When Heidi Shin had her first baby, she took an entire year to care for her daughter full-time. For the most part, she loved it. But she also felt like she was losing part of herself to motherhood. So she decides to take a work trip to an island off the coast of South Korea. She comes away with an unexpected discovery about motherhood and herself.

Check out more of <a href="http://www.heidishin.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heidi’s work</a>. Listen to Heidi’s full story for PRI, <a href="https://www.pri.org/stories/2015-06-10/diving-last-generation-korea-s-mermaids" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diving with the last generation of Korea’s Mermaids</a>.

Produced by Heidi Shin and Shaina Shealy, original score by Renzo Gorrio

Artwork by Teo Ducot

Season 12 - Episode 31

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