Parenthoot with Neha

Neha Garg

Parenthoot redefines the conversation about parenthood, focusing on the parents behind the roles. With a blend of serious insights and playful moments, we share real, relatable stories from diverse parents. Our episodes dive deep into the lived experiences of balancing professional and personal lives, highlighting both the challenges and joys. Celebrating authenticity, our guests offer raw, unfiltered truths, making listeners feel seen and understood. Join us for inspiring, heartfelt conversations!

  1. 4h ago ·  Bonus

    From One Child to a Movement: Jo Chopra-McGowan on Disability, Inclusion, and Building Latika Roy Foundation

    Jo Chopra-McGowan – activist and co-founder of the Latika Roy Foundation in Dehradun – sits down with Neha for a conversation that is equal parts memoir, manifesto, and revolution. Born into a large activist Catholic family in Massachusetts, Jo came to India in her early twenties, married Ravi Chopra, and adopted a premature baby girl – Moy Moy. When Moy Moy was rejected by a mainstream school, Jo didn't petition or protest – she built a school. What began as a morning program for one child slowly became one of India's most respected disability-inclusive organizations, now housed in a landmark building designed entirely around dignity, access, and joy. This episode traces that entire arc – from Jo's impulsive, justice-fuelled youth, through the joy, grief and grace of parenting Moy Moy, to the philosophy of inclusion that now shapes every hallway, ramp, and quiet room at Latika. Why You Should Listen If you have ever felt like the systems around your child simply weren't built for them — this episode is for you. Jo speaks with rare honesty about fear, loss, imposter syndrome, and the particular loneliness of giving your life to something larger than yourself. She also makes inclusion feel not like a policy but like a way of being human. Notable Quotes "When I look back at the pictures of the baby I thought was absolutely beautiful, I see this beaky little scrawny chicken. But I was just gone. I was so in love with her.""There's this primitive fear that nobody can be for Moy Moy what we are – and yet I realize how silly that was, because I was not her birth mother either.""You have to have fear, you have to be worried – that anxiety pushes you forward, makes you learn new things. You don't learn the lesson from somebody telling you." Practical Takeaways Community is infrastructure. Jo built a "Moy Moy's Circle" of people who loved and committed to her daughter. That circle became the foundation – literally – of Latika. Who is in your child's circle?Behaviour is communication. Jo reminds us that when we understand what a child is experiencing – sensory, emotional, environmental – we can change almost everything. This applies to every child, not just disabled ones.Inclusion benefits everyone. Text messaging, subtitles, OXO kitchen tools, countdown traffic lights – all invented for disabled people, now used by everyone. Designing for the margin improves life at the centre.Impulsivity + systems = alchemy. Jo's self-described recklessness, paired with a grounded team, built something 32 years strong. Know which one you are – and find your counterpart.The cost is real. Jo names what this life took: proximity to her children and grandchildren, financial security, a sense of belonging anywhere. Naming the cost doesn't diminish the choice. It honours it. Resources & References Latika Roy Foundation: https://latikaroy.orgMoy Moy's Circle: https://www.amazon.in/Moy-Moys-Circle-Disability-Together/dp/9357315195?s=bazaarVoluntary Service Overseas (VSO): vsointernational.org - the UK organisation that sent Paula, Latika's foundational volunteerOXO Good Grips: oxo.com - the universal-design kitchen brand Jo references About the Guest Jo Chopra-McGowan is an American-born activist, writer, and disability rights advocate based in Dehradun, India. She is the co-founder of the Latika Roy Foundation, which for over 32 years has worked to create inclusive, dignified spaces for children and adults with disabilities. Jo is a TEDx speaker and a fierce, funny voice for a world built to work for everyone. Connect with Jo on LinkedIn --- Enjoyed this episode? Share it with someone who needs to hear it. Follow Parenthoot on your favourite podcast platform and leave a review if this conversation stayed with you. ☕ Support Us: https://buymeacoffee.com/gargneha Your support helps keep the show running.

