The Mothers
Podcast Description
Do you ever marvel at women seemingly crushing life – building businesses, leading congress, writing best sellers, dropping hit albums, winning gold medals – then learn they also have children and think Wait, how the f*ck are they doing this? And how are they, really? // Sara Brown and Veronica Wolanin are many things and also mothers – on their own journeys to “do it all” while redefining what it means to “have it all.” Join them in funny, vulnerable, true conversations with The Mothers among us as they reflect on their lives, identity & purpose through the lens of motherhood.
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Content Themes
The podcast explores themes such as the balance of motherhood with personal ambitions, identity, and purpose, with episode highlights including discussions on the portrayal of mothers in the show Shrinking, personal journeys of women like Seo Yun Yang, and reflections on the musical Peter Pan related to maternal figures.
Sara Brown sits down with the people shaping our world — extraordinary leaders, creators, and thinkers — to explore how their identity, purpose, and ambition evolve alongside career and motherhood.
These conversations invite you to get curious about who you are, what you want, and why you want it — and leave you inspired to build a life that honors those answers.
Raw, smart, and deeply human, The Mothers blends the emotional honesty of We Can Do Hard Things, the practical wisdom of Mel Robbins, and the intellectual depth of Brené Brown.
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“I don’t care about what I don’t care about.”
That may be the secret to how Julie Cole built a thriving business while raising six children – not by doing everything, but by becoming exceptionally clear about what actually mattered.
Julie is a recovered lawyer, award-winning entrepreneur, bestselling author and co-founder of Mabel’s Labels. More than 20 years ago, after her oldest son was diagnosed with autism, she left law and began making personalized labels in a basement alongside her sister and two close friends.
Today, Mabel’s Labels is one of the best-known label companies in North America – and Julie has built a career, family and life shaped far more by conviction than convention.
In this conversation, Julie shares what those early years of entrepreneurship really required: late nights, financial tradeoffs, a strong team and a willingness to let go of perfection almost everywhere else.
She and Sara talk about why quitting can be for winners, how to distinguish persistence from sunk-cost thinking and the “brain gremlins” that become especially loud when we try to build something alone. Julie also offers a refreshingly practical perspective on working motherhood, partnership, mom guilt, asking for help and why fairness at home doesn’t always mean dividing every responsibility equally.
Julie’s life is not a lesson in having it all. It’s a lesson in deciding what you care about – and giving yourself permission not to care about the rest.
Learn more about Mabel’s Labels:
– Website: https://mabelslabels.com
– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mabelslabels
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The Mothers is a production of Backline Media.
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