Amil Niazi is the writer (and Mother of three) behind The Cut’s parenting series “The Hard Part,” exploring the intersection of work and motherhood. Her writing has also appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, and The Washington Post, and her new book LIFE AFTER AMBITION: A ‘GOOD ENOUGH’ MEMOIR is out now!

In this episode, we talk about authenticity at work, the myth of meritocracy, motherhood as a fast track to self-trust, and what comes after ambition stops being the answer:

Highlights:

• “So many mistakes, fumbles, failures”… and somehow they were the point

• Leaking breast milk at the BBC, nursing in dark corners & realizing she was in the wrong life

• Motherhood as the thing that finally gave her the nerve to choose herself

• Why authenticity matters most when power doesn’t look like you

• The moment meritocracy cracked – and why it never really applied

• The relief (and grief) of redefining “enough”

Purchase Amil’s memoir LIFE AFTER AMBITION here & wherever books are sold! https://a.co/d/6VAWUCN

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