Paulina Roe | The Mami Collective: Building a Community Where Ambitious Moms Don't Have to Choose

What if being a little "selfish" actually made you a better mom? In this episode, Jessica sits down with Paulina Roe — Chicago radio personality, podcast host, and founder of the Mami Collective — for a candid, energetic, and deeply relatable conversation about ambitious motherhood, identity after baby, and why community changes everything. From her decade on Chicago radio to building a nationwide platform for moms who want more, Paulina shares her unfiltered take on postpartum identity, the myth of the selfless mom, and what it looks like to build the community you couldn't find. This one is for every mom who still wants it all — and knows she can have it. MAIN TOPICS COVERED Paulina's path from cassette tapes and UIC radio to the Fred Show and syndication across the country Starting her first podcast in 2018 before podcasting was mainstream — and why she built the one she was looking for How becoming a mom changed and elevated everything — without erasing who she was The fear of losing her identity in motherhood — and how she made sure that didn't happen Why being called "selfish" at nine months pregnant became her philosophy The connection between self-prioritization and a genuinely great postpartum experience What the Mami Collective is — and how it evolved from brunches to summits, dinner series, grants, and media opportunities The directory, the private newsletter, and how Paulina connects moms to real opportunities The annual summit — what it is, what's coming in October, and who it's for Where she wants to take the Mami Collective next — and why she's putting it into existence out loud RESOURCES MENTIONED Create and Cultivate — referenced as a summit model Paulina admires Brio Skin — success story from the Mami Collective directory Grief Magazine — featured Mami Collective member HOW TO CONNECT WITH PAULINA ROE Website: https://themamicollective.com/ Instagram: @paulinaroe (personal)   / paulinaroe   | @Mamicollective (community)   / mamicollective   Annual Summit: October 1st — tickets at https://themamicollective.com/ Newsletter: sign up at https://themamicollective.com/