Podcasts by Startup Parent

Startup Parent

Parent, founder, leader... tired? If you're starting a business or figuring out entrepreneurship AND you've got kids, this podcast is for you. Whether you're thinking about having kids or you're in the mayhem already, we're here to support working parents. Our mission? To tell the truth about motherhood, fatherhood, being a parent, and to inspire us to imagine new ways of working. So maybe we can get a little more sleep.

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Feelings Matter - Experience Greater Emotional Dexterity from 2023-11-15T05:01

When we first launched The Startup Parent Podcast in 2017, we did a series on some of our core values and guiding principles. Many of these core values have stood the test of time and helped to gui...

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Birth Trauma, Informed Consent, and the Flaws of Managed Care — (Allison Yarrow) from 2023-11-01T10:00

#225 — Birth is broken in America. It’s rooted in patriarchy, white supremacy, and a managed care system that pushes profits over people. This medical model provides substandard care that persists ...

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The Power of Creativity and Destruction: Inviting New Futures from 2023-10-18T10:00

When we first launched The Startup Parent Podcast in 2017, we did a series on some of our core values and guiding principles. Many of these core values have stood the test of time and helped to gui...

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Envision a New World of Work from 2023-10-11T10:00

When we first launched The Startup Parent Podcast in 2017, we did a series on some of our core values and guiding principles. Many of these core values have stood the test of time and helped to gui...

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Great Planning Requires Flexibility, Not Perfection from 2023-10-04T10:00

When we first launched The Startup Parent Podcast in 2017, we did a series on some of our core values and guiding principles. Many of these core values have stood the test of time and helped to gui...

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How To Escape “Good Girl” Brainwashing — (Lisa Carmen Wang) from 2023-09-27T10:00

#223 — If you struggle with people-pleasing, perfectionism, or you prioritize everyone else before yourself, chances are you’ve been subjected to “Good Girl Brainwashing.” Lisa Carmen Wang, founder...

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Match Your Energy with Your Season of Life from 2023-09-20T10:00

When we first launched The Startup Parent Podcast in 2017, we did a series on some of our core values and guiding principles. Many of these core values have stood the test of time and helped to gui...

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When Will I Get My Body Back? Motherhood As Awakening (Amanda Montei) from 2023-09-06T10:00

#221 — Who does your body belong to? In this episode of the Startup Parent podcast, host Sarah K. Peck is joined by author and educator Amanda Montei to talk about Amanda’s latest book, Touched Out...

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Work-Life FIT Matters More Than Work-Life "Balance" from 2023-08-23T10:00

When we first launched The Startup Parent Podcast in 2017, we did a series on some of our core values and guiding principles. Many of these core values have stood the test of time and helped to gui...

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What If You're A Night Owl? Sleep as a Parent and a CEO — Shama Hyder from 2023-08-16T10:00

#219 [REPLAY] — What if you’re a total night owl? For today’s guest, she loves to stay up late. Her best hours of work are often in the wee hours, often way past midnight. “I love sleeping in until...

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"I Did Early Motherhood on Credit Cards" — Danielle LaPorte from 2023-08-02T10:00

#218 [REPLAY] — Danielle LaPorte’s intuitive nature informs her parenting style, and she shares her spirituality with her son. In this interview, host Sarah K Peck asks her to talk about her parent...

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We're Not Supposed to Parent Alone from 2023-07-19T10:00

When we first launched The Startup Parent Podcast in 2017, we did a series on some of our core values and guiding principles. Many of these core values have stood the test of time and helped to gui...

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Unicornuate Uterus, Surrogacy, and Triblings—While Building A Fashion Empire (Sarah LaFleur) from 2023-07-12T16:57

#215 — When fashion mogul Sarah LaFleur was diagnosed with a “unicornuate uterus” she knew that becoming a mother was not going to be an easy journey. She didn’t know that her path to parenthood wo...

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Building Your Village as a Mother (Beth Berry) from 2023-06-28T10:00

#214 — Beth Berry became a mother for the first time at 17,but it wasn’t until she got married that she understood the injustices around motherhood. That’s when she realized the system was rigged, ...

