Purvi Vyas and Karen Desai

The Hardest Job Ever

Kids EN ↓ 28 episodes

Welcome to The Hardest Job Ever! If you’re a mom trying to juggle literally everything—your career, your baby, your sanity—you’ve come to the right place. We’re here to have the real conversations—about the mom guilt, the mental load, and why our marriages now feel like business meetings. We’ll share the highs, the lows, and the WTF are we even doing? moments with a little humor (bc if we don’t laugh, we’ll definitely cry).This is your space, where you’re seen, supported, and reminded that you’re not in this alone. Let’s figure this motherhood thing out together.

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Purvi Vyas and Karen Desai

Episodes

Purvi's Birth Story: Honest and Unfiltered 09.04.2025 39:59

Season 1, Episode 3: Purvi shares her twin birth story. What was supposed to be a planned C-section turned into a surprise early check-in. Even though she wasn’t fully packed or totally prepared for postpartum life with her twins, she embraced the chaos and came out the other side with a story that’s equal parts real and reassuring.

Karen's Birth Story: Honest and Unfiltered 02.04.2025 43:27

Season 1, Episode 2: Karen shares her personal birth story. She details her intense birth experience, which began with a plan to avoid interventions but ultimately led to an unexpected emergency C-section. The conversation highlights the challenges of labor, pain management decisions, and the importance of flexibility in birth plans. She also reflect on lessons learned and the need for mothers to...

Laid Off & Lost: A New Mom's Search for a New Identity 18.03.2025 29:56

Season 1, Episode 1: Getting laid off hits hard when you’re really Type A - your career & academics have always been a huge part of your identity. Add in becoming a new mom, and suddenly you’re not just questioning your job—you’re questioning who you even are. In this episode, Karen is unfiltered and talks moments after she’s laid off. She processes what’s happened - the loss of structure, the...