Intentional Ambition with Rha Goddess
From My So-Called Midlife with Reshma Saujani by Lemonada Media
February 18, 2026 · 47 min
About this episode
Reshma Saujani and Rha Goddess discuss the concept of intentional ambition and how it differs from traditional notions of success.
Ambition can sound like a dirty word for women. Too much of it and you’re aggressive. Not enough and you’re invisible. For so many of us, ambition has been shaped by proving, hustling, and chasing success in ways that don’t always feel aligned. In this episode, Reshma sits down with Rha Goddess to talk about what she calls intentional ambition — a way of pursuing your goals that is rooted in clarity, purpose, and self-trust instead of burnout and external validation. In this conversation, they talk about the difference between chasing success and designing it, burnout, worthiness, and a thing called grace. You can follow Rha Goddess on Instagram at @rhagoddess . You can follow our host Reshma Saujani on Instagram at @reshmasaujani and on Substack. Stay up to date with Moms First (www.momsfirst.us) on Instagram at @momsfirstus and with Lemonada at @LemonadaMedia. Thanks so much for listening to My So-Called Midlife. If you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to Lemonada Premium. You’ll get ad-free episodes and bonus content like me and Emily Oster talking about her thoughts on how often you should have sex. Just hit the 'subscribe' button on Apple Podcasts, or, for all…
People in this episode
Host: Reshma Saujani
Guest: Rha Goddess
Topics covered
- ambition
- self-trust
- burnout
- success
- worthiness
- intentional ambition
Keywords
- ambition
- self-trust
- burnout
- success
- worthiness
- intentional ambition
- Rha Goddess
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Moms First, Lemonada Media, Lemonada
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