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Three Words That Make All The Difference from 2023-06-21T09:00

When we first launched The Startup Parent Podcast in 2017, we did a series on some of our core values and guiding principles. Many of these core values have stood the test of time and helped to gui...

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“Grieving an Avalanche of Emotions” — A Professional Ice Climber Shares How Motherhood Irrevocably Changed Her Career (Majka Burhardt) from 2023-06-07T10:00

#212 — Parenting can be lonely, especially as a founder, and it’s even lonelier if we don’t have space to talk about all of its complexity In this episode of the Startup Parent podcast, Sarah K Pec...

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Performing Motherhood: Mommy Bloggers, Momfluencers, and Modern Mothering (Sara Petersen) from 2023-05-24T10:00

#211 — Momfluencers have taken social media by storm, with their picture-perfect posts and relatable content garnering millions of followers. But what is a momfluencer, exactly? According to Sara P...

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Leveraging AI to Lighten the Mental Load for Parents (Avni Patel Thompson) from 2023-05-03T10:00

#210 — Avni Patel Thompson is the founder and CEO of Modern Village, whose mission is to “lighten the load of raising families through thoughtful, delightful and collaborative technology.” Her most...

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Leveraging AI to Lighten the Mental Load for Parents (Avni Patel Thompson) from 2023-05-03T10:00

#210 — Avni Patel Thompson is the founder and CEO of Modern Village, whose mission is to “lighten the load of raising families through thoughtful, delightful and collaborative technology.” Her most...

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What Will It Take To Solve Childcare? (Avni Patel Thompson) from 2023-03-22T10:00

#209 — Innovator Avni Patel Thompson is the founder and CEO of Modern Village, a family tool-building company that creates offerings like Milo, “the world's first app built to tackle the invisible ...

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Burnout, Rage, Exhaustion,&Depression — Women’s Mental Health and Real Self Care (Dr. Pooja Lakshmin) from 2023-03-09T11:00

#208 — "Real self care is a verb. It's not a noun," Dr. Pooja Lakshmin tells host Sarah K Peck in this week’s enlightening episode of Startup Parent. As women, we're taught that our value lies in b...

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Unexpected and Scary Postpartum Depression (Dr. Michelle Stephens) from 2023-03-03T11:00

Disclaimer: This episode includes discussions of suicide and suicidal ideation. While we believe it is important to have open and honest conversations about mental health, we also understand that t...

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How Childhood Stress Affects Adult Health (Dr. Michelle Stephens) from 2023-03-01T11:00

#206 – Dr. Michelle Stephens Michelle (she/her/hers) is clinician, scientist, and entrepreneur who is passionate about mitigating ACEs. She has a PhD in early childhood stress physiology from the U...

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Love and Loss: The Journey Through Grief and Healing (Marisa Renee Lee) from 2023-02-16T11:00

#204 — Marisa Renee Lee is the author of Grief is Love: Living with Loss, a book that guides readers through the pain of loss and offers a unique perspective on what healing truly means. A former a...

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In Short, Buy The Book from 2023-01-25T12:18

#202 — I'm a believer in ideas. I want more ideas, more insights, and more wisdom in the world. That's why my book philosophy is to buy as many of the ones that spark my intrigue as possible. Somet...

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The Unsustainable Pressure of American Motherhood (Jessica Grose, NYT Opinion Writer) from 2022-12-10T12:42

#201 — Why are so many mothers screaming? Jessica Grose is no stranger to the struggles of American motherhood. Mothers today are expected to be perfect across all areas of life: the sole childcare...

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Equal Partnership Is Still A Struggle — Why Men and Women Do Different Amounts of Household Labor (Darcy Lockman) from 2022-11-16T10:00

#200 — Women have fought for equality in the workplace for a long time. From equal rights to equal pay, equality in the public sphere is a vocal conversation. But what about our not-so-public lives...

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You’re Not A “Bad Mom." (Alexandra Sacks, MD) from 2022-11-02T10:00

#199 — When we get pregnant, everybody talks about the baby. But what about the mother? Becoming a mother—even thinking about becoming one—involves complex feelings and emotions. But the “Bliss Myt...

