When did it hit you? That the rules were never written for women to thrive, that equality was a story we told ourselves, that you'd been playing a rigged game all along. We're getting honest about our reckoning moments — and why the conversation is just beginning.

What if motherhood could actually be your superpower at work? Employment lawyer Daphne Delvaux reveals the legal protections most moms don't know they have, the hidden costs of navigating workplace motherhood, and the practical strategies to advocate for yourself without sacrificing your career. This is the conversation every working mom—and mom-to-be—needs to hear.

Menopause affects half the population, yet most women enter it completely unprepared—and that's no accident. Join us as Lauren A. Tetenbaum reveals why breaking the silence around this misunderstood transition is essential for women's health, workplace equity, and systemic change across generations.

What if ambition isn't the problem—the penalty for having it is? In this episode, finance expert and cultural critic Stefanie O'Connell Rodriguez joins us to unpack her groundbreaking work on the ambition penalty—the hidden tax women pay for wanting more in their careers, finances, and lives. Through data and lived experience, we explore why mothers face the steepest costs, losing up to $500,000 over a lifetime while their male counterparts receive a fatherhood bonus. Stefanie reveals how invisible labor subsidizes men's success, why burnout is a systemic issue rather than personal failure, and how dangerous narratives like the "soft life" trend mask the structural barriers pushing women out of paid work. This conversation challenges the myth of choice and meritocracy, offering a clear-eyed look at what it really takes to dismantle the systems that punish women's ambition.

In this eye-opening episode, Cristina and Tiffany welcome a longtime friend and truly special guest, Matt Groff — a stay-at-home father, primary caregiver, writer, literary critic, puppeteer, and blogger. Matt brings a deeply honest, thoughtful, and often surprising perspective on caregiving, identity, masculinity, and partnership in modern America.

This conversation follows Episode 2, where we asked: What do young men in America actually need today? Now, we flip the lens inward and explore caregiving and masculinity from the lived experience of a full-time dad who chose this role, joyfully.

In this episode of Mommy Has Questions, the moms dig into one of today’s most pressing and complex cultural topics: the crisis of young men. Inspired by a conversation on The Prof G Pod with Jonathan Haidt and Richard Reeves, Cristina, Tiffany, Jamie, and Jess unpack what’s really going on with men aged 18–34 — and what they actually need from society, from women, and from themselves.

Cristina and the moms get real about the cultural moment we’re living in — one where speaking up for women’s rights can feel risky, even among other women. This episode breaks down the fear, reframes discomfort as a catalyst for growth, and reminds us why finding safe spaces to talk about these issues is essential for empowerment and progress.

Cristina and the moms confront the escalating political, legal, and cultural attacks on women—from violence and erasure to dangerous legislation and rising misogyny online. Grounded in personal stories and hard data, this episode is both a call-out and a call to action.