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Ambition, Motherhood, and the Millennial "Do It All" Script with Amil Niazi

In this episode of "Parenting, apparently," Esther and Melissa sit down with Amil Niazi — whose viral essays and national bestselling memoir have made her one of today's most talked-about parenting thinkers. The conversation grows out of the premise behind Amil's book, Life After Ambition, and her column, The Hard Part, for The Cut: what role does parenting play in our relationship with ambition and selfhood?

How much of who we are should be defined by our job, versus everything else that makes up a life? Is "balance" a myth, or does it just work better as seasons than as a pie chart? And…

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