    1h 11m

  2. May 31

    #67: Building Brands, Raising Babies, and Losing Yourself: Maya Varma on Entrepreneurial Motherhood

    In this episode, Neha sits down with Maya Varma – entrepreneur, co-founder and Chief Brand & Product Officer of fashion labels Joker & Witch and Teejh – for a conversation that is equal parts raw and revelatory. Maya and her husband Satish built two thriving brands together, raised a few dogs, and then in 2020, in the middle of a pandemic, had their son Vivaan. What followed was a reckoning – with identity, with partnership, with anger she didn't recognise as her own, and with a version of motherhood nobody had prepared her for. This episode traces that entire arc: the early euphoria of building together, the slow erosion of boundaries between work and marriage, the postpartum haze, the resentment, the therapy, and the ongoing, imperfect journey back to herself. Why You Should Listen If you are a mother who has ever felt like the invisible load is entirely yours – the night feeds, the googling, the logistics, the emotional labour – this episode will feel like someone finally said it out loud. Maya doesn't perform healing. She talks about the cycles of fight and cold war, the anger that landed on her child and scared her, the solo trip to Delhi where she slept eight hours straight and called it a luxury. She talks about what it actually takes to work on a marriage after a decade, what individual therapy did that couples therapy couldn't, and why asking for help is not defeat – it's the only way through. If you are building something while raising someone, this one's for you. Practical Takeaways Start a memory draft. Maya has kept a running draft email since Vivaan was five months old – milestones, first words, funny moments, things she'll miss. A low-effort, high-return ritual any parent can begin today.Solo travel, even briefly, counts. A two-day work trip to Delhi where Maya slept uninterrupted became her first real reset. You don't need a retreat – you need a night that belongs only to you.Individual therapy before couples therapy. Maya found that working inward first – understanding her own triggers, expectations, and patterns – made everything else more possible.Bring your child into your workspace if you can. Maya set up a nursery corner in their office, breastfed during breaks, and let Vivaan grow up around the team and dogs. It's not for everyone, but it dissolved the guilt of the binary choice. Resources & References Joker & Witch: Maya's fashion jewellery label, known for bold, story-led design. jokerandwitch.comTeejh: Maya's second label, focused on contemporary Indian jewellery. teejh.comOn postpartum depression and mood changes: Many mothers go undiagnosed for years. If Maya's experience resonates, the iCall helpline (India) offers accessible mental health support: icallhelpline.orgOn entrepreneurial loneliness: Paul Graham's essay "How to Do What You Love" and the broader canon around founder mental health speak to the isolation Maya describes.About the Guest Maya Varma is the co-founder and Chief Brand & Product Officer of Joker & Witch and Teejh, two of India's most distinctive fashion jewellery labels. She built both brands alongside her husband and business partner Satish, whom she met in 2013 and married in 2015. A self-described creative, passionate, and deeply grounded person, Maya draws on her Kerala roots, her love of nature, and a finely tuned instinct for design and people. She is also a mother to five-year-old Vivaan and to three dogs – and is, by her own admission, still figuring it all out. Follow Maya on Instagram --- Enjoyed this episode? Share it with someone who needs to hear it. Follow Parenthoot on your favourite podcast platform and leave a review if this conversation stayed with you.  ☕ Support Us: https://buymeacoffee.com/gargneha Your support helps keep the show running.

    1h 8m

  3. May 24

    #66: Vivitsa Kohli on Unplanned Pregnancy, Ambition, and Retrieving Yourself After Motherhood

    Vivitsa Kohli is a potter, business owner, and mother to Maitreya, born in 2023. She describes herself as ambitious, calculative, disciplined — and not particularly fond of unplanned things. Which makes an unplanned pregnancy quite the plot twist. In this episode, Vivitsa speaks with rare, unmasked honesty about first trimester depression, the deep physical and emotional inequity of pregnancy, the anger she felt at having to sacrifice more than her partner ever could, and the long wait before she actually began to enjoy her child. She also talks about protecting her ambition with zero apology, navigating an equal marriage that comes with its own flavour of conflict, and the slow, quiet process of retrieving herself as her son Maitreya grew into a talking, laughing, chaos-causing toddler. Why You Should Listen If you have ever felt angry during pregnancy and didn't know where to put it — this episode is for you. If you've waited longer than felt acceptable to enjoy your baby — this episode is for you. If you're an ambitious woman trying to hold your work, your identity, and your child all at once — Vivitsa sees you, names it, and refuses to apologise for any of it. Notable Quotes "There was a very deep sense of this is unfair. This is unequal. There is never going to be anything that this person can do that would balance it.""That unfairness of that pregnancy made me shamelessly ask for help.""Vivitsa Kohli as a human being is not really here anymore. It's Vivitsa Kohli the mom who tries to do other things also.""Moms just give up, bro. They give up their selves and lives. They just have to." Practical Takeaways Asking for help is not weakness. For Vivitsa, the inequity of pregnancy became the very thing that broke open her resistance to asking. Shamelessly and specifically.Adapting ambition is not abandoning it. She didn't give up her work — she recalibrated expectations, leaned on her support network, and protected even 40% of her vision. The vision stayed alive.Not enjoying your newborn is more common than anyone admits. Vivitsa was candid that enjoyment came almost two years in, when Maitreya began to talk. There is no universal timeline for falling in love with early motherhood.Equal partnerships require more negotiation, not less. Shared control means shared conflict. Learning to ask for what you need without leading with complaint is its own skill — one she's still building.Morning time is a lifeline. Four to five hours of kindergarten in the morning changed everything for Vivitsa — yoga, work, creative time, and the ability to show up as a mother for the rest of the day.About Vivitsa Kohli Vivitsa Kohli is a potter and business owner currently based in Israel with her partner Constantine and their son Maitreya. Her work as a maker is instinct-led and tactile — she creates because she cannot not create. She is currently working on expanding her studio practice and her India-based business operations. Follow Vivitsa on Instagram --- Enjoyed this episode? Share it with someone who needs to hear it. Follow Parenthoot on your favourite podcast platform and leave a review if this conversation stayed with you. ☕ Support Us: https://buymeacoffee.com/gargneha Your support helps keep the show running.