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Why Are Prenatal Nutrition Guidelines So Out of Date? (Lily Nichols, RDN) from 2022-10-19T10:00

#198 — Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietician and Nutritionist, a Certified Diabetes Educator, and the author of two best-selling books on pregnancy nutrition. Her first bestseller, Real Food for G...

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What's The Deal With All These Pregnancy Rules? (Emily Oster) from 2022-10-05T10:00

#197 — Never drink coffee! Don’t have sushi! And cats are dangerous! Getting pregnant means entering into a world of advice and fear about all the things that could potentially go wrong.But what d...

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WWC is back! Our Community to Support Women in Leadership from 2022-02-18T14:33:49

#186 — The Wise Women's Council is back and accepting enrollments for our Class of 2022. We only open once per year for enrollment, so whether you've been a longtime listener or a brand-new list...

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The First Year of Parenting: What I Wish I’d Known — Vanessa Van Edwards from 2021-09-20T09:00

#185 — Vanessa Van Edwards learned right away that being an expert in behavioral science did not translate into innate parenti...

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Writing About Your Family on Twitter: Where’s the Line? — Comedic Writer James Breakwell, aka Xploding Unicorn from 2021-06-24T10:25:36

#184 — Growing up, James Breakwell never had to think about what jobs he wasn’t allowed to pursue. That changed when he had kids.

As the father of four girls — one of whom recently said s...

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How Brands Mess Up Marketing To Women with Amber Anderson from 2021-05-10T09:00

#183 — Creative dynamo Amber Anderson is the founder of Tote & Pears, a branding and marketing agency with a female focus. For her, becoming an entrepreneur was about more than the business....

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Is The Pandemic Messing Up Our Kids? Dr. Courtney Bolton, PhD from 2021-04-26T09:00

#182 — How badly is this year, this pandemic, messing up our kids and us, as parents? Dr Courtney Bolton has a PhD in counseling clinical and school psychology, and she is a parenting coach focu...

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Is The Pandemic Messing Up Our Kids? from 2021-04-26T09:00

#182 — How badly is this year, this pandemic, messing up our kids and us, as parents? Dr Courtney Bolton has a PhD in counseling clinical and school psychology, and she is a parenting coach focu...

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Designing For Resilience (with co-host Cary Fortin) from 2021-04-12T09:00

#181 - Welcome back to co-host Cary Fortin! We're back for another friendship episode, where Sarah and Cary talk about business design, parenting stress, and dealing with the pandemic. In this e...

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What We Went Through (with co-host Cary Fortin) from 2021-03-29T14:54:06

#180 — We are not the same as before. What we went through last year, and what we are still going through, is beyond comprehension and imagination. Many are still trying to survive, out of work,...

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Startup Parent: The Name Change from 2021-03-21T16:18:56

#179 — When 2020 kicked off, we had big plans. One of those plans was growing Startup Pregnant and shifting our focus—and name—to cover what we were already focused on: parents. Today, I'm ...

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The Wise Women's Council 2021 from 2021-02-16T16:59:27

#178 — We are two weeks away from kicking off our fourth class of The Wise Women's Council, and we have an extraordinary group of people joining us for the year ahead. WWC is our year-long leade...

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Differences Of Opinion — Mini Episode from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

#058 — Differences Of Opinion


Put two people in a room together for any length of time, and you’re going to encounter differences of opinion. Engage in any partner...

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Dr. Shani Cooper: Pregnancy, Birth, and Private Practice in 2020 from 2021-01-30T13:58:25

#177 — Dr Shani Cooper is a Naval Veteran, Licensed Acupuncturist and Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, who began studying the human body in 2010. She is also the parent to Sage, an ei...

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Jess Kamada: Leading A Startup Team While Pregnant and Parenting in a Pandemic from 2021-01-23T13:44:24

#176 — What's it like to run a team of 40 people, in a pandemic, with a 1-year-old, and get pregnant with your second kid? Jess Kamada, VP of Client Services at Bamboo, a top growth marketing fi...

