• Meghan Markle released the second episode of her podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder, in which she interviewed Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani

• Meghan and Saujani got candid about the realities of being a working mom and how they’ve learned to “juggle it all"

• Meghan revealed that both of her children, Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3, were home sick from school during the recording of the episode

Meghan Markle is getting real about her work-life balance.

The Duchess of Sussex, 43, released the second episode of her podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder, on Tuesday, April 15, where she sat down with Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani.

Both mothers of two as well as working professionals, Meghan and Saujani bonded over “juggling it all” at work and at home.

For Meghan, the discussion was especially timely, as she had two sick children at the time.

"My kids, for example, right now, one has RSV, the other has influenza A,” she told Saujani of Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3. “I hear a little pitter-patter of feet upstairs. They're home from school.”

She continued, "You know, coughs are up all night and rubbing the back."

The Duchess of Sussex explained how it was important to her to be present in all parts of her life, sharing her appreciation for how women “still find a way to show up for both.”

“Just be honest in the journey of it. And say, ‘Yeah, today, I'm gonna show up for you, but I'm showing up for you in my sweatshirt because I've been up all night with my babies,’” she said of her working mom philosophy. "But I'm still gonna be able to show up for both because both matter and both are what keep my cup full."

Saujani agreed: "What was so amazing about [being a working mom] in the pandemic is, I think it gave us a window of what's possible. So like, if you do have flexibility, if you can take care of your kid when they're sick and still get in on a meeting, right, if you still can not be set up to fail because the school day [starts at] 8:30 and the workday is nine to five."

"If we can actually give people grace and flexibility and give women ownership over their time, you will actually see a shift,” she added.

Both Meghan and Saujani agreed that, despite their professional accomplishments, their favorite title in life is “mom.” In fact, Meghan admitted that it can be difficult to give herself a break from her kids.

“Let me just scroll through pictures of them endlessly on my phone,” Meghan said. “Then my husband's like, ‘My love, can you just give yourself a minute? Why don't you go work out? Why don't you go take a bath?’ "

“I'm like, I know, but I just want to cuddle,” she continued. “It's the parenting paradigm, where it is so full on, and I wouldn't trade it for anything. But I think what's really key about what you said, and the pandemic may have been the thing that shifted this when working from home and parenting from home where they are completely converged [it] can feel incredibly overwhelming."