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The Mom Room

Alisha Fernandez Miranda on Career Pivots, Ambition & Family Balance

The Mom Room

Renee Reina & Podcast Nation

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 602 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Ep529. Renee is joined by Alisha Fernandez Miranda, award-winning author and mom, whose debut fiction novel, “Someone’s Gotta Give,” has just hit store shelves. In addition to the book, Alisha chats about her winding journey through motherhood, philanthropy, and career pivots, while touching on the messy, funny, and deeply human side of reinventing yourself. They also talk about the pressures moms face to “have it all,” along with the guilt that comes with making space for your own dreams, and why money—and our relationship with it—plays a huge role in shaping our choices. Her debut novel “Someone’s Gotta Give” is available here Find Alisha:  Instagram: @alishafmiranda Website:  https://www.alishafmiranda.com/ Sponsors: Wayfair — Give your home the refresh it needs with Wayfair. Head to wayfair.com right now! Bzigo - Don’t wait until the next bite—protect your home with Bzigo. Go to bzigo.com/discount/MOMROOM to save 10% off. Thrive - Go to thrivecausemetics.com/MOMROOM for 20% off. Name Bubbles - Visit namebubbles.com and use code MOMROOM15 for 15% off your first order. RENEE REINA   Instagram: @themomroom | @thereneereina   TikTok: @thereneereina   Facebook Community - The Mom Room Community  YouTube: Renee Reina - The Mom Room Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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1:24.5

Alicia, welcome to the mom room.

1:29.0

Thank you for having me.

1:30.5

I'm so excited to be here.

1:31.3

I'm excited.

1:36.8

Almost evening my time, but I still have a coffee in my hand because it's just been one of those days. One of those days.

1:38.3

You need the, I just learned, I was listening to the Huberman Lab podcast the other day and it was about cortisol.

1:43.9

And caffeine, like,

1:45.2

extends your cortisol life. So anyways, if you need cortisol. Is that good? Is that a good thing?

1:52.0

Not in the evening if you want to sleep, but hey, it's not a big deal. That's neither here nor there.

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