S2E4: Are Women Punished For Being Ambitious?

S2E7: When Did You Realize It’s A Man’s World?

🎙️ Season 2, Episode 7: When Did You Realize It’s A Man’s World? The wake-up calls that changed everything we thought we knew 💬 Episode Overview In this deeply personal and powerful conversation, the moms trace the moments — big and small — when the illusion cracked and they realized the world wasn’t built for women to succeed. From pregnancy discrimination at work to classrooms without female role models, from internalized misogyny to the quiet ways patriarchy teaches women to shrink, this episode is about awakening. Cristina, Tiffany, and Jamie reflect on how sexism shows up across childhood, education, careers, relationships, and culture — and how once you see it, you can’t unsee it. More importantly, they explore what comes next: unlearning, calling it out, raising the next generation differently, and continuing the conversation as an act of resistance. 🗣️ What We Talk About - The moment pregnancy exposes workplace sexism - How “vibe shifts” and gossip punish working mothers - Paid parental leave — who gets it and who doesn’t - Internalized misogyny and being a “guy’s girl” - Growing up believing equality was already solved - Education systems that erase women’s contributions - Sports, uniforms, and the unequal playing field - Literature, art, and the absence of women in history - Why patriarchy only benefits those at the very top - How awareness leads to action — not shame 👯‍♀️ Meet Your Hosts Cristina Sansone – Public health professional turned full-time stay-at-home mom of three Jamie Dennison – Corporate executive and mom of two Tiffany Hodges [https://www.tiffanyhodges.com/] – Writer, actor, filmmaker, and mom of one 🎙️ Call to Action Think back to your moment.When did you realize it’s a man’s world — and how did it change you? 📩 Share your story with us at hello@mommyhasquestions.com📢 Tag #MHQ and keep the conversation going📬 Subscribe to our newsletter for more resources and bonus content 🌐 Find Us Everywhere linktr.ee/momsamongotherthings [http://linktr.ee/momsamongotherthings] 🔑 Keywords patriarchy, sexism, feminism, internalized misogyny, workplace discrimination, pregnancy at work, paid parental leave, women in history, gender equity, motherhood, education, women’s rights, cultural conditioning, allyship

S2E6: How Do Moms Reclaim Power In The Workplace?

