Rethinking Stay-at-home Motherhood

In this episode of MamaThrive, I’m excited to be joined in conversation with Neha Ruch, the founder of Mother Untitled and the author of the forthcoming book, the Power Pause. She is on a mission to update and elevate the perception of stay-at-home motherhood in America and has been inspiring women across the globe with her work and impact In this conversation, Neha shares her experience of how motherhood invited her to downshift her career, and reexamine her identity that was part of her success in the corporate world. We speak about how the unpaid labor of stay-at-home mothers is still labor, and what societal shifts need to happen to support working mothers and how motherhood influences professional lives.  I’d love to hear your experience of this episode, please feel free to drop a comment below with any of your thoughts and share the link with anyone whom you think might benefit from giving this episode a listen! As always, we continue this conversation over on Instagram. Come join us there.  Resources:  Website Instagram Book  About Neha Ruch  As the founder of Mother Untitled and the author of the forthcoming book, THE POWER PAUSE (Putnam, 2025), Neha Ruch is on a mission to update and elevate the perception of stay-at-home motherhood in America. A rising thought leader, influencer, and sought-after speaker in the world of women, work, parenting, and identity, Neha's mindset shifts are shared. widely by tens of thousands of women, including Mandy Moore, Kourtney Kardashian, Gabby Bernstein and Joanna Goddard. Neha received her B.A. from Skidmore College and her M.B.A. from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. Prior to downshifting her career for motherhood, she led brand strategy at a number of highly successful luxury startups, including Zola and Carats & Cake. Neha immigrated to the United States from Mumbai, India, as a child, and grew  up in Massachusetts. She currently resides in Manhattan with her husband, their two children, and their dog Coconut.