Ep #124|A Working Dad's Perspective with Matthew Sharp
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Matthew Sharp shares how he makes things work in his own dual income family and his involvement with his company's parental leave initiative.
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Ep #123 | Exercise and Taking Care of Your Body as a Working Mom with Erica Ziel
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Erica Ziel shares what we need to know about taking care of ourselves postpartum - even if it's been years! She talks about why it matters in the long run and how to get started.
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Ep #122 | Overcoming Feeling "Stretched Too Thin" with Jessica Turner
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How to go from surviving to thriving as a working mom with author of Stretched Too Thin, Jessica Turner.
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Ep #121 |The Fifth Trimester and Supporting Parents in the Workplace with Lauren Smith Brody
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Making the transition to becoming a working mom and what we can do to support parents in the workplace with Lauren Smith Brody.
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Ep #120 | Making Business Travel and Breastfeeding Easier with Kate Torgersen
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Kate Torgersen, founder and CEO of Milk Stork, shares the event that spurred her on to start her company. She shares travel tips if you're pumping and thoughts about how to approach your company to provide a benefit like Milk Stork.
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Bonus episode: Introducing the She Reaches Mastermind!
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In this bonus episode, I'm talking about what working moms really need and introducing the She Reaches Mastermind, an advisory board and inspired space to elevate ambitious working moms.
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Ep #119 | Living Life on Purpose and Parenting as an Introvert with Erica Layne
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Erica Layne from the Life on Purpose Movement shares how to live a more intentional life and motherhood as an introvert.
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Ep #118: Feeling Good and Making Time for Wellness as a Working Mom with Robyn Conley Downs
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Robyn Conley Downs provides sustainable strategies for healthy eating and exercise as a working mom as well as how to handle it if you don't love your post-baby body.
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Ep #117 | Trying New Things in Your Career with Kerri Koen
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Do you try new things in your career? Kerri Koen shows how trying new things inside and outside the office can lead to a fulfilling career overall.
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Ep #116 | Making Time for Creative Pursuits with Emily Cretella
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Do you make time for creative ideas you have outside of your "day job"? In this episode, I'm talking to Emily Cretella, founder of Cursive Content and her passion project, MotherHustle. We talk about how she makes time for passion projects while still growing in her full-time career.
info_outlineThe journey to becoming a new parent includes so many decisions and things to think about. In this episode, we're continuing the Motherhood series with an interview with Sara Tans, a life and career coach who supports the transition to parenthood for her clients.
We talk about why she's doing this work and how her career led her here, how she supports pregnant and new moms, and some tips for what to think about during each stage of the journey to parenthood.
We also discuss if you need to dial back ambition once you have kids and how to incorporate your partner into the planning and discussions surrounding this transition. And, most importantly, why it's a benefit to companies to offer support to new parents.
Highlights:
- Sara's career journey and how it lead to what she's doing now
- Why Sara created a program that focuses on supporting the transition to motherhood
- The answer to if you need to dial back ambition once you have kids
- Why you should do some foundational work to know who you are before having your baby
- Managing expectations and building your team for when baby arrives
- Setting up anchors for your day during maternity leave
- What you should think about before going back to work
- Incorporating your partner into the conversations and preparations
- The benefit to companies who support new parents
Today’s Guest:
Sara Tans is an ICF-accredited life and career coach and founder of Coaching by Sara. She specializes in helping high achieving women get crystal clear on who they are, what they want in their life and how to go after it. Additionally, Sara provides new parent coaching through her Pathways to Parenthood program, which provides strategic support to new moms through pregnancy, maternity leave and their return to work. Prior to becoming a coach, Sara spent 17 years in the corporate world, including 10 years of managing corporate events at the Olympics, World Cup and Super Bowl. These days Sara lives in Jacksonville, FL with her husband, toddler, and rescue dog.
Resources:
16personalities.com
Core values & Building Your Team exercise
Sara's site
Sara's Facebook
Sara's Instagram