102. The Myth of “Having It All”: Ambition, Motherhood, and the Cost of Doing Both

What if the biggest lie women are sold isn’t “have it all”…but “you can have it all at the same time”?This week on Being Different, I sit down with Kate Zepernick — Georgia Tech grad, former consultant, high-achiever, and now mom — to talk about the stuff ambitious women are usually too polite (or too scared) to say out loud.Kate’s lived the whole arc: the full-time grind, the “part-time” job that wasn’t actually part-time, the strategic career pivots, and eventually the decision to step away without losing herself in the process.We get into:- Why one kid is hard, but two kids changes everything- Why daycare and childcare conversations make people weirdly defensive- Why high-achieving women wait for permission to choose their families- What it actually feels like to lose the praise and identity that come with work- The gray, underused middle ground between full-time careers and staying home- And the uncomfortable truth that a lot of families don’t really have the choices we pretend they doThis episode is for the woman who’s tired, conflicted, and quietly resentful of her job… but also terrified of who she’ll be without it.If this conversation makes you feel seen and a little called out, good. That usually means you’re finally being honest with yourself.Hear more from Kate on her podcast, The Momentum Show for Moms in Leadership and connect with her on Instagram @momentum.by.kate- - - - - - - - - - -Liz Durham Instagram | WebsiteSubscribe Apple Podcast | SpotifyBeing Different with Liz Durham is a Palm Tree Pod Co. production