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Q4 Goals: Growth & Progress. Ep: 115

Best of Both Worlds Podcast

Release Date: 10/15/2019

Raising a Child with Special Needs with Marketing Manager Lee Becknell. Ep 135 show art Raising a Child with Special Needs with Marketing Manager Lee Becknell. Ep 135

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Lee Becknell is a marketing manager with a 6 yo son living with special needs.

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Childcare Revisited. Ep 134 show art Childcare Revisited. Ep 134

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Laura & Sarah talk childcare. They also talk payroll, taxes, and considerations for selecting preschools and daycare.  Our listener question is about the popular trend of prepping for the week on Sundays.  

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Listener Hacks. Ep 133 show art Listener Hacks. Ep 133

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This episode is devoted to sharing listener hacks. Q&A about vacation planning!

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Finances, Frugality & More with Joel and Matt from How to Money. Ep 132 show art Finances, Frugality & More with Joel and Matt from How to Money. Ep 132

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In this fun interview episode, Laura & Sarah open by sharing their own most worthwhile splurges, and then welcome Joel and Matt from the How to Money podcast! Laura and Sarah are both fans of their show, so they were excited to have this best-friends team on to share some money advice and to discuss some of the choices they've made around work and money -- both spending and saving.

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Listener Question Deep Dive: Listener Question Deep Dive: "I just want time to stop for a week so I can catch up and start fresh!" Ep 131

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Today's episode was inspired around a listener question from a busy professional with three young children.

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Maternity Leave and Postpartum Health with Advocate and Expert Arianna Taboada. Ep 130 show art Maternity Leave and Postpartum Health with Advocate and Expert Arianna Taboada. Ep 130

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Sarah is on the mic solo, Arianna Taboada joins her to discuss maternity leave. In Q&A, Sarah shares a listener testimonial.

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Laura's Post Baby Update! Ep 129 show art Laura's Post Baby Update! Ep 129

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Our first post-baby update from Laura!! In Q&A, we address a question on handling first tri fatigue at work.

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A happy and organized two-career household, featuring Dr Gillian Goddard, endocrinologist & mother of 4. Ep 128 show art A happy and organized two-career household, featuring Dr Gillian Goddard, endocrinologist & mother of 4. Ep 128

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Dr. Gillian Goddard is a private practice endocrinologist working in NYC. Listen for her great insights into life with an au pair, home schedule management, and sharing responsibilities as parents. We discuss Laura's 'maternity leave', and answer a listener question about finding the daily grind overwhelming.

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Favorite Things Episode. Ep 127 show art Favorite Things Episode. Ep 127

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Join Sarah and Laura for their first official episode of 2020, where both Laura and Sarah share their ultimate lists of Favorite Things -- from workout gear to office supplies to beauty and beyond. Then, they share a list of listener-contributed favorites! Finally, in the Q&A they answer a question from a listener related to her husband's job choices: should he "lean out" so that she can lean in?

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2020 Goals! Ep 126 show art 2020 Goals! Ep 126

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LV & SHU do their traditional yearly goals episode, sharing what they have in store for next year. Sarah has changed her system a bit, and Laura has quarterly goals in multiple domains to share. Work, fitness, family, and more are discussed in this episode! In the Q&A, a listener writes in about her seven-year-old having meltdowns whenever she travels to work, and we give some tips and thoughts about what might help.

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We've entered the 4th quarter (and are solidly into the 4th quintile, if you subscribe to Sarah's method of dividing the year into five!), and so it's time for a goals update!  There is also a brief discussion about planning methods -- has electronic scheduling started to become a big part of our planning processes?  Listen to find out.
 
These goals episodes tend to be our most popular, so we hope you continue to enjoy us discuss our current progress & dreams for the next steps!  Laura is celebrating getting through her pregnancy, but she managed to do a lot more, too!  And Sarah has updates on goals related to work, life, family, and personal.  In the Q&A, we brainstorm answers to a listener question on low-cost but meaningful goals for a long maternity leave.  
 
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