Who Sets This Clock?
Who Sets This Clock?
Podcast Description
Who Sets This Clock? is a podcast about timelines, external influences, and the often unspoken pressure to follow a life path that includes kids and other milestones. Hosted by Margarete, the show asks: who actually set these clocks we’re all supposed to follow? And are they ticking the same for everyone anymore? You know, just your average existential questions. Through honest, sometimes funny, and often vulnerable conversations, each episode explores life transitions, the choices we make (or don't), and the relationships that shift along the way.
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Content Themes
The podcast delves into themes of personal choices regarding life milestones, exploring the external pressures to conform to traditional timelines. Topics include perspectives on marriage, parenting, adoption, and non-traditional life paths, with episodes highlighting guests like Belen, who reflects on changing timelines, and Rocio, who considers adoption.
Who Sets This Clock? is a podcast about timelines, external influences, and the often unspoken pressure to follow a life path that includes kids and other milestones. Hosted by Margarete, the show asks: who actually set these clocks we’re all supposed to follow? And are they ticking the same for everyone anymore? You know, just your average existential questions. Through honest, sometimes funny, and often vulnerable conversations, each episode explores life transitions, the choices we make (or don’t), and the relationships that shift along the way.
Meet Caroline. She is my first out-of-college work bestie. We were so young with bright eyes bushy tails, and driven to get started on our professional career path. During our time together, we became quick friends and have stayed in touch ever since. In this episode, we get into:
- Navigating her timeline with the focus on her career and not really thinking about marriage and having children
- Getting a second chance through grad school to move away from home and have a college experience
- Pivoting and figuring out her new timeline after a health diagnosis
- Learning how to accept not being in the workforce through therapy
- Sharing how she keeps her identity after becoming a mom
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Email: [email protected] / Behind-the-scenes + reflections: thisclockpod.substack.com / Instagram: @thisclockpod
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