Shonda Rhimes says you can't have it all as a working mom: 'It does not work that way'

• Shonda Rhimes says it was a relief to accept she can't excel at work and motherhood at once. • "It's always going to be a little bit, you know, shaky. So let it be shaky," the "Grey's Anatomy" showrunner said. • In a 2014 speech, Rhimes said success in one part of her life often meant she was falling short in another.

Between raising kids and creating hit TV shows, Shonda Rhimes says she's found comfort in accepting that something will always have to give.

During an appearance on Wednesday's episode of "Call Her Daddy," hosted by Alex Cooper, Rhimes spoke about the realities of balancing motherhood and her career.

"I think the relief was realizing that you can only do so much at once," Rhimes told Cooper. "I mean, I think that the struggle and the way we're told like, lean in or y