Today, we sit down with Anna Goldfarb—friendship journalist, author, and voice of wisdom on the quiet complexity of adult relationships. Together, we're unpacking why maintaining female friendships feels harder than ever, especially in motherhood, and what it actually takes to nurture the ones that matter most.

Through honest stories and thoughtful research, Anna helps us reframe what healthy adult friendship looks like today. They talk about the grief of friendships that drift, the courage it takes to initiate hard conversations, and why effort (not just history) is what keeps connection alive.

If you've ever found yourself missing someone who used to be in your daily life—or wondering how to deepen the friendships you still have—this conversation is a balm and a roadmap.

You'll Learn:

• Why nearly half of adults report shrinking social networks—and what that really means

• How motherhood reshapes our friendships, sometimes painfully

• The power of desire: why it matters that you want to show up

• What to consider before giving feedback in a friendship

• How to know when it's time to let go—and how to grieve a friendship breakup

• Why small gestures (a text, a meme, a voice note) are never really small

• What it means to treat friendship as a privilege, not a given

• How to reconnect with the people who make you feel most like yourself

Links & Resources Mentioned:

• Anna Goldfarb's website and writing: www.annagoldfarb.com

• Anna's book: Modern Friendship

• Related episode: Finding and Maintaining Meaningful Friendships During This Busy Season – E3

• HBR article: The Power of Work Friends

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In a world reshaping itself around how, where, and why we work, what does leadership actually look like—especially when you're also navigating motherhood?

In this episode, we sit down with Anna Squires-Levine, President of Industrious (and mama of three), to explore that question and more. Anna joined Industrious nearly a decade ago when it was just a few co-working spaces—and helped scale it to 300+ locations across 10 countries. Now, she's guiding the company into a new era after its acquisition by CBRE, all while welcoming her third baby.

Together, we talk candidly about:

• How to lead during life's most chaotic transitions

• The myth of balance and the radical act of choosing your kind of hard

• Why human-centered workspaces are more critical than ever—and how Industrious is redefining what it means to "go to work"

• The honest truth about ambition, identity shifts, and the emotional tug-of-war working moms face daily

• Practical questions to ask yourself when you're standing at a career crossroads

This one's for the moms holding it all—the dream, the diapers, the deadline. Anna's wisdom is both grounding and galvanizing, reminding us that the future of work isn't just flexible. It's human.

Links & Resources
👉 Learn more about Industrious
👉 Follow Anna on LinkedIn
👉 Jenn's essay on hustle culture: "My Career is My Refuge"
👉 Book rec: The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz

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If you've ever wondered, "Why does work still feel like it wasn't built for women—or mothers?" — this one's for you.

In today's episode, we're joined by Kristi Rible—global leadership expert, mom of two, and founder of The Huuman Group™—to talk about how AI is reshaping work, and why the future needs more than automation. It needs humanity. It needs mothers.

Kristi brings her 25+ years of leadership across continents and industries to help us understand what's really changing in today's workplaces—and how empathy, flexibility, and curiosity are becoming non-negotiable leadership skills. She also teaches the groundbreaking Stanford course Motherhood and Work, where she challenges outdated narratives and empowers the next generation to lead with care and courage.

This isn't a tech episode—it's a call to action for women who want to lead, live, and mother in ways the old systems never made space for.

You'll hear:

• Why "human skills" like empathy, trust, and communication are not soft—they're essential in the AI age

• What the "motherhood penalty" is, and why the system isn't broken—it was just never built for us

• How Kristi's divorce sparked her mission to redesign leadership around care, not just capital

• The story behind her Stanford course—and why no men have ever taken it

• Why Gen Z gives Kristi hope for the future of caregiving, equity, and leadership

• How to use AI without losing your own cognitive or emotional intelligence

• What flexibility really looks like—and why it's the #1 issue shaping women's careers today

Whether you're a leader, a caregiver, or both—this episode will help you see the workplace (and yourself) with fresh eyes.

Links + Resources:

• Learn more about Kristi's work: The Huuman Group™

• Kristi's Stanford course: Motherhood and Work: Challenges and Opportunities for Positive Change

• McKinsey Report mentioned in this episode: Superagency in the Workplace

• Follow Kristi on LinkedIn: @kristirible

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