Career and motherhood both matter—so why does it still feel impossible to know if you’re doing it “right”? This episode is about decision making when you’re carrying ambition, guilt, mental load, and the pressure to justify every choice.
Nikki P sits down with Heather Neisen for an honest, funny, and deeply relatable conversation about the working-mom tug-of-war: traveling for work, daycare judgments, identity shifts, and the quiet fear that motherhood will be seen as a “limiter” in professional spaces. Heather shares how growing up in a more traditional, patriarchal church culture shaped her beliefs about roles and sacrifice—and what changed as she built a family system that doesn’t follow the default script.
You’ll hear practical reframes around self-compassion, values-based choices, and the role of community (including the idea that daycare can be an extension of support—not a failure). If you’re navigating burnout, people-pleasing, or constant second-guessing, this conversation gives language for holding the tension—and making choices from clarity, not shame.
Because life isn’t either/or—it’s both.
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