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2020 Reflections: What A Year from 2021-01-10T10:23:38

#175 — Welcome to 2021, a year that clearly isn't going to erase all of last year's frustrations, angers, or woes. This episode is an overview of some of the highlights from Startup Parent over ...

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Raising Them: Gender Creative Parenting — Dr. Kyl Myers from 2020-10-01T10:00

#174 — The other day, I was reading an article on Time Magazine that I couldn't stop reading. Dr. Kyl Myers, an author, had written a long-form piece about gender, sex and parenting. Dr. Kyl Mye...

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Motherhood So White from 2020-09-28T10:00

#173 — Why is default motherhood so white in our cultural storytelling? In America, the word "mother" is nearly always describing white motherhood. That's what Nefertiti, a single Afric...

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Something To Look Forward To from 2020-09-21T10:17:03

#172 — There's a coaching tool that I really love, that is an important concept to know and practice throughout your work and life. It's called "areas of control," and I'll share how to think ab...

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Micro Schools, Prepping for Q4, and What Businesses Can Do To Support Parents from 2020-09-14T09:00

#171 —  Lions + Tigers Panel Replay. School is back in session, and parents everywhere are fatigued, overwhelmed, and still in the lurch. Workplaces are less and less forgiving, and yet the...

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Why Is This So Hard? from 2020-09-07T14:00

#170 — We're back from "sabbatical" and heading into September after a big move. All of the things happening right now—a pandemic, job stress, health worries, lack of childcare, natural disaster...

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Drop The Ball — Tiffany Dufu from 2020-08-31T10:00

#169 — In some mythical fantasy, we tell women that they can have it all and be it all if only they just work hard enough. Yes, you too can be a perfect mother, a lovely wife, and have a full-ti...

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Does America Hate Working Moms? from 2020-08-24T10:00

#168 — 40% of American households believe that it is bad for society if mothers work. That mothers should not work. This is wild. Sexism is a global phenomenon, but in America, we have ...

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Pregnancy Food: Nutritious, Delicious, and Real from 2020-08-17T10:00

#167 — The advice around pregnancy and food is intense. Suddenly there are so many things to do and so much you need to pay attention to. Luckily we have Lily Nichols, prenatal nutritionist, reg...

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You Are Not A Failure from 2020-08-10T10:00

#166 — If you can be a parent, you can be an entrepreneur. We're back with our 2020 podcast tour looking at some of our all-time favorite episodes. If you missed it, this interview with Nicole W...

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August Sabbatical from 2020-08-03T10:00

#164 — It is hot, humid, and sticky here in New York City, and we're still dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Every year I take a short sabbatical in August, and this year we're going to try...

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Why Workplace Flexibility Matters from 2020-08-03T10:00

#165 — Parenting is a 24/7 job, but we've found most employers treat it more like an extracurricular activity. 

For the first episode of our best-of series, we're revisiting our...

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Preview: Ask Sarah Episode #008 — Side Hustles, Personal Branding, Exercise After Pregnancy from 2020-07-28T13:00

Should you start a business on the side while you’re employed full-time? What are the risks and complications—and are you obligated to let your employer know? This is a tricky question, and a lo...

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Am I Missing The Motherhood Gene? — Shama Hyder, CEO of Zen Media from 2020-07-27T13:31:25

#163 — What do you wish someone had told you about motherhood and being a CEO? Shama Hyder is a digital strategist, speaker, and bestselling author. She is the CEO of Zen Media, a global marketi...

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Giving Birth Without Your Loved Ones Around — Megan Hale from 2020-07-20T10:49:01

#162 — When coronavirus first happened, many of us were adjusting to figuring out the shut down. How long would it last? Would this just be a week or two? What were the next steps? Then a month ...

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Running and Facilitating Online Group Experiences — All About Masterminds with Tara McMullin from 2020-07-06T10:00

#161 — A few weeks ago, Tara McMullin invited me onto her podcast to talk at length about mastermind programs—how we run them, how the pricing breaks down for each tier, how they're organized, h...

