Having Kids Challenged My Meaning of Success with Emily Tisch Sussman

Big Time Adulting

Caitlin Murray

Personal Journals, Comedy, Society & Culture, Momlife, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 811 Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Emily Tisch Sussman, former political strategist, mother of 3, and host of the podcast She Pivots, joins Caitlin to discuss how motherhood forced her to leave her high-powered career and carve out a new path. Emily reflects on her initial fear and doubt about motherhood, the pressure of family expectations, and the realization that her pre-kid version of success was quickly becoming unsustainable. Emily talks about the profound loss she felt in her article, My Children Killed My Career But Took Me in an Unexpected New Direction, and the visceral reaction she received from colleagues and woman from around the world.

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0:00.0	I still have to remind myself every day. Like, I still mourn the loss of my political career. Like,
0:06.2	I still feel jealous of friends of mine that are mostly childless, that are in the White House,
0:11.6	that are on presidential campaigns, like, that are doing the jobs that I wish I could have done,
0:15.8	but I had kids before I could do them. It still hurts.
0:26.8	Welcome back to the big time adulting podcast.
0:35.5	Today, we are talking about the dance between motherhood, career, success, loss.
0:41.5	Emily Tish Sussman is here, the creator and host of award-winning podcast. She pivots, a Tony-nominated producer, a Mary Claire contributor, a Democratic political strategist,
0:48.9	a musical theater lover, and mother of three. Say hi. Hey, Caitlin. Thank you so much for having me. Thank you so much for
0:59.3	being here. Just quickly rewind back to your love of musical theater. Do you sing? Not in a way that
1:07.5	others would want to hear, but in a way that brings me joy.
1:12.6	So kind of like me.
1:14.1	Yeah, I like, I feel like my version of singing is like your version of dancing.
1:20.2	Like I love karaoke and I like to say that what I lack in talent, I make up for an enthusiasm.
1:26.3	Do you have a go-to karaoke song? Because it's kind of an
1:29.4	important thing to have. Yeah, it is really important. This may surprise you, but I have sort of a low
1:35.0	voice. So I like to find songs in my register. So Manic Monday is always a go-to. Oh, my go-to
1:42.8	karaoke song is Ave Maria. Because why not? You know, just like a
1:46.4	classic opera tune and just get up there and felt it out. Yeah, it really does. People's just juices
1:52.9	are pumping. All right. So I'm glad that we got that out of the way. I won't ask you to sing.
2:01.0	I was going to ask you to sing if you were like a real singer.
2:07.2	No.
2:08.3	No, I'm not a real singer, but I will tell you that for my 40th birthday, I basically designed the entire party around me surprising every single guest and coming out
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