HEARTS: Essays on Courage, Desire, and Belonging
Maisy Card, THESE GHOSTS ARE FAMILY
Jeanine Cummins, AMERICAN DIRT: A NOVEL
Zibby interviewed Jeanine Cummins, author of American Dirt, as part of Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center's 'Women on the Move' series. Their recorded conversation, released here as a podcast, covers the controversy surrounding the novel. Jeanine also speaks with Zibby about the universality of a mother’s love, and shares how writing has helped her process past family traumas.
Leslie Lehr, A BOOB'S LIFE
“I understand how the culture created this situation where we all had these expectations for our lives that has to do with having boobs and how we judge ourselves and what our expectations are with the other sex." Author Leslie Lehr shares why she was inspired to write a book about, well...boobs. She discusses why she doesn’t let breast cancer define her, and talks with Zibby about the importance of self-care.
Luvvie Ajayi Jones, PROFESSIONAL TROUBLEMAKER
“My journey is a series of moments where I chose to not be moved by the fear that I felt.” The ever-inspirational Luvvie Ajayi Jones redefines what it means to be fearless. She talks with Zibby about confronting impostor syndrome, choosing courage every day, and the radical notion of “firing yourself.”
Jamie Figueroa, BROTHER, SISTER, MOTHER, EXPLORER
"It's another great function of stories and of literature to remind us of our humanness, of our sense of compassion, and that deep essential quality that we must find our way back to, and that is to being relational beings.” Author Jamie Figueroa talks with Zibby about how her latest novel’s opening scene came to her "like a remembered dream." She discusses loss, magical realism, and the importance of cultivating a relationship with your writing.
Courtney Zoffness, SPILT MILK
“I found after becoming a mom that I was responding to various experiences or happenings in really particular ways.” Professor, author, and mother Courtney Zoffness discusses how the lens of motherhood inspired her new collection, Spilt Milk. She shares her own experience with childhood anxiety, ponders nature vs. nurture, and talks with Zibby about parenting techniques.
Zibby Owens, HOW TO LOVE YOUR BODY AT ANY AGE
Annabelle Gurwitch, YOU'RE LEAVING WHEN?
"I try to write these stories that actually redeem experiences because complaining would just be too easy.” Annabelle Gurwitch talks with Zibby about making lemonade out of lemons (figuratively and literally — she grows a lemon crop every year!), and shares how writing has helped her to find the silver linings in the aftermath of her divorce.
Jason Gay, LITTLE VICTORIES
“An important part of being a columnist is failing every once in a while or somewhat on the regular. You write the bad ones so you can write the good ones.” Wall Street Journal sports columnist Jason Gay talks with Zibby about his career trajectory leading to the WSJ, becoming a character in his readers’ lives, and, of course, Tom Brady. They also cover the art of reading print, and the emotional recent loss of Jason’s friend and fellow writer, Tom Perrotta.
Kitty O'Meara, AND THE PEOPLE STAYED HOME
Julia Turshen, SIMPLY JULIA
“It’s like you unveiled yourself over every dish.” Zibby talks with cookbook author Julia Turshen about the deeply personal nature of Julia's 15th cookbook, including its revelatory essay on body image and self-worth. They discuss cooking when you don’t feel like it and the pandemic’s impact on the cookbook.
Kayleen Schaefer, BUT YOU'RE STILL SO YOUNG
"You thought that when you arrived at X age you would be finished, but we're not ever finished.” Kayleen Schaefer talks with Zibby about her experience interviewing eight people in their thirties over the course of a year-plus. She redefines what it means to be an adult, and refutes the notion that everyone else has it figured out.
Patricia Engel, INFINITE COUNTRY
Tanya Selvaratnam, ASSUME NOTHING
Erin Washington on overcoming eating disorders and finding her best self
"I never thought I would ever tell anybody about my eating disorders. I was going to grave with this.” Lifestyle blogger, podcaster, author (and Zibby’s new best friend!) Erin Washington shares her story as someone who has been in the trenches and come out on the other side. She discusses how she’s learned to live life with balance, and how mindful eating, heavy lifting, and eating often have changed everything for her.