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Day In The Life: Agency Owner Kelsey Kerslake from 2020-06-29T10:09:20

#160 — A Day In The Life with Kelsey Kerslake of Pinegate Road

You all have been asking to hear how other moms and small business owners are navigating the pandemic right now. I’ve been...

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Navigating Hard Conversations — Sharon Stolt from 2020-06-01T09:54:30

#159 — Think of a difficult conversation that you are in the middle of, or one that you’ve recently had. Maybe it’s onboarding a new team member, or working with a client. Maybe it’s with your p...

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Preview: Ask Sarah Episode #007 — My Apple Trick To Build Healthier Habits from 2020-05-28T09:00

How do you make space for healthier habits when you’re exhausted by family and work? That's the question I got on this next episode of Ask Sarah, our bonus podcast that goes out to everyone who ...

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Day In The Life: Attorney Caitlin Boland Aarab from 2020-05-25T12:27:29

#158 — You all have been asking to hear how other moms and small business owners are navigating the pandemic right now. I've been interviewing working parents about how they've been affected by ...

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Potty Training In A Pandemic? My Incomplete Notes (From Memory) from 2020-05-19T13:45:06

#157 — My friend has an almost-two-year old and she asked me "So when do I need to think about potty training?" Yeah, as though you needed anything else to consider in the pandemic. Well, I took...

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Stuck? Overwhelmed? Getting Out Of A Rut from 2020-05-11T14:00

#156 — How do you push the reset button—that ability to feel like you've had a fresh cup of coffee, a good night of sleep, and you're ready to go at work? While we're all clawing at sanity and s...

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Let's Talk: A New Podcast from 2020-05-06T12:49:12

#155 — A brand new show! So, you know when you're watching your favorite TV show, and you realize that the side-story of the show is quickly becoming it's own plot? That is happening to me right...

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Recess: 5 Minute Resets For Sanity and Calm from 2020-04-30T13:00

#154 — One of the hardest things for me is finding a way back to myself amidst the clawing of children, the demands of home, the projects at work, and the to-do lists piled extra high. You know ...

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Preview: Ask Sarah Episode #006 — How Deep Listening Is Healing from 2020-04-28T09:00

We live in a world where listening well is a scarcity. We barely know how to pay attention, let alone listen deeply for all that’s being said—and what’s not being said. In Episode #006 of the se...

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Day In The Life: New York City from 2020-04-27T13:36:08

#153 — "Wake up everyone, it's a brand new day!" Today my children join me on this episode of the podcast to give you a snapshot of life in New York City quarantine with two working parents.

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Preview: Ask Sarah Episode #004 from 2020-04-20T17:00

Running masterminds is something I started doing about five years ago—and I've done them for groups of women in New York City, entrepreneurs, in-person retreats, online virtual events, and more....

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Mornings: Getting Started from 2020-04-19T15:00:42

#152 — I don't know about you, but I'm finding it mighty hard to even get started in the morning. I know these last episodes have all been about finding patterns and rituals amidst the madness, ...

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Perfume, Coffee, Candle, Lipstick from 2020-04-14T19:00

#151 — Making sense of days that make no sense requires new patterns, habits, and routines. For me, trying to muddle through the cacophony of work and children and non-stop days at home is very,...

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More Tiny Habits — My Virtual Morning Coffee Shop from 2020-04-09T12:42:34

#150 — Every morning lately, I've been posting a selfie to my Facebook page and my Instagram page. Right now it feels like going to the coffee shop—I get to pop in, say good morning to people al...

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Small Moments For Ritual & Stability from 2020-03-31T15:18:14

#149 — As we all adjust to the uncertainty and sudden shifts of what’s happening around the world with the global COVID-19 pandemic, I wanted to share a few small rituals that we’ve used in our ...

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Preview: Ask Sarah Episode #005 — Becoming A Better Listener from 2020-03-28T09:00

How do you become a better listener? In this month's secret podcast, we go deep on how to ask good questions, the way I've cultivated my listening practice, and the ways I completely and utterly...

