#17 Does Your Family 'Get It'? Nemo went against the 'norm' for her family and had to convince them.
Nemo comes from a family with a really specific cultural background. Due to this background her family has pretty strong expectations on what she should and shouldn't be doing with her career.
She felt pressured to keep them happy and do what they expected of her. So she went to Uni. She hated it. She didn't bother trying to get a job at the end of it because she KNEW it just wasn't for her.
She saw an add for Defence and wanted to see what was on offer. She knew right away that this was more 'her' and it was what she wanted to do. Breaking this to her parents wasn't easy and it took a long time to convince them that this was right for her.
In this episode she talks us through the cultural expectations she came up against. She's spoken really openly about this in the hope that other people from similar backgrounds will find the courage to go against the norms if it's what they truly want.
Nemo was a total legend in this episode and I really hope you enjoy this!
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