What happens when corporate ambition, the chaotic realities of postpartum recovery, and the search for modern community collide?

Mallory Lee and Shannon Curran get into it with the raw, unfiltered moments of building tech careers while raising toddlers. From the surreal experience of traveling for business while orchestrating a complex village of family childcare, to navigating the unspoken boundaries of modern parenting, they discuss what it actually takes to make it all work in public.

In this conversation, they share candid insights on surviving a grueling 73-hour labor, the bizarre juxtaposition of corporate tech culture at President's Clubs and wellness social spas, and the generational gaps that show up in everyday office life. They also reflect on why hyper-independence might be breaking our parenting boundaries, and how letting go of total control is often the only way to gain a true community.

If you’re a working parent balancing professional travel, navigating the postpartum aftershock, or just trying to survive the constant pull between career and home, this episode will hit close to home.

Jump into the conversation:

(00:00) Welcome to Full Stack Moms

(00:57) Baby microphones and toddler karaoke concerts

(02:41) Unexpected déjà vu at a Boston hotel

(04:58) Rethinking networking with a wellness spa event

(06:57) The awkward reality of Presidents Club trips

(10:05) How to coordinate childcare for work travel

(12:19) The reality of repeat C-sections and difficult pregnancies

(14:39) Weeks of false labor before delivery

(17:15) The reality of recovering from a C-section

(18:35) What it's really like inside the operating room

(20:00) When boundaries conflict with having a village

(23:56) Kindle recommendations and reading fiction again

Connect with Mallory Lee: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mallorylee/

Connect with Shannon Curran: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-sweeny-curran/

Produced in partnership with Share Your Genius

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