Episode Description: Deshi Singh went from Wall Street finance executive to co-founding Chamber of Mothers, a national nonprofit that's united 45 chapters across 30+ states to advocate for paid leave, accessible childcare, and maternal health. In this conversation, we explore how to move from overwhelm to engagement, why hope matters more than happiness, and how one social media experiment became a movement that's making mothers impossible to ignore.

What You'll Learn:

• How to convert overwhelm into actionable change through community building
• Why women's economic power (75% of discretionary spending by 2028) makes us unstoppable when united
• The difference between courage and fearlessness (and why that distinction matters)
• How to experiment your way to your calling without needing to know the "right" answer
• Why engagement, not retreat, is the antidote to feeling powerless
• How to build courage capital through values-aligned action
• The power of reframing "impossible" as "not yet"

Key Takeaways:

• Community amplifies individual courage—you don't have to be brave alone
• Your spending power is your voice—use it intentionally
• Small experiments can lead to massive movements
• Alignment with values trumps fear-based decision-making
• Mothers united are becoming impossible to ignore in policy conversations

Resource Links:

• Chamber of Mothers: chamberofmothers.com
• Free membership signup and donation options
• Mothers United Tour schedule and locations
• Follow @chamberofmothers on social media

Guest Bio: Deshi Singh is co-founder and board chair of Chamber of Mothers, a national nonprofit uniting moms as advocates for policy change around paid leave, childcare, and maternal health. A former finance executive with an entrepreneurial background, she's currently pursuing her master's in public health from Harvard while leading the organization's expansion to all 50 states.

Host Bio: Aransas Savas is a wellbeing and leadership coach, host of the award-winning Uplifters Podcast, and author working on a book about courage capital. She helps women build the self-belief needed to do big, brave things.

Connect with Aransas:

• Instagram: @aransas_savas
• Podcast Instagram: @the_uplifters_podcast
• TikTok: @theuplifterspodcast
• Facebook: @aransas
• Website: theuplifterspodcast.com
• YouTube: @theuplifterspodcast
• LinkedIn: aransassavas

Keywords: women's advocacy, working mothers, paid family leave, maternal health, grassroots organizing, courage building, policy change, women's economic power, motherhood, work-life balance, female leadership, social entrepreneurship