Do Ambitious Women Have to Sacrifice Their Dreams for Marriage?

We sat down with two smart and successful young Chaldean women, who just graduated from college, to talk about the pressure they’re feeling right now. Like many young women in our community, they’re ambitious, driven, and trying to follow their dreams — but they’re also navigating strong cultural expectations around marriage and timelines. In this episode, they open up about the tension between building a career and the comments they hear about settling down. We talk about what it’s like to want both — a meaningful path and a family one day — and how faith shapes the way they think about it all. If you’re a young Chaldean, Middle Eastern, or Christian woman feeling caught between your ambitions and what your family or culture expects, or if you’re trying to understand where these girls are coming from, this conversation is worth your time. Youth for Truth Podcast with Fr. Simon Esshaki –––