EPISODE · Jan 17, 2026 · 56 MIN
#101 - Grateful, Not Guilty: When Motherhood Is Hard-Won - Priyanka Mishra
from Mambition · host Tiffany Scott and Alex Morgan
What happens when you fight for motherhood - and then discover you're still allowed to find it hard?Priyanka Mishra is Business Head at Fuzia Talent, scaling virtual support services to 1,000+ clients. She's also mother to one-year-old Siona - a daughter who arrived after three miscarriages and taught her everything about holding two truths at once.In this conversation:→ How three losses shaped her approach to motherhood (and why that doesn't make her struggles more valid than anyone else's)→ The gratitude paradox: being deeply blessed AND deeply exhausted→ Why self-compassion isn't reserved for those who "fought harder"→ Integration over martyrdom: staying ambitious while being present→ How her husband's resilience (raised by a working mother) makes partnership possible→ Teaching Siona emotional resilience in a world that needs itThis isn't about creating a hierarchy of who deserves to struggle. It's about learning from someone whose difficult path taught her something we ALL need: you don't need to earn the right to rest.Whether your journey to motherhood was traumatic or straightforward, we all end up in the same place - learning as we go, being transformed, needing grace.If you've ever felt guilty for finding motherhood hard when you "should" be grateful - this conversation will give you permission to hold both.
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What happens when you fight for motherhood - and then discover you're still allowed to find it hard?Priyanka Mishra is Business Head at Fuzia Talent, scaling virtual support services to 1,000+ clients. She's also mother to one-year-old Siona - a daughter who arrived after three miscarriages and taught her everything about holding two truths at once.In this conversation:→ How three losses shaped her approach to motherhood (and why that doesn't make her struggles more valid than anyone else's)→ The gratitude paradox: being deeply blessed AND deeply exhausted→ Why self-compassion isn't reserved for those who "fought harder"→ Integration over martyrdom: staying ambitious while being present→ How her husband's resilience (raised by a working mother) makes partnership possible→ Teaching Siona emotional resilience in a world that needs itThis isn't about creating a hierarchy of who deserves to struggle. It's about learning from someone whose difficult path taught her something we ALL need: you don't need to earn the right to rest.Whether your journey to motherhood was traumatic or straightforward, we all end up in the same place - learning as we go, being transformed, needing grace.If you've ever felt guilty for finding motherhood hard when you "should" be grateful - this conversation will give you permission to hold both.
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