Changing ZIP Codes: When Success Creates Distance

What does it really mean to "make it" when success takes you away from home? In this episode, Sirad shares her journey of growing up in a tight-knit family in Maryland with big dreams to studying at Princeton, then Columbia, all the way to pursuing a PhD in Boston at Harvard. Together, we reflect on the emotional realities of changing zip codes: navigating the tensions between ambition and belonging, carrying the weight of leaving family behind, and reshaping the relationships we've always known. This conversation is for anyone who has ever felt caught between where we come from and where we're going.