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Feelings, Reactions, Emotions: How We Respond To Stress from 2020-03-25T12:29:51

#148 — During times of stress, everyone responds differently. Some of us laugh, some of us go into denial, some of us get agitated, some of us panic, some of us get to work. If you’re feeling a ...

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Catch Your Breath from 2020-03-21T17:11:22

#147 — Don't forget to exhale through all of this. If you're tired, scared, stressed, overworked, or feeling all the feelings, this episode is for every one of us. It's a short method to help ca...

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Sanity In The Coming Days And Weeks: How Not To Lose Your Mind from 2020-03-16T18:38:03

#146 — The next few days, weeks, and months are going to challenge us—a lot. Actually, the next twelve to eighteen months are going to be quite the ride, but let's just start here with where we ...

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Coronavirus: Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, Stay Calm, Stay Kind from 2020-03-14T13:00:13

#145 — Hey everyone, my family is staying home now for a while, and that means we are working from home with two kids and two parents no longer in school or at work. We're preparing for the comi...

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Should You Take That Online Course? How To Get Your Money’s Worth When Doing Virtual Courses from 2020-03-09T09:00

#144 — Should You Take That Online Course? How To Get Your Money’s Worth When Doing Virtual Courses

You see a shiny new course offering on the Internet and then you visit...

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Overwhelmed, Scared, Exhausted — A Note For You from 2020-03-02T10:00

#143 — Overwhelmed, Scared, Exhausted—A Note For You

When we do things we’ve never done before, it can be crazy hard. Parenting made me feel overwhelmed, scared, and...

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Preview: Ask Sarah Episode #004 — Running Masterminds, Retreats, and Events from 2020-02-28T18:00

Running masterminds is something I started doing about five years ago—and I've done them for groups of women in New York City, entrepreneurs, in-person retreats, online virtual events, and more....

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Setting Boundaries and Saying No—A Simple Phrase You Can Use from 2020-02-24T10:00

#142 — Do you ever struggle with setting boundaries or saying no? Let’s talk about what to do when people ask you for things that you don’t want to do or you don’t have time to do. How do you ha...

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Open House Q/A Call: A Replay Of Our Facebook Live Event from 2020-02-18T10:00

#141 — All your questions, answered.

Last week, we hosted an Open House in our Facebook Group, and I’m sharing the replay here on the podcast. If you haven't requested ac...

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Building Masterminds and Facilitating Communities: An Inside Look At How I Design Them from 2020-02-17T10:00

#140 — How to design and facilitate group programs.

In today’s episode, we talk all about the ways I think about building mastermind programs, facilitating community, and...

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B-School: Take Your Business + Marketing To The Next Level from 2020-02-16T10:00

Marie Forleo is a powerhouse—she's a #1 NYT Bestselling author, one of Oprah's Super-Soul Sunday picks, and the founder of B-School, an online marketing and business training program. She has ta...

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The 2020 Accountability Group from 2020-02-15T10:00

Do you need some social accountability this year? I have the group for you. I have a 10-month accountability group. We gather together once a month to check in on our goals, stay focused, and ke...

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Preview: Ask Sarah Episode #003 — Content Marketing & Not 'Doing It All' Online from 2020-02-12T10:00

How do you prioritize what to do when it comes to online marketing? From social media to content creation to newsletters—it's a mad, mad world. Today I do a case study and deep dive into one spe...

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Preview: Ask Sarah Episode #003 from 2020-02-12T10:00

How do you prioritize what to do when it comes to online marketing? From social media to content creation to newsletters—it's a mad, mad world. Today I do a case study and deep dive into one spe...

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Parenting Logistics: A Nightmare Of Daily Tasks from 2020-02-10T10:00

#139 — Lately I’ve been fielding a lot of questions from people about what to expect in the shift from non-parenting to the parenting world.

Personally, I find it really ...

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Toddler Germs—Why Does My Kid Keep Getting Sick? from 2020-02-03T10:00

#138 — Why does my kid keep getting sick?

In the first few years of having kids, it can seem like the snotty, runny noses are never ending. In a way, that’s true. Young