While Linda waits for her new arrival, she excitedly checks in with her Australian family and receives a dry dose of long distance reality from her parents. Meanwhile, Linda’s best friend shares her very recent birth story and the hilariously unplanned nuances of new motherhood.

In the short moments before her life changes, Linda and Magnus also need to move house. After years of her long distance relationship and fertility uncertainty, she’s now waiting for the day. And with heavy anticipation (and some fears) around the inevitable birth, Linda has Magnus by her side and so far from where she started this story.

We’ll be taking a moment to pause Linda Marigliano’s Tough Love story here, returning with episodes after a brief parental leave hiatus. We’re continually giving thanks to the folk who have helped tell this story so far this season: Amelia, Adair with Tough Love, Melody, Maia, Amber and Evie at twntythree, Danielle and Lauren from Pandora … We’re eternally grateful to every guest who has generously given their time to featuring and sharing the series. And most importantly, thank YOU for listening. We love you.

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What is your relationship like with productivity? In an effort to leave her "To Do List" behind, Linda is in New York this week and takes a moment to meet psychotherapist & author Israa Nasir (Toxic Productivity) to talk through some real tough love lessons about equality & equity in our day-to-day relationships, and ways we can learn to chill out and rethink our relationship with being always ‘on’ and productive.

When life can seem like a never-ending cycle of checklists and milestones, Linda wonders how she can surrender, learn to take a moment without achieving anything … especially when motherhood and life with a newborn is just around the corner.

Find Israa on IG @well.guide and you can read more about her book ‘Toxic Productivity: Reclaim Your Time and Emotional Energy in a World That Always Demands More’ www.israanasir.com/toxic-productivity where you can Pre Order now!

This episode is proudly presented by Pandora au.pandora.net

About Pandora:

Pandora is the world's largest jewellery brand. Pandora's hand-finished jewellery crafted from high-quality materials offers endless possibilities for personalisation empowering people to express their personal style through its pieces. Starting as a small jewellery shop in Copenhagen, Denmark more than 40 years ago, today Pandora is present in over 100 countries. Pandora is committed to leadership in sustainability and is sourcing recycled silver and gold for all of its jewellery, just as the company has set out to halve greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2030. Learn more au.pandora.net

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This podcast was produced by Linda Marigliano, Amelia Chappelow and Adair Sheppard. Photography by Jess Gleeson, Artwork by Tom Cotton @ MadeinKatana

On a warm summer LA morning, Linda is fired up to welcome the Sichuan chili crisp queen Jing Gao (Fly by Jing) to talk about how she reclaimed her Chinese identity through her entrepreneurship and (in spite of adversity) created one of the most popular modern condiment companies in the United States. They discuss misconceptions about international food and cultures, what early motherhood has been like for Jing and what age old traditions carry through in her life now and what she's let go.

You can find Jing here on IG @jingtheory but be warned for the mouthwatering that may ensue in clicking through to flybyjing.com

Jing’s The Book of Sichuan Chili Crisp is also available where you find your books.

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This podcast was produced by Linda Marigliano, Amelia Chappelow and Adair Sheppard. Photography by Jess Gleeson, Artwork by Tom Cotton @ MadeinKatana