In this episode, I interview my sister’s best friend, Belen. She talks about how her timelines changed as she grew up. Early on, she thought she would be destined to be on one pathway, to repeat her mother’s timeline. But her viewpoint and perspective have changed a lot as she’s grown up. I love that she shares how she finds moments with her bestie, even though they live states apart. We end with some comments on reality TV shows like The Valley. Belen is showing us all that we don’t have to hold on to old beliefs and that we can change our minds.

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Episode Sources:

• https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2025/20250423.htm?utm

• https://blogs.cdc.gov/nchs/2025/06/13/7780/?utm

• https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr74/nvsr74-3.pdf?utm

In this episode, Leia and I talk about how she’s merging her career and creative project aspirations, like writing a book, with her desire to have a kid soon. She shares the societal and familial pressures she’s felt lately. Drawing from our own experiences, we get into how we can have better conversations with our friends who have kids.

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My friend, Rocio, shares that she never pictured her wedding day and often resisted conventional timeline milestones. Now, at almost 40 years old, she talks with her husband about the possibility of adoption. She shares how her perspectives on life have changed over time, especially caring less about what other people think. Rocio shares many insightful, wise life lessons she’s learned along the way.

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