Choosing motherhood without waiting for Mr. Right

What does it mean to "have it all" and still feel like a failure for not being chosen by a man?

Moran Atias — actress, activist, and mom — has a life that reads like a movie: she left Israel at 19 with no plan beyond saving for college, ended up in Milan, learned Italian in three months, hosted primetime TV, then moved to New York to study at the Lee Strasberg Institute and build an international career. And for years, she was deeply ashamed she was still single.

In this conversation with Monica Samuels and Julie Orchid, Moran opens up about the pressure, the silence, and the moment everything shifted. At 39, she made a decision that felt illogical on paper and completely right in her body. Today she's the fiercely proud, grateful single mom of a three-year-old who already has a lot to say.