If you’ve ever felt like pressing pause on your career made you less ambitious, this Motherkind Moment will help you see it differently.

In this short but powerful clip, author and founder of Mother Untitled, Neha Ruch, explains why stepping back from paid work doesn’t mean stepping away from growth. She reframes motherhood as a “power pause”, a chapter that can expand your sense of self, deepen your values, and open new possibilities, rather than close them.

I chose this moment because it captures one of the most freeing ideas from our full conversation: that ambition doesn’t disappear in motherhood, it just evolves. Neha reminds us that caring for others is still work, that our worth isn’t tied to a job title, and that pressing pause can be an act of power, not loss.

If you liked this moment, listen to the full episode: Work Series: The Truth About Stepping Back from your career — And Coming Back even Stronger, with Neha Ruch

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