There were so many things I enjoyed and found insightful about this conversation with Patty. The thing that stands out most is how complex life is, and in this case, how complex Patty's life is; but then getting a raw, behind the scenes look into how she tries to process it all. Patty went to UC Berkeley, is a molecular cell biologist, an executive at a company that develops virus testing (kind of an important thing right now), went to Harvard Business School, and cares deeply about her career and the impact she makes on the world. At the same time though, Patty is a wife and mother of 3 young kids, who stated "family" as the value that matters most to her, and most nights is just trying to figure out how to get her kids to go to sleep. As is true for many of us, regardless of where we went to school, what job we have, and what are family dynamics are, Patty is trying to figure out how to optimize her life with all these different, and at times competing, priorities.

What was cool about this episode in particular is that we got such a good view into Patty's analytical, science driven mind. She talked about the ways she tries to assess problems, understand the facts, mitigate risks, etc. but she was also completely honest about how sometimes life is just a shit show and you try to survive as best you can. There is something so real and relatable in that. She also spoke about the unique challenges and frustrations that come with being a mom and a driven, career oriented person. It's not easy to be reflective about these things and it is even harder to be honest about those reflections; so I am super grateful to get a chance to hear Patty do both. I really hope you enjoy this episode and it gives you some sense of comfort that we are all doing the best we can to make our way through this unbelievably complex, messy, but beautiful world.