🎙️ Season 2, Episode 6: How Do Moms Reclaim Power In The Workplace? Why the Workplace Still Isn’t Built for Moms - and How We Change It. In this eye-opening conversation, the moms sit down with Daphne Delvaux, Esq. — nationally known trial attorney, women’s rights advocate, and founder of The Mamattorney — to unpack one of the most urgent but overlooked questions in modern motherhood: Why is the workplace still failing moms?Drawing from Daphne’s groundbreaking legal work, her book Moms In Labor, and her transformative online program Motherland, this episode dives deep into the structural, cultural, and legal barriers facing working mothers today. Together, we explore the realities of pregnancy discrimination, the myth of “work-life balance,” what MFLA actually covers, and the emotional toll of navigating a system never designed for women — especially mothers. More importantly, Daphne offers real tools: legal protections every mom should know, mindset shifts to reclaim power, and a vision for a new era of motherhood where parents can work, thrive, and lead with dignity. 🎤 Meet Our Guest: Daphne Delvaux, Esq. is an employment lawyer and trial attorney. She is the Founder of Delvaux Law, the nation’s first and only law firm devoted to mothers’ rights at work. She has been graced with the prestigious Outstanding Trial Lawyer award, elected by her peers. Daphne is also the creator of the Mamattorney, a platform on a mission to educate mothers on their rights at work and teach them how to advocate for their needs, including extended maternity leaves, financial benefits, telework, flexibility, more breaks, pumping protections, and more, all without sacrificing their career goals. As the only employment lawyer in the motherhood space, Daphne is routinely seen as THE expert on maternal rights.  She encourages mothers to celebrate their motherhood as the superpower it is, instead of hiding it in the margins, and to proudly and professionally seek the accommodations they need instead of suppressing their or their babies’ needs. She teaches mothers how to strategically center mothers at work to the benefit of everyone, including the employers (it can be done!). You can find Daphne at: 📱 Instagram: @theMamattorney 🌐 Website: https://www.theMamattorney.com [https://www.themamattorney.com] 📚 Moms In Labor (Book):https://www.momsinlabor.com [https://www.momsinlabor.com] 🌍 Motherland Program:https://www.theMamattorney.com/motherland [https://www.themamattorney.com/motherland] 🗣️ What We Talk About: Why U.S. work culture treats motherhood as a liability instead of a strength How pregnancy discrimination actually shows up — including subtle and “legal-ish” forms What the MFLA covers (and what it definitely doesn’t) Why so many women feel blindsided when they try to “prepare” for motherhood The emotional and psychological cost of becoming a mom in a patriarchal workplace Why pregnant employees carry both physical AND emotional labor at work The roots of the “good employee” vs. “good mother” identity crisis Postpartum realities and why the system sets women up to feel like they’re failing How Daphne’s book Moms in Labor reframes motherhood as a political identity Why her online program Motherland is giving women a new way forward The mindset shifts every mother needs to reclaim her power at work How mothers can collectively change workplace culture and advocate for themselves 📚 Resources: MFLA (Maternal and Family Leave laws)https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/benefits-leave/fmla [https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/benefits-leave/fmla] Moms In Labor by Daphne Delvaux, Esq.Reframing motherhood as a feminist, legal, and cultural identityhttps://www.momsinlabor.com [https://www.momsinlabor.com] Motherland — Daphne’s Online Programhttps://www.theMamattorney.com/motherland [https://www.themamattorney.com/motherland] The Mamattorney (Daphne’s Legal Resource Platform)https://www.theMamattorney.com [https://www.themamattorney.com] Sponsored By: Poppy [https://www.poppyapp.info/]— the voice-note memory app for modern moms.  Poppy lets you add voice notes to your photos, so you can tell the stories behind them in seconds. ✨ Use promo code MommyHasPoppy for 3-months free at checkout! Download Poppyhere [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/poppy-digital-memory-book/id6742168858]or directly in the iOS store. ✨ 👯‍♀️ Meet Your Hosts: Cristina Sansone [https://www.instagram.com/cristina__sansone/] – Public health pro turned full-time stay-at-home mom of three Jamie Dennison [https://www.instagram.com/jamiedennison/]– Corporate exec and mom of two 🔗 Find Us Everywhere [https://linktr.ee/momsamongotherthings] 💬 Want to share your story or ask a question? hello@momsamongotherthings.com 🔑 Keywords: motherhood, workplace discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, MFLA, labor rights, gender equity, maternal health, postpartum, feminism, identity, working moms, motherhood culture, patriarchy, women’s rights, workplace reform, caregiving, family leave, emotional labor

S2E5: Does Talking About Menopause Lead to Gender Equity?

