Overview
- Byrne says becoming a parent can feel like a before-and-after shift, describing grief for parts of herself she believes are gone.
- She reflects on the relentlessness of caregiving, noting children can "lose their shape" to overwhelmed parents and that shame often follows.
- The actress recounts finding breastfeeding harder than delivery and recalls wishing friends had warned her about the difficulty.
- She is a leading-actress Oscar nominee for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You after winning a Golden Globe for the same performance earlier this season.
- The film follows psychotherapist Linda pushed to her limits while caring for a child with a feeding disorder, paralleling themes Byrne has discussed from her own life as a mother of two with partner Bobby Cannavale.