
ONLY NOISEMusic Fuels My Postpartum Self-Care
Liz Tracy

Liz Tracy is a Washington, D.C., based writer and editor. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Glamour, Vice, Miami New Times, and other publications. She spends much of her time playing dinosaur with her 2-year-old son and watching British mysteries.

ONLY NOISE explores music fandom with poignant personal essays that examine the ways we’re shaped by our chosen soundtrack. This week, Liz Tracy reconnects to her former self via the music she loved before she became a mom. In the tiny basement gym in my parents' apartment building, I gingerly...