In this powerful and important episode, we sit down with Mary Rose Mazzola—attorney, public policy powerhouse, and Chief External Affairs Officer at Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts—to unpack what it means to fight for reproductive justice in an increasingly chaotic world. MaryRose shares how her personal experiences shaped her advocacy, the strategic decisions her team is making post-Dobbs, and the unique role Massachusetts plays as a safe haven and leader in this fight.

We also get real about burnout, power, the role of companies in this work, and the big existential questions many of us are asking right now: What is work? What is care? And how do we keep going when the wins feel scarce?

00:00 – Welcome & Gallup Workplace Report Hot Takes

07:45 – AI, Labor, and the Existential Work Crisis

14:30 – Introducing Mary Rose Mazzola

16:00 – Mary Rose’s Journey into Advocacy

18:30 – Reproductive Rights Strategy in a Post-Dobbs World

21:30 – The Power of Doing Your Work (and Not Everyone Else’s)

27:00 – The Reality of Access, Risk, and Abortion Bans

34:30 – What Employers Can Actually Do

39:00 – Inside State-Level Policy Change (and Why It Takes Forever)

42:00 – Coalition Work, Priorities, and Strategic Yes/No

45:00 – Centering LGBTQ+ and Racial Justice in Repro Work

50:00 – What You Can Do (Yes, You!)

54:00 – Holding On to Hope + Joy (Including Dogs and Babies!)

56:00 – Closeout

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