In this week’s episode of the Modern Love Podcast, the actress Connie Britton (“Nashville,” “Friday Night Lights”) reads Elizabeth Fitzsimons’s 2007 essay, “My First Lesson in Motherhood,” about a woman’s almost immediate challenges with a daughter adopted from China.

You can also hear the episode on iTunes and Stitcher.

Afterward, Ms. Fitzsimons will talk about life since the Modern Love essay.