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Choosing What Matters Most with Neha Ruch
· 1 h 11 min
Episode Choosing What Matters Most with Neha Ruch
What if the boldest career move you ever made was stepping away? Neha Ruch, founder of Mother Untitled and author of The Power of Pause, joins Carl to unpack the layered experience of pausing a high-powered career to prioritize family — and rediscover a deeper sense of self.
Neha shares her journey as the daughter of Indian immigrants, growing up acutely aware of financial insecurity and the privilege of choice. She opens up about the clarity she found in early motherhood, the liberation in presence over productivity, and how she reframed staying home not as a step back, but as a bold act of agency. They also dig into the misconceptions surrounding stay-at-home parenting, the emotional balance sheet every family quietly navigates, and how intentional money conversations can build stronger, more equitable partnerships.
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Cover Art: Josh Passler - TheFinArtist.com
Music Credits:
Alexandra Woodward / Rabbit Reggae / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
Cody Francis / Wherever You’re Going / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
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