Being a Mum While Building a Career No One Prepares You For This! Ft Paula

This episode with Paula Cortes dives into the real side of growing up, motherhood, and becoming who you’re meant to be when life doesn’t follow the plan. Paula opens up about returning to work after having a child, the pressure women face to “do it all,” building confidence, learning to ask for help, and how being a single mother is often misunderstood.We also talk about love, dating in today’s world, and the kind of self-reflection that forces you to stop and ask, “Am I actually happy?” A real, relatable conversation filled with honesty, growth, and plenty of laughs along the way.Make sure to hit the follow button and share the episode around Topics we went through to make your lives easier 0:00 – Reading a Deevs comment1:35 – Introducing Paula Cortes5:08 – How Paula found her career path8:08 – Returning to work after having a child15:52 – Paula’s advice for young people17:00 – The intensity of pregnancy26:30 – Adjusting to life after having a baby31:00 – What are rainbow babies?33:22 – Being religious vs spiritual36:30 – Building real self-confidence38:00 – Paula’s creative side41:50 – Is it hard to ask for help?43:40 – Are single mothers misunderstood?48:40 – Are we truly happy in life?53:45 – Do relationships reveal who we are?58:24 – A hilarious KFC dating story1:01:48 – Why dating apps feel sketchy1:03:54 – Becoming a “passport sis”1:07:34 – Women’s intuition and gut feeling1:09:43 – 10 years working in makeup1:14:00 – Paula’s methods of self-reflection1:15:52 – Trivia time1:20:00 – Damo’s funny story