🎙️ Season 2, Episode 4: How Does Talking About Menopause Lead to Gender Equity? A Conversation About Menopause with Lauren A. Tetenbaum, LMSW, JD In this episode, we sit down with Lauren to confront one of the biggest taboos in women’s health: menopause — a natural life phase that has been misunderstood, stigmatized, under-researched, and under-treated for generations. Together, we explore why millennials are pushing a cultural shift toward more open, honest conversations, and how misogyny and ageism have fueled decades of silence around this transition. We dig into the emotional, physical, and social realities of perimenopause and menopause, why destigmatizing this experience is essential for gender equity, and how women can advocate for better care, access, and insurance support. Lauren reframes menopause as a long-term health transition — not a single moment — and makes the case for recognizing it as a feminist issue central to improving women’s health across the entire lifespan. 🎤 Meet Our Guest: Lauren A. Tetenbaum is a licensed clinical social worker, lawyer, women’s advocate, certified menopause practitioner, mother of two, and author of Millennial Menopause: Preparing for Perimenopause, Menopause, and Life’s Next Period. She blends expertise, honesty, and humor to help women understand the full scope of perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause — not only as health experiences, but as feminist issues tied to gender equity. Follow her on instagram @thecounselaur 🗣️ What We Talk About: Why menopause is so misunderstood — and why that’s changing The rise of millennial women pushing for transparency about hormonal health How misogyny + ageism have shaped decades of silence What perimenopause actually feels like (the emotional, physical, and social layers) What women aren’t taught — but desperately need to know How to advocate for better care, diagnosis, and insurance coverage Why menopause is a feminist issue The urgent need for research, access, and systemic change How solidarity and community can help women feel less alone 📚 Resources: Menopause Society (menopause.org [http://menopause.org]) — free educational tools + insurance denial letter templates Millennial Menopause by Lauren A. Tetenbaum https://thecounselaur.com/millennialmenopausebook/ [https://thecounselaur.com/millennialmenopausebook/] Sponsored By: [https://thecounselaur.com/millennialmenopausebook/] Poppy [https://www.poppyapp.info/] — the voice-note [https://thecounselaur.com/millennialmenopausebook/]memor [https://www.poppyapp.info/]y app for modern moms.  Pop [https://thecounselaur.com/millennialmenopausebook/]py lets you add voice notes to your photo [https://thecounselaur.com/millennialmenopausebook/]s, so [https://www.poppyapp.info/] you can tell the stories b [https://thecounselaur.com/millennialmenopausebook/]ehind them in seconds. ✨ Use promo code MommyHasPoppy for 3-months f [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/poppy-digital-memory-book/id6742168858]ree at checkout! Download Poppy here [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/poppy-digital-memory-book/id6742168858] or directly in the i [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/poppy-digital-memory-book/id6742168858]OS store. ✨ [https://www.instagram.com/cristina__sansone/] 👯‍♀️ Meet Y [https://www.instagram.com/cristina__sansone/]our Hosts: Cristina Sansone [https://www.instagram.com/cristina__sansone/] – Public heal [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/poppy-digital-memory-book/id6742168858]th [https://www.instagram.com/cristina__sansone/] pro [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/poppy-digital-memory-book/id6742168858] turned f [https://www.instagram.com/cristina__sansone/]ull-time stay-at-h [https://www.instagram.com/jamiedennison/]ome mom of three Jamie Dennison [https://www.instagram.com/jamiedennison/] https://www.instagram.com/tiffhodges/– Corporate exec and m [https://www.instagram.com/cristina__sansone/]om [https://www.instagram.com/jamiedennison/] of two Tiffany Hodges [https://www.instagram.com/tiffhodges/] – Writer, actor, filmm [https://www.instagram.com/tiffhodges/]aker, a [https://linktr.ee/momsamongotherthings]nd mom of one    [https://www.instagram.com/jamiedennison/] 🔗 [https://www.instagram.com/jamiedennison/] Find Us Everywhere [https://linktr.ee/momsamongotherthings] 💬 Want to share your sto [https://www.instagram.com/tiffhodges/]ry or ask a question? hello@momsamongotherthings.com [hello@momsamongotherthings.com] 🔑 Keywords: [https://linktr.ee/momsamongotherthings] men [https://linktr.ee/momsamongotherthings]opause, perimenopause, women’s health, gender equity, hormonal health, feminist health, aging, stigma, millennial women, medical advocacy, emotional wellbeing, identity shifts, healthcare access, social change, community support

S2E4: Are Women Punished For Being Ambitious?

