I’m a big believer in books finding *you* when you need them most and “What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding” is a perfect example of this. Laugh-out-loud funny, relatable, warm, colorful, courageous and inspiring. So many of Newman’s fears throughout her twenties and thirties are already beginning to settle in my 22 year old brain and while that’s terrifying, Newman’s ability to live through them and in spite of them, instead of being debilitated by them is brave and encouraging. Wanting it all and not wanting any of it and constantly wondering “what if” is not only a universal feeling, but can be paralyzing for women, but Newman embraces these as best she can. Newman’s you only live one, trust your gut, slut shaming is so 2000s attitude is one I’m glad to be reminded of. I didn’t know Newman was a writer/producer on some of my favorite shows, so that was an additional lovely surprise, too. I hate to say this but…. thank you booktok for the recommendation; I’m now going to send this to all my friends who are already panicking about what to do now that we’ve graduated college.