    49 min

  4. May 17

    #65: Worth The Wait: One Woman's Journey Through Infertility, Unexpected Pregnancies and a Partnership Built to Last

    In this deeply personal episode, Neha sits down with Snigdha Ghosh Roy — digital marketing entrepreneur, mother of two, dog parent to Fang, and partner of fifteen years to Tushar Das. Snigdha's story is not a straight line. It winds through eight years of infertility treatment, a deliberate decision to stop, adoption registration, two completely unexpected natural pregnancies, pandemic parenthood, and the quiet daily work of building a marriage between two people who are, by every measure, poles apart. What holds it all together, she says, is one word: acceptance. Not resignation — acceptance. This episode is about what that actually looks like in practice. Why You Should Listen If you have ever felt like your life is moving sideways when everyone else seems to be moving forward — this one is for you. Snigdha speaks with rare candour about infertility's isolation, the sunk cost trap of repeated treatments, what a miscarriage feels like when no one around you has the vocabulary for it, and how she and Tushar found their footing not in spite of their differences but because of the work they did around them. She also talks about what it means to parent with intention — firmly, warmly, and without making your children into projects. Notable Quotes "Acceptance is not resignation. Acceptance is understanding and absorbing the person or the situation as they are, before you can do anything about it.""My life revolved around these cycles and these injections. And then they tell you the dates when you need to try. It's God awful. It's disgusting after a while.""I was so broken that I didn't cry. It was more a loss of hope. It was deeper than tears.""We talk about love language. We never talk about the fight language. It took me years to understand how important it is to fight, to confront, to resolve.""Children need more space than we admit. They don't need to be projects. The easiest way for them to have what you want them to have is to let them observe that." Practical Takeaways Name the fight language. In calm moments, tell your partner what you need when you're upset — what the indicators are, when to give space, when to step in. Don't assume they'll read the room.Let the village be messy. Different caregivers, different rules. Rather than enforcing uniformity, Snigdha teaches her children that every person has different preferences — and that's not confusion, that's emotional intelligence.Know when to stop. Whether it's a treatment cycle or an argument — recognising your limit is not failure. It is self-knowledge.Appreciate out loud. Snigdha makes it a point to tell Tushar, specifically and regularly, what she values about him. She believes men are rarely on the receiving end of that, and it matters. Resources & References CARA (Central Adoption Resource Authority) — India's nodal body for adoption. If you are considering adoption, this is where the process begins. cara.nic.iniCall, TISS — Free and low-cost mental health support, including for infertility-related grief and pregnancy loss. icallhelpline.orgThe Infertility Project (Instagram: @theinfertilityproject) — Community-led conversations around infertility in India.Fang — A Labrador Retriever and, as Snigdha puts it, the one who started it all. About the Guest Snigdha Ghosh Roy is a digital marketing and content entrepreneur based in Delhi NCR. She has built her professional life around work she genuinely loves, from home, on her own terms. She is mother to Fang (Lab, first child, non-negotiable) and two humans born sixteen months apart during the pandemic. She has been with her partner Tushar for fifteen years and will tell you, without hesitation, that finding him is the one thing she did absolutely right. Connect with Snigdha on LinkedIn. -- Enjoyed this episode? Share it with someone navigating infertility, partnership, or the beautiful mess of early parenthood. Support Us: https://buymeacoffee.com/gargneha Your support helps keep the show running.

