Polished Not Perfect

Raising children is a challenge, and when you're juggling career and a family and more, you start to notice all the ways (some on purpose, some totally by accident) you're shaping the next generation of women leaders. In honor of International Daughter's Day, Dr. Susan Taylor and Stacey Moore get real about how they cheer on their own daughters, some surprising lessons their kids taught them, and the ups and downs of being daughters themselves. Grab your coffee (or your kid's left over juice box or your wine) and join the conversation. It's heartfelt, honest, and yes -- polished, not perfect!

Polished Not Perfect started the way some of the best conversations do—between decades-long friends who trust each other enough to be honest, laugh at themselves, and admit that none of us has it all figured out. At its heart, this podcast is about real life: the careers we build, the relationships we navigate, the families we love, the expectations we juggle, and the occasional chaos that comes with trying to do it all.
Join Dr. Susan Taylor and Stacey Moore for Polished Not Perfect. While women are very much at the heart of many of our conversations, Polished Not Perfect is a place for anyone who appreciates honest perspectives, practical advice, a good story, and plenty of laughs along the way. We’ll bring our friendship and experiences to the table—and invite experts, thought leaders, and interesting people to join us, adding their expertise, perspectives, and maybe a few lessons they learned the hard way. Because life isn’t perfectly polished. Neither are we. And that’s exactly what makes the conversation worth having.

You have a career. You have a family. You have a calendar that could qualify as a full-time job.

You remember the doctor’s appointments, the school forms, the grocery list, the birthday gifts, the work deadlines...and somehow everyone still expects you to know where their water bottle is.

So… when exactly are you supposed to enjoy life?

In the first episode of Polished, Not Perfect, longtime friends Dr. Susan Taylor and Stacey Moore have an honest, relatable, and often laugh-out-loud conversation about life after the workday ends, and the “second shift” begins.

They talk about juggling careers, family, relationships, and the endless invisible to-do list, while sharing practical ideas for splitting the load, releasing a little guilt, and making more room for the things that bring you joy.

Because “having it all” shouldn’t mean doing it all.

And if something has to give? May we respectfully nominate the hand-washed dishes.