Author Sarah Hoover on Her New Memoir, The Motherload, Her Battle with Postpartum Depression, How To Make The Ultimate Loaded Baked Potato, Plus the 9 NYC Spots That Make Her Ideal Food Day

Katie talks with author Sarah Hoover about her new memoir, The Motherload. In her story, Sarah unveils the hardships she suffered with mental health during her pregnancy, childbirth, and severe postpartum depression.   In an effort to help women who have also experienced similar feelings, Sarah doesn’t hold back any details of her battle, both in her book and in her conversation with Katie . Sarah provides insightful advice about how to overcome such a difficult time through therapy and upport. She describes how she was able to recover and go on to have a second child seven years later, which was a truly positive experience.   When it comes to food and cooking, Sarah is a natural. She tells the incredible story of her mom, a sex crimes lawyer turned James Beard Award-nominated farm-to-table restaurateur. As a Midwesterner, Sarah especially loves potatoes, specifically a loaded baked potato, and gives her opinion of the best.   Sarah is a longtime resident of New York City, and she’s an expert when it comes to dining in the city. She gives us her ideal food day in the city, from croissants and roast chicken at Raf’s, to seafood towers at Balthazar, and 3- star Michelin meals at Per Se.   Join Katie and Sarah for an eye-opening episode on the hardships of motherhood as well as fun-filled conversation on the best NYC eats you will surely want to bookmark.  Order The Motherload Follow @sarahhoov This episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct, or indirect financial interest in products, or services referred to in this episode. Look for Wonderful Seedless Lemons at your local retailer or visit wonderfulseedlesslemons.com Produced by Dear Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Katie Lee Biegel is the Emmy-nominated co-host of Food Network’s The Kitchen, now in its 37th season with over 500 episodes to date. Katie is an avid writer, the author of four best-selling cookbooks, It’s Not Complicated, Endless Summer, Everyday Occasions, and The Comfort Table, and also the novel Groundswell, which became a Hallmark movie that she executive produced and starred in. Her next Hallmark film is currently in development. Katie is the co-founder of Kind of Wild Wines, an organic, zero sugar wine with grape varietals sourced from all over the world. She is a longtime Revlon spokesperson and a board member for the Food Bank for New York City.

Katie splits her time between New York City and the Hamptons with her husband, Ryan, daughter, Iris, and their rescue dog, Gus. In her free time, she loves traveling, reading, and watching bingeable tv.