Balancing Pregnancy, Motherhood and Work | Riley Gaines | EP 557

Riley Gaines returns to speak with Dr. Jordan Peterson about marriage, pregnancy, and what it means to pursue both motherhood and mission in a culture that tells women they must choose. Riley shares how her decision to keep fighting for women’s sports and biological reality has only deepened since becoming pregnant with a daughter—and why she refuses to slow down. The fight was already personal. Now—it’s as deep as lineage.

This episode was filmed on June 23rd, 2025

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Website https://www.rileygaines.com/


| Chapters |

(0:00) Coming up
(1:18) Intro
(3:36) Weighing motherhood against career
(13:26) Married at 21—what you give up and everything you gain
(24:31) We need a different word than “activist”
(32:20) From college speeches to drafting state policy
(39:29) 28 states are onboard, men in women’s prisons
(51:33) The biggest modern lie is a violation of the soul
(58:57) Positive signs that sanity can be restored
(1:08:36) Law vs. enforcement, personal stakes
(1:18:50) Riley isn’t done yet



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