Melina shares her journey to become a trial lawyer and how she tries to maintain her career when she becomes a new mom. It felt to me like she pulled out ALL the stops to make it work, her daughter even had elite status on United Airlines! But the logistics and the guilt become all consuming and a series of events lead to a breaking point. “Leaning in” took its toll. This is Melina’s journey of falling down, feeling like she was giving up and the courage she summoned to pick herself up again.

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