889: How to Take a Career Break Without Losing Your Ambition (or Identity)

The Goal Digger Podcast

Jenna Kutcher | Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy & Marketing

Business, Marketing

4.8 • 12.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Ever feel like hitting pause on your career to raise a family is like pulling the emergency brake on your dreams? Well, what if that “pause” is actually a power move? Today I’m chatting with Neha Ruch: founder of Mother Untitled, the groundbreaking platform that’s changing the way we think about ambition, motherhood, and career breaks. Her debut book, The Power Pause, is an interactive guide helping women view stay-at-home motherhood as a powerful, professional evolution. If you’ve ever wrestled with stepping away from your career or wondered how to make a comeback that feels aligned and empowered, this episode is for you. We’re diving deep into how to intentionally plan a pause, find purpose in caregiving, and re-enter the workforce without missing a beat, so click play now! Goal Digger Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/goaldiggerpodcast/ Goal Digger Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goaldiggerpodcast/ Goal Digger Show Notes: https://www.jennakutcherblog.com/how-to-take-a-career-break-neha-ruch Thanks to our Goal Digger Sponsors: Sign up for your $1/month Shopify trial period at http://shopify.com/goaldigger. Find a co-host today at http://airbnb.com/host. Transform your living space today with Cozey. Visit https://www.cozey.com: the home of possibilities, made easy. Move deals faster with an AI powered CRM your team will actually use. Visit https://monday.com/crm to learn more. Deposit or spend $5,000 in 90 days to earn up to $500 in rewards at ⁠mercury.com/goal⁠. Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC. The IO Card is issued by Patriot Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Mastercard. Working capital loans provided by Mercury Lending, LLC NMLS ID: 2606284.

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0:00.0	I just want women to understand that their identity, all of that incredible experience and work
0:07.4	does not disappear. It does not evaporate. I want you to think instead that this is like one
0:13.1	part of your story and now you're going to be adding another layer to it. I'm Jenna Goetcher, your host of the Gold Digger podcast.
0:23.5	I escaped the corporate world at the age of 23 with nothing more than a $300 camera
0:28.3	from Craigslist and a dream.
0:30.3	Now I'm running a seven-figure online business that feels even better than it looks,
0:35.0	all from my house in small town, Minnesota with my family.
0:38.4	Here, we value time as our currency.
0:41.3	We mix the woo and the work, and we are in the pursuit of building businesses that give us
0:46.3	the freedom to live lives that we love.
0:48.7	I've always loved turning big goals into reality, and I'm here to help you do the same.
0:54.0	This isn't just a peek
0:55.2	behind the curtain. Come along with me and my guests as we tear the whole curtain down. Every
1:00.2	week we tackle practical, no-fluff marketing strategies and host honest discussions on what works
1:05.9	and what doesn't. Join me and my expert guests for actionable insights to help you grow your dream business with confidence.
1:13.5	Pull up a seat and get ready to be challenged, inspired, and empowered.
1:17.7	This is the Gold Digger podcast.
1:21.5	Do you ever feel like hitting pause on your career to raise a family or to be a caregiver
1:27.3	is like pulling the emergency break on your dreams? raise a family or to be a caregiver is like pulling the
1:28.5	emergency break on your dreams? Well, what if that pause is actually a power move? Today, I'm
1:34.6	chatting with Naha Roos, founder of Mother Untitled, the groundbreaking platform that's changing
1:39.6	the way we think about ambition, motherhood, and career breaks. After working in brand strategy and earning
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