    1h 44m

  5. May 10

    #64: Trust the Child: Shruti Taneja on Conscious Parenting, Letting Go, and Building a Life from the Inside Out

    Shruti Taneja – mother, aspiring farmer, social worker, and "lazy entrepreneur" – joins Neha for a conversation about parenting as a practice of deep listening and radical trust. Shruti and her partner Abhishek moved to Solan, Himachal Pradesh, a decade ago to build a regenerative farm and a life where work, family, and mission are indistinguishable from each other. In this episode, she speaks about releasing the grip of identity, co-parenting as co-creation, why she abandoned her homeschooling ideology when her daughter asked to go to school, and how her daughter Aisha continues to be her most honest teacher. Why You Should Listen This one is for parents who feel the tension between their values and the reality of raising a real, opinionated child. Shruti doesn't perform conscious parenting – she lives it, contradictions and all. She talks about the fights, the ideologies that got cancelled, the unlearning that happened in real time. If you've ever felt like your child outwitted your parenting plan, this episode will make you feel seen. Notable Quotes "Nature teaches you that the most basic thing of life – not roti kapda makan, but breathing – you're interdependent. So there's nothing called independence really.""It was like, you just cancelled my TED talk. So the intentions just go off the window." – on Aisha choosing school over homeschooling"It's best sometimes, being a parent, to get out of the way.""Kids are beautiful sensing machines." Practical Takeaways Use the grandparents as a calibration tool. If your parents and in-laws aren't anxious about something, that's a signal it probably doesn't need your anxiety either. They've watched two generations grow up.Presence over hours. One hour of undivided attention – phone face down, fully there – is worth more than a full distracted day. Aisha taught Shruti this by getting "damn irritated" when Shruti had her phone on mid-conversation.Your child's body knows. Shruti never forced Aisha to eat, and she grew into a child who never overeats, reads her own hunger, and makes seasonal food choices intuitively. Trust the body's wisdom.Invest in the village – for yourself, not just the child. A support network doesn't just make children more vibrant; it gives parents breathing room. Build it intentionally.Hold your parenting ideology lightly. Shruti arrived at parenthood with a homeschooling plan. Aisha chose school. The best parenting move was listening. Resources & References Teach for India Fellowship: The two-year fellowship that pivoted Shruti's life from advertising towards education and social impact. teachforindia.orgSabarmati Gandhi Ashram, Ahmedabad: Where Shruti encountered the value of interdependence that cracked her "fiercely independent" identity open. gandhiashramsabarmati.orgSatat Sammelan: The intergenerational sustainability confluence Shruti and Abhishek run in Himachal Pradesh, designed for participants from age 3 to 80. About the Guest Shruti Taneja is a mother, farmer-in-the-making, coach, and social entrepreneur based in Solan, Himachal Pradesh. She began her career as a copywriter in advertising before pivoting to education through the Teach for India Fellowship – a shift that changed everything. Over the last decade, she and her partner Abhishek have built a regenerative farm, a consultancy that works with corporates and startups, and a non-profit working towards making Himachal Pradesh regenerative. She is raising her daughter Aisha alongside chickens, cattle, and a learning ecosystem that refuses to separate work from life. Connect with Shruti on LinkedIn. 💬 Join the Conversation 🔔 Review & Subscribe: If you enjoyed today’s episode, please leave a review, subscribe, and share it with your friends and family! 💖 Follow Us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parenthootwithneha/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/parenthoot/☕ Support Us: ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/gargneha⁠ Your support helps keep the show running.

    52 min

  6. May 3 ·  Bonus

    She Found Me: One mother's story of adoption, Down syndrome, and love that defied the plan | Parenthoot Spotlight

