With Alex away on holiday, join me (Tiffany) for a short and sweet solo episode inspired by a LinkedIn post that deeply resonated with so many working mothers.

This episode delves into the fascinating contradictions I've observed in my own motherhood+ambition journey:

• How our children simultaneously mimic our ambition while resisting its reality
• Why "balance" is a myth, but harmony is achievable through seasonal recalibration
• The surprising ways our career shapes our mothering in positive ways

Plus, enjoy my "Kid Quotes" segment featuring my children's logical (yet completely illogical) perspectives on life - from my son's thoughtful response to Anne Frank's diary to how "Debra distracts me."

A candid conversation for any mother navigating the beautiful mess of career aspirations alongside raising tiny humans with big personalities.

Join us as we speak to Lori Sugarman-Li who shares her powerful journey from thriving marketing career to motherhood, and her awakening moment when an insurance agent dismissed her worth as a "housewife."

This conversation unpacks how to transform invisible household labor into recognised, valued, and shared family responsibility.

In this episode you will learn:

• Practical frameworks to make the mental load visible and fairly distributed

• Strategies for transforming household work from burden to source of family pride

• Techniques for creating effective "Family Flow" systems based on shared values

• Guidance on redefining ambition through different life phases without losing yourself
• Tools for conducting family meetings that actually work
• Methods for aligning tasks with family members' strengths to reduce resentment
• Approaches for raising children who contribute meaningfully to household operations

Lori powerfully reminds us that "women will never have equity in the workplace until they have it at home" while offering actionable solutions for creating sustainable systems that reduce maternal burnout.

You can also check out Lori's beautiful picture book "Our Home: The Love, Work, and Heart of Family" that celebrates the powerful connection between family members who share both space and responsibility.

In this powerful Autism Awareness Month episode, we speak with Sharadha Ramakrishnan, an Engineering Coach at Digits who previously led a 50+ person team at Yelp before transforming her life by moving back to Chennai, India after 12 years in California.

Sharadha's perspective on freedom and identity dramatically shifted when she became a mother, particularly as she navigated raising her neurodivergent son alongside her neurotypical daughter.

In this episode we explore:

• The contrast between Western individualism and the "it takes a village" philosophy that changed her parenting experience
• How cultural differences between the US and India reshape the parenting journey
• Strategies for building support systems when facing healthcare challenges like therapy waitlists
• Balancing professional identity with the transformative experience of raising a neurodivergent child

Perfect for anyone seeking to build their own community of support or struggling to bring their whole self to both parenting and professional spaces.

This conversation offers both validation and practical wisdom on finding freedom within the complex intersections of culture, career, and neurodiversity.