Jamie Kern Lima

Make sure you pick up your copy right now. It is so good. And in the book, Melinda reflects for the first time on the most significant transitions in her life, from becoming a parent, she's now a mom of three, to the death of a dear friend, to departing the Gates Foundation, to deciding to end her marriage, something over half of us have gone through.

Like, it becomes your comfort zone. Like, oh, I'm feeling doubt again. I'm going to actually lean forward.

Like, it becomes your comfort zone. Like, oh, I'm feeling doubt again. I'm going to actually lean forward.

Yeah. Everyone's praying. It's going to be good. The amount of time that could have been spent on things that actually matter. this morning in these white jeans, I was like, I see my cellulite, and I already know in my soul Melinda's not gonna care.

Yeah. Everyone's praying. It's going to be good. The amount of time that could have been spent on things that actually matter. this morning in these white jeans, I was like, I see my cellulite, and I already know in my soul Melinda's not gonna care.

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And whether today you're listening for yourself or because someone that you love shared this episode with you, I wanna welcome you to the Jamie Kern Lima Show podcast family. Thank you so much for being here. And can you take two seconds and do me a favor, please hit the subscribe or follow button on the app that you're listening or watching on. Thank you so much.

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It truly means so much to me and the team that works so hard to bring you this show. Also, this episode, it's not just for you and me. Please share this with every single person that you know, because what you're about to hear can truly impact and change your life and theirs. Jamie Kern Lima is her name.

It is such an honor to say, Melinda French Gates, welcome to the Jamie Kern Lima Show. Thanks for having me, Jamie. It's fun we can do this. I am so excited you're here. And I have to just say, right out of the gate, I've read your book, Cover to Cover. Thank you. I am so grateful I got to read it early. It is so inspiring. So many of us, we go through transitions, whether we want to or not.

It is such an honor to say, Melinda French Gates, welcome to the Jamie Kern Lima Show. Thanks for having me, Jamie. It's fun we can do this. I am so excited you're here. And I have to just say, right out of the gate, I've read your book, Cover to Cover. Thank you. I am so grateful I got to read it early. It is so inspiring. So many of us, we go through transitions, whether we want to or not.

A lot of us are scared of them. But when I read your book, I got full body chills. And also thinking of this conversation today, because I think whether it's through reading the book the next day, which is out right now, everyone go grab your copy, or even through this conversation, I think what I'm so excited about is I just know how many women

A lot of us are scared of them. But when I read your book, I got full body chills. And also thinking of this conversation today, because I think whether it's through reading the book the next day, which is out right now, everyone go grab your copy, or even through this conversation, I think what I'm so excited about is I just know how many women

are going to read your book or hear this conversation and decide to believe that they're worthy of trusting themselves, of listening to their own voice, of even kind of considering, like, huh, have I lost myself? Who am I?

are going to read your book or hear this conversation and decide to believe that they're worthy of trusting themselves, of listening to their own voice, of even kind of considering, like, huh, have I lost myself? Who am I?

My first question is really for every girl and every woman, because you have and you continue to play so many different roles, whether it's mom or wife or sister or daughter or boss or world changer. In the next day, you talk about starting to lose yourself and your voice. My first question, this really on behalf of everyone, because we can all relate to this.

My first question is really for every girl and every woman, because you have and you continue to play so many different roles, whether it's mom or wife or sister or daughter or boss or world changer. In the next day, you talk about starting to lose yourself and your voice. My first question, this really on behalf of everyone, because we can all relate to this.

We've all gone through this in our own way, shape, or form. We all play, you know, often so many roles that we're like, wait a minute. Who am I? And so how did you find yourself again? And how did you choose yourself?

We've all gone through this in our own way, shape, or form. We all play, you know, often so many roles that we're like, wait a minute. Who am I? And so how did you find yourself again? And how did you choose yourself?

Did you identify a part in them where maybe they weren't able to use their voice? Was there any part of you that had stopped using your voice in some way? For sure.