#impact Podcast: Social Impact | Social Entrepreneurship | Careers for Social Good · Regina Larko

It takes a village - Motherhood Revisited |Marlene Hofer, Grow Human

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Regina opens by framing the season around people who look closely and build communities around impact. She introduces the guest as a friend she has known for more than two decades, and that gives the conversation weight right away. They also acknowledge that they usually talk off mic, and that ease carries through the whole exchange. The episode turns toward a story about motherhood that is both beautiful and heartbreaking. It holds love, joy, rage, and despair in the same breath. Regina asks how her guest thinks about the social norms mothers are expected to live inside. The guest answers with honesty and a little self-surprise at how clearly she has put her thoughts into words. She reflects on how becoming a mother made her more aware of who she is, how she wants to be with her kids and partner, and how society sees her. The conversation names patriarchy directly and treats it as part of the environment mothers are expected to navigate. It does not flatten that reality into a slogan. Instead, it stays with the feeling of trying to find direction in murky water. Regina keeps coming back to the idea that individual action can create a ripple effect. The guest’s words about reshaping and rebuilding from the bottom up become a central thread. The episode connects personal growth to broader social change without slipping into lecture mode. There is room for hesitation, laughter, and small interruptions. That looseness makes the reflections feel lived in rather than polished. The friendship between host and guest also gives the episode a softness that is hard to fake. There is clear admiration in the room. By the end, the conversation is as much about care and recognition as it is about motherhood. It lands as an invitation to notice the structures around family life and the quiet ways people push back against them.

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A warm, reflective discussion of motherhood, power, and change from the ground up.

The episode draws its warmth from a long friendship, and that history gives the conversation an easy, unforced rhythm. Regina Larko and her guest talk through motherhood as lived experience, shaped by love, anger, family routines, and the social rules around them.

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For when you want a conversation about motherhood that connects private life to public systems.

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