Growing up first-gen South Asian, the best education and the best career weren't goals. They were nonnegotiables. That was the whole script, and our entire lives circled around it.
Then we became moms, went back to work, and hit a full existential crisis. Everything we were taught said career. Everything in us said wait. This podcast is us figuring that out, out loud, together.
Twin mom, default parent, and the reason this show has zero filter. Purvi turns the micro-moments of working momhood, the 2am scorekeeping, the appointment nobody else can schedule right, into the stories you send your group chat. Her motto: send it.
The one who asks the deeper question. Karen went through the layoff, the return to work, and the spiral of untangling her worth from her output, and came back with the reframes that end every episode. She calls this chapter the era of becoming. She's usually right.
Ambition, motherhood, and cultural expectations. Career pivots, the mental load, mom guilt, and what wanting more looks like after kids. Real stories, not expert advice.
Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Seasons 1 through 5 are streaming now. Season 6 drops September 2026.
First-gen South Asian moms in the US and Canada, and any ambitious working mom of color who is tired of being told to just find balance.
