What Will Your Kids Remember About You? with Barrie Farivar

After her grandmother passed away, Barrie Farivar found herself returning to something she couldn’t replace – recordings of her voice.Not photos. Not videos.Just her voice. Telling stories. Being herself. Still somehow present.That experience stayed with her.So much so that after a career at Google and YouTube and an MBA from Harvard Business School, Barrie left her “perfect on paper” job to build something very different – a company rooted in memory, family, and time.Barrie is the founder of Leaf, an app that helps families record conversations, stories, and everyday moments so the voices of the people we love don’t disappear over time.In this conversation, we talk about growing up as the daughter of immigrants, building a life through achievement, and the quiet shift that happens when you realize that what looks successful and what actually matters are not always the same thing.We talk about building a company while raising kids.The myth of overnight success.Defining “enough.”And about the strange, constant tension of living between past, present, and future – trying to build something meaningful while also not missing the life that is happening right in front of you.Because at some point, the question underneath all of it becomes very simple – and very hard:What will your kids remember about you?*******Hold onto the little voices and moments you never want to forget with Leaf. Barrie is offering listeners 20% off an annual subscription with code THEMOTHERS20 at sharewithleaf.com/gift – a beautiful Mother’s Day gift for someone you love, or for your future self.*******⭐️ Follow The Mothers and leave a 5-star review if this resonated💬 Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it📱 Join The Mothers on Instagram @themotherspod✍️ Subscribe to ⁠⁠Sara’s Substack⁠⁠ for reflections on life, work, meaning & motherhood💼 Find Sara on ⁠LinkedInThe Mothers is a production of Backline Media.