🎙️ Season 2, Episode 4: Are Women Punished for Being Ambitious? Why wanting more costs women everything—and how the system makes sure of it Finance expert and cultural critic Stefanie O'Connell Rodriguez joins us to unpack her groundbreaking work on the ambition penalty—the hidden tax women pay for wanting more in their careers, finances, and lives. Through data and lived experience, we explore why mothers face the steepest costs, losing up to $500,000 over a lifetime while their male counterparts receive a fatherhood bonus. Stefanie reveals how invisible labor subsidizes men's success, why burnout is a systemic issue rather than personal failure, and how dangerous narratives like the "soft life" trend mask the structural barriers pushing women out of paid work. This conversation challenges the myth of choice and meritocracy, offering a clear-eyed look at what it really takes to dismantle the systems that punish women's ambition. 🎤 Meet Our Guest: Stefanie O’Connell Rodriguez — writer, producer, finance expert, and creator of the award-winning newsletter Too Ambitious. Her new book The Ambition Penalty uncovers how women are systematically punished for wanting more — financially, socially, and professionally. Featured in Bloomberg, CNBC, Glamour UK… and she’s also a mom. 🗣️ What We Talk About: The Ambition Penalty — why the playing field was never level. The myth of meritocracy and how the goalposts keep shifting for women. Why mothers face the steepest penalties in pay, leadership, and opportunity. The “fallacy of choice” — why it’s NOT a choice when the system pushes women out. How invisible labor and household inequality directly subsidize men’s success. The growing “soft life” trend targeting women — and why it’s dangerous. 📚 Key Takeaways: Women aren’t lacking ambition — the data shows they enter the workforce equally or more ambitious than men. Ambition is rewarded in men but punished in women. Assertiveness + achievement triggers backlash, not opportunity. The motherhood penalty costs women up to $500,000 over a lifetime — while men receive a fatherhood bonus. Invisible labor (planning, caretaking, emotional management, logistics) is unpaid work that directly increases men’s earnings and leisure time. Women’s burnout is not a personal failure — it’s the predictable result of inequality at home, at work, and in cultural expectations. The narrative of choice (“women are opting out”) is a dangerous distortion used to justify systemic discrimination. Trends like the “soft life” or “trad wife” ideal romanticize women giving up paid labor — but it’s still work, just unpaid and unsupported. Sponsored By: Poppy [https://www.poppyapp.info/] — the voice-note memory app for modern moms.  Poppy lets you add voice notes to your photos, so you can tell the stories behind them in seconds. ✨ Use promo code MommyHasPoppy for 3-months free at checkout! Download Poppy here [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/poppy-digital-memory-book/id6742168858] or directly in the iOS store. ✨ 👯‍♀️ Meet Your Hosts: Cristina Sansone [https://www.instagram.com/cristina__sansone/] – Public health pro turned full-time stay-at-home mom of three   🔗 Find Us Everywhere [https://linktr.ee/momsamongotherthings] 💬 Want to share your story or ask a question? hello@momsamongotherthings.com 🔑 Keywords: #AmbitionPenalty #GenderData #MotherhoodPenalty #InvisibleLabor #MeritocracyMyth #GirlPowerToBurnoutPipeline #SystemicInequality #WomenDeserveMore

S2E3: What’s It Like Being a Stay-at-Home Dad?

🎙️ Season 2, Episode 3: What's It Like Being a Stay-at-Home Dad? An Honest Conversation About Fatherhood, Caregiving, and What It Means to Be a Man Today In this eye-opening episode, Cristina and Tiffany welcome a longtime friend and truly special guest, Matt Groff — a stay-at-home father, primary caregiver, writer, literary critic, puppeteer, and blogger. Matt brings a deeply honest, thoughtful, and often surprising perspective on caregiving, identity, masculinity, and partnership in modern America. This conversation follows Episode 2, where we asked: What do young men in America actually need today? Now, we flip the lens inward and explore caregiving and masculinity from the lived experience of a full-time dad who chose this role, joyfully. This conversation widens the lens on masculinity, caregiving, and gender norms. It asks listeners to rethink old assumptions, recognize caregiving as human work rather than “women’s work,” and imagine a future where both men and women have the freedom to build purpose and family on their own terms. 🗣️ What We Talk About: - Identity, masculinity & purpose - Caregiving is not a “women’s issue” - Generational shifts in how people react to a stay-at-home dad - Partnership & redefining the provider role - The “men in crisis” narrative & why it’s being blamed on women - Loneliness, community & adult connection 🎓 References: The Prof G Pod with Jonathan Haidt and Richard Reeves [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-crisis-of-men-and-boys-with/id1498802610?i=1000721921727] Scott Galloway [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Galloway_(professor)] Jonathan Haidt [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Haidt#:~:text=is%20an%20American%20social%20psychologist%20and%20author.,New%20York%20University%20Stern%20School%20of%20Business.] Richard Reeves [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_V._Reeves] Joe Hudson [https://www.artofaccomplishment.com/about] 🎤 Meet Our Guest: Matt Groff [http://matthewgroffblog.com] - Stay-at-Home Father · Short story writer · Literary critic · Puppeteer · Blogger 👯‍♀️ Meet Your Hosts: Cristina Sansone – Public health pro turned full-time stay-at-home mom of three Tiffany Hodges [https://www.tiffanyhodges.com/] – Multimedia Creator and mom of one 🌐 Find Us Everywhere: linktr.ee/momsamongotherthings [https://linktr.ee/momsamongotherthings] 🔑 Keywords: Stay-at-home dad, caregiving, masculinity, gender roles, fatherhood, parenting, partnership, identity, emotional labor, modern families, purpose, men and caregiving, social expectations, community, isolation, redefining masculinity 📣 Sponsored By: Poppy [https://www.poppyapp.info/] — the voice note memory app for modern moms. Use promo code MommyHasPoppy for 3 months free at checkout.