How you {really} are: Aging parents, falling out of love with your work, disappointing gender reveals, secondhand embarrassment and being the worst mom in the world

About this episode

The episode discusses various struggles including aging parents, work dissatisfaction, and motherhood challenges.

Today, we're giving validation, pep talks and space to vent for listeners struggling with: Aging parents who don't take care of their health Falling out of love with your work and feeling like you're totally ineffective (you aren't!) Being hit by a grief tsunami and losing your ambition Feeling like a horrible mother for being disappointed by a gender reveal (we have THOUGHTS!) The secondhand embarrassment of your boyfriend being bad at his job Being the worst mom in the world (not possible, Nora already is!) ☎️ Give us a call or drop us a text at ‪(612) 568-4441‬ 📺 Watch us on YouTube here 📧 Join our community and get all of Nora's writing here. Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! Our Sponsors: ❤️ Refresh your spring wardrobe with Quince. Go to ⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. Go to Quince.com/TFA for free shipping and 365-day returns. ⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠ ❤️ Shop Everyday Cotton, and all of my favorite bras and underwear, at SKIMS.com. After you place your order, be sure to let them know we sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select our show in the dropdown menu…

People in this episode

Host: Nora

Topics covered

• aging parents
• work dissatisfaction
• grief
• motherhood
• gender reveals
• secondhand embarrassment

Keywords

• aging parents
• work dissatisfaction
• grief
• motherhood
• gender reveals
• secondhand embarrassment

Sponsors

Quince, SKIMS, MasterClass

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Feelings & Co.

Products: Quince, SKIMS, MasterClass

Books & works: Geoffrey’s album

Places: Canada

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