    Kavita never planned to be a mother. She told her husband as much before they married. But a chance encounter with a child with Down syndrome in the US set something in motion — a slow, deliberate turning toward a life she hadn't imagined. Nine years ago, she and her husband Himanshu returned to India, filed their adoption paperwork, and within 45 days, brought home Veda — a 16-month-old girl with Down syndrome and a blurry profile picture they were too excited to notice. This episode is the story of that journey: the bonding that didn't look like bonding, the inclusion that doesn't start at school, the achievement pressure she refuses, and the future she has stopped trying to predict. Kavita speaks with the kind of clarity that only comes from having lived something fully. Why You Should Listen If you have ever questioned what family is supposed to look like — or felt the weight of other people's ideas about what your child should become — this episode will settle something in you. Kavita does not perform strength. She cries first, she admits it openly, and then she finds her footing. She is also very funny. Notable Quotes "Down syndrome was not even a con for us.""I thought bond is like child hugging you. But bond was when only I could understand what she was saying — and then it clicked, because I'm her mom.""What if she will be Veda the non-famous? She doesn't need to be something to be respected. Her respect will start from home. That's where inclusion starts.""It's weird that I don't see her future. I see my future with her." Practical Takeaways Bonding after adoption can look nothing like what you expect. It may arrive quietly, sideways, in a moment nobody else witnesses.Inclusion begins at home — in how you speak about your child, not in which school admits them.You do not have to fight every battle. Finding the right people is also a form of advocacy.Your child's story belongs to them. Share your perspective, not their history.The "what after us" fear is real — and also universal. You are not alone in carrying it. Resources & References CARA (Central Adoption Resource Authority): India's nodal body for adoption. For families exploring adoption: cara.nic.inDown Syndrome Federation of India: Runs weekly support sessions for parents, including those in rural areas with limited access to therapy. downsyndromefederation.inDown Syndrome International: Global resources, research, and community. ds-int.orgTrisomy 21: The chromosomal condition underlying Down syndrome. A reliable starting point for new parents: ndss.org/resources/down-syndrome-factsSensory and play-based learning: Kavita describes following Veda's lead through puzzles, tracing, and hands-on curriculum. A useful framework: understood.org/play-based-learningChild digital privacy: Kavita's thoughtful approach to sharing online. For parents navigating this: internetmatters.org/issues/sharenting About the Guest Kavita is Veda's mother — and that, she will tell you, is the most defining thing. Based in Chandigarh, she has spent the last nine years sharing her family's life through her Instagram account Learning with Veda and her YouTube channel, with the quiet, steady purpose of showing parents — especially those who have just received a Down syndrome diagnosis — that this life is not scary. It is, in fact, full. Her account has grown into a community of over 14,000 people, with lawyers, advocates, and parents who show up for each other. She didn't plan any of it. Veda found her. Follow her on Instagram Watch her videos on YouTube Visit her website Join the Conversation Review & Subscribe: If you enjoyed today’s episode, please leave a review, subscribe, and share it with your friends and family! Follow Us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parenthootwithneha/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/parenthoot/Support Us: https://buymeacoffee.com/gargneha Your support helps keep the show running.

    1h 26m

  7. Apr 26

    #63: Motherhood Stole Me: A Raw Conversation on PPD, Mom Guilt, and the Grief of Becoming a Mother

    Paula Simpson – writer, marketing professional, New Zealander-in-Bangalore, and mother to five-year-old Sulaiman (Sulu) – joins Neha for one of Parenthoot's most unflinching conversations yet. Paula talks about missing her globe-trotting pre-mother life, navigating prenatal depression and PPD during a COVID lockdown far from home, sleep training in secret while her husband was away, and the razor-thin line she walks every day between work, marriage, and motherhood. She doesn't perform gratitude. She tells the truth. Why You Should Listen If you've ever quietly grieved the life you had before your child, felt guilty for missing your old self, or wondered whether the mental load ever actually lifts – this episode is for you. Paula speaks with the kind of clarity that only comes from having been to the edge and back. She's funny, sharp, and completely unfiltered. Equal parts relief and recognition. Notable Quotes "I would be dead if I hadn't sleep trained him. 100 percent.""I bet your mother sometimes just could not wait for you to go to sleep and sat there and cried some nights because they missed what little freedom they had.""I feel like I'm walking on a very narrow razor and at any point I could slip. I'm just waiting to see what falls over –and hoping it's not too important.""It comes back eventually. Not today, but one day." Practical Takeaways Prenatal depression is real and often goes unnamed. If something feels off during pregnancy, trust it and seek support early.Sleep deprivation is a mental health crisis in disguise. Addressing your child's sleep may be one of the most important things you do for your own wellbeing.The mental load doesn't disappear with hired help or family support – it travels with the mother. Acknowledging this is the first step to asking for real help.Building a local community of mothers with similarly-aged children is not a luxury – for many, it is survival infrastructure.Gentle parenting works best anchored in consistent routine and non-negotiable boundaries, not in the absence of rules.Science-backed parenting resources exist. Learning to evaluate studies (sample size, geography, methodology) helps cut through the noise of unsolicited advice.Emotional regulation in children starts with emotional regulation in parents. Sequestering yourself for two minutes is not failure – it is modelling. Resources & References On Matrescence: https://matrescence.inOn Postpartum Depression — iCall India (free counselling): icallhelpline.org — Vandrevala Foundation Helpline (24/7, India): 1860-2662-345 — Postpartum Support International: postpartum.net About the Guest Paula Simpson is a writer and marketing professional based in Bangalore, India. Originally from New Zealand, she has lived and worked across Europe, Asia, and the US. She runs a business with her husband Reza and is mother to Sulaiman, age five. Paula writes with wit and honesty about expat life, parenting, and everything in between – follow her on LinkedIn for the kind of posts Neha says you simply must read. Follow Paula on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saucyandspiceadventures/Connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-simpson-9715b73a/ 💬 Join the Conversation 🔔 Review & Subscribe: If you enjoyed today’s episode, please leave a review, subscribe, and share it with your friends and family! 💖 Follow Us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parenthootwithneha/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/parenthoot/☕ Support Us: https://buymeacoffee.com/gargneha Your support helps keep the show running.

