Show Notes
This episode is chaotic, emotional, funny, healing, and honestly… exactly what I hoped my first guest episode would feel like. My sister Karly joins me for a very real conversation about growing up 14 months apart, becoming best friends as adults, motherhood, marriage, business, personality differences, and the very specific bond sisters have that nobody else really understands. We recorded this in a parked car at 10:30pm which honestly feels very on brand for two moms trying to make something happen. In this episode, we get into: – What we were REALLY like growing up together – The fights, the chaos, the competitiveness, and why sisters can somehow be best friends despite the frenemies phase – Our completely opposite personalities (Scorpio vs. Leo energy fully exposed) – Entrepreneurship, marketing careers, and how we both ended up building businesses – Motherhood, being one-and-done vs having two kids, and the reality of parenting in your late 30s/40s – The funniest rapid-fire sister questions including: who mom’s favourite was, who’s smarter, who’s more patient, and who is most likely to rear-end someone while sneezing And then the conversation takes a deeper turn as we talk about losing our mom four months ago, witnessing death firsthand, grief, hospitals, trauma, sisterhood, and the things nobody really prepares you for when a parent dies. This episode feels like sitting in the kitchen with sisters (but the car, because it really is a mom's 3rd place, isn't it?!) who are giggling one minute, trauma bonding the next, and somehow still closer than ever through it all. If you have a sister, lost a parent, love honest conversations, or just want to feel like you’re sitting in on a very real late-night catch-up… this one’s for you. Check out my sister at @influencemediaco and follow along. Don’t forget to like, comment and leave a review. Follow me on Instagram @erincsousa and subscribe to my Substack See you next week! xx, Erin Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!
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