This episode with Paula Cortes dives into the real side of growing up, motherhood, and becoming who you’re meant to be when life doesn’t follow the plan. Paula opens up about returning to work after having a child, the pressure women face to “do it all,” building confidence, learning to ask for help, and how being a single mother is often misunderstood.

We also talk about love, dating in today’s world, and the kind of self-reflection that forces you to stop and ask, “Am I actually happy?” A real, relatable conversation filled with honesty, growth, and plenty of laughs along the way.

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Topics we went through to make your lives easier

0:00 – Reading a Deevs comment

1:35 – Introducing Paula Cortes

5:08 – How Paula found her career path

8:08 – Returning to work after having a child

15:52 – Paula’s advice for young people

17:00 – The intensity of pregnancy

26:30 – Adjusting to life after having a baby

31:00 – What are rainbow babies?

33:22 – Being religious vs spiritual

36:30 – Building real self-confidence

38:00 – Paula’s creative side

41:50 – Is it hard to ask for help?

43:40 – Are single mothers misunderstood?

48:40 – Are we truly happy in life?

53:45 – Do relationships reveal who we are?

58:24 – A hilarious KFC dating story

1:01:48 – Why dating apps feel sketchy

1:03:54 – Becoming a “passport sis”

1:07:34 – Women’s intuition and gut feeling

1:09:43 – 10 years working in makeup

1:14:00 – Paula’s methods of self-reflection

1:15:52 – Trivia time

1:20:00 – Damo’s funny story