    1h 11m

  8. Apr 19

    #62: The Messy Middle: Raising a Child, Building a Business, and Finding Yourself Across Two Continents

    Supriya Sharma is an entrepreneur, mother to three-year-old Samara, and someone who has built her life without a template — quite deliberately. In this episode, she talks about straddling Bangalore and the Bay Area, seven months of solo parenting while launching a business, a postpartum experience that was both hormonal and humbling, and a birth story that left her in a state of trance. She speaks with rare openness about resentment, resilience, the village she built with intention, and why she thinks nine-to-five is inherently patriarchal. This is a conversation about holding everything at once — and slowly learning not to drop yourself. Why You Should Listen If you've ever felt guilty about a nap, questioned whether nature is sexist, or wondered how other parents keep going when the systems fall apart — this one is for you. Supriya doesn't perform wellness. She talks about the hard first month of solo parenting, the postpartum resentment nobody warned her about, and the two years it took to stop measuring her worth by her output. She also talks about joy — about a daughter who is basically a tiny guru, a café that doubles as her office, and why fun is not just for weekends. Notable Quotes "I joke about this decade being the messy, messy, messy middle — somewhere in this spectrum of life where everything is happening at once.""Sometimes I'm just jealous of a dad brain. Why are there so many tabs open in my head?""Is nature sexist? That's how the resentment bit started.""It felt like Samara was there listening, waiting for us to get ready.""Don't measure your self-worth by how productive you are today. It took me two years to fully let go of that.""Nine to five is extremely patriarchal. I do not think I can operate like that." Practical Takeaways Build your village with intention. Supriya and her husband actively requested her parents to relocate. The village doesn't always show up — sometimes you have to design it.Protect one routine anchor. No matter the continent, Samara's nap schedule stayed sacred. Consistency in one area can hold everything else together.Productivity looks different postpartum. Block your calendar for rest without apology. Supriya has been doing it since pregnancy — and credits it for her output, not despite it.Trust your gut over the timeline. She delayed her business launch by two and a half months because solo parenting demanded it. The business still happened. Resources & References Vipassana meditation: dhamma.orgPostpartum mental health — If this episode brought something up for you, iCall India (9152987821) offers accessible counselling support.The productivity myth in motherhood — Also discussed in Episode 53 ft. Natasha Uppal, where the idea that productivity is "inherently patriarchal and capitalistic" was first raised on this show. About Supriya Sharma Supriya is an entrepreneur currently building in the health tourism space, helping people discover healing journeys and navigate medical travel globally. She also researches deep tech in healthcare, exploring what human health might look like 15 years from now. Before this, she led sustainability initiatives across the Asia-Pacific region at Procter & Gamble. She lives between Bangalore and the Bay Area with her husband Kunal and daughter Samara, and describes herself, on any given day, as "a zombie fueled by coffee — and extremely grateful." Follow Supriya on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supriya_curocircleConnect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/supriyaa-sharmaa/ 💬 Join the Conversation 🔔 Review & Subscribe: If you enjoyed today’s episode, please leave a review, subscribe, and share it with your friends and family! 💖 Follow Us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parenthootwithneha/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/parenthoot/☕ Support Us: https://buymeacoffee.com/gargneha Your support helps keep the show running.

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  • Creator
    Neha Garg
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    80
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    Explicit
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    © Neha Garg
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