Let’s talk about the most essential job that no one wants to call a job: the work done inside the home.
Parenting. Caregiving. Running a household. It’s all real work — valuable, skilled, and foundational. And yet, it’s often dismissed, devalued, and definitely unpaid. This week, we’re going all in on the fight to change that narrative.
Nicole is joined by historian and professor Emily Callaci, whose latest book Wages for Housework: The Feminist Fight Against Unpaid Labor uncovers the radical movement that dared to ask: what if we paid people for domestic labor? What if the backbone of our economy — caregiving and home-making — was finally treated like the work it actually is?
We unpack the historical, political, and economic forces that keep unpaid labor invisible, and what it means to truly value the labor that happens in homes across the world. This episode is fiery, informed, and long overdue.
Because here’s the truth: without unpaid labor, nothing else works.
Connect with Emily:
Book: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/emily-callaci/wages-for-housework/9781541603523/?lens=seal-press
Audio Book: https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/m0027t58
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Women, Addiction and Recovery with Patti Clark | 324
Addiction doesn’t look the same for everyone — and for women, it often comes with an extra helping of shame, silence, and stigma. In this episode of This Is Woman’s Work, we’re unpacking how addiction and recovery show up differently for women, why the traditional recovery narrative often falls short, and what it actually takes to reclaim your life in a way that feels true, honest, and yours.
I’m joined by Patti Clark—award-winning author, speaker, and middle-aged woman in long-term recovery—who knows this road from both the inside and out. In her newest book, Recovery Road Trip: Finding Purpose and Connection on the Journey Home, Patti shares stories and tools that help women not just survive addiction, but heal, grow, and reconnect with themselves.
We talk about purpose, connection, creative healing, and why recovery is about so much more than sobriety—it’s about coming home to yourself. Whether you’re on this road or know someone who is, this episode is packed with truth, tenderness, and the reminder that there’s always hope.
Connect with Patti:
Website: https://www.patticlark.org/
Book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Recovery-Road-Trip/Patti-Clark/9781647427740
FB: https://www.facebook.com/PattiClarkAuthor
IG: https://www.instagram.com/patticlarkauthor/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@recoveringwoman
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PattiKClark
Substack: https://patticlarkwriter.substack.com/
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How To Rewire Patterns That No Longer Serve You with Judy Wilkins-Smith | 323
Some patterns are inherited. Some are learned. And some are just plain outdated. So how do you figure out which is which—and what the hell to do about it?
In this episode, we’re diving deep into how to identify and rewire the invisible patterns that are no longer serving you with the help of Judy Wilkins-Smith. Judy is a world-renowned expert in systemic work and constellations, the author of Decoding Your Emotional Blueprint, and a coach to high-performers and legacy leaders alike. She uses tools like epigenetics and genealogy to help people understand what they’ve inherited—emotionally, behaviorally, and even spiritually—and how to transform it into something that actually works for them.
Because newsflash: just because it runs in the family doesn’t mean it gets to run your life.
Whether you’re feeling stuck in self-doubt, repeating relationship drama, or carrying old money stories like hand-me-down jeans from the 90s, this episode will help you ask the right questions, uncover the real source, and start rewriting the script.
Connect with Judi:
Website: https://judywilkins-smith.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/judywilkinssmith/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/judywilkinssmith
LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judywilkinssmith/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2deofVCmw7Fxdq866SpJbQ
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7 Questions For Living A Meaningful Life with Marni Battista | 322
What does it really mean to live a meaningful life—and how do you know if you're doing it?
In this episode, we're cutting through the noise, pressure, and Pinterest-perfection to get to the heart of it. Because purpose doesn’t have to be loud to be life-changing. It doesn’t have to trend to be true. Meaning is found in the relationships we build, the values we live, and the courage it takes to make choices that align with who we actually are—not who the world told us to be.
So let’s talk about how we build a life that, at the end of it—whenever that may be—we know it mattered.
Our guest today is Marni Battista—entrepreneur, author, and transformational coach who helps women, especially in midlife, stop chasing the “have it all” myth and start living with radical alignment. Her new book, Your Radical Living Challenge: 7 Questions for a Meaningful Life, offers a framework to help you stop performing and start mattering, on your own terms.
Whether your life’s impact is massive or modest, visible or quiet, it still counts. And it’s never too late to ask better questions—and start living more meaningful answers.
Connect with Marni:
Website: marnibattista.com
Book: radicallivingchallenge.com
Quiz: decodeyourdestinyquiz.com
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How To Listen with Emily Kasriel | 321
We live in a world that talks over people instead of listening to them. Debate has replaced understanding. Volume gets rewarded over vulnerability. And somehow, we’ve confused interrupting with intelligence.
In this episode, we’re flipping the script. Because deep listening—the kind that transforms relationships, diffuses conflict, and actually builds connection—isn’t soft. It’s a power skill. A leadership skill. A humanity-saving skill.
And there’s no one better to guide us through the how than today’s guest…
Our guide today is Emily Kasriel, award-winning journalist, former BBC executive, and creator of the Deep Listening approach. With two decades of media experience, a role as Senior Visiting Research Fellow at King’s College London, and a new book (Deep Listening: Transform Your Relationships with Family, Friends and Foes), Emily is here to show us how to stop talking... and actually hear each other.
Listening—truly listening—isn’t passive. It’s active, intentional, and strong as hell. And in a culture that values being loud over being present, choosing to listen might just be the most rebellious, relationship-healing thing we can do.
Connect with Emily:
Website: https://www.emilykasriel.com/
Book: https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/deep-listening-transform-your-relationships-with-family-friends-and-foes-emily-kasriel?variant=41459770884174
LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilykasriel/
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Together, we're redefining what it means, looks and feels like, to be doing "woman's work" in the world today. With confidence and the occasional rant.
From boardrooms to studios, kitchens to coding dens, we explore the multifaceted experiences of today's woman, confirming that the new definition of "woman's work" is whatever feels authentic, true, and right for you.
We're shedding expectations, setting aside the "shoulds", giving our finger to the "supposed tos". We're torching the old playbook and writing our own rules.
Who runs the world? You decide.
Because that is Woman's Work.
Learn more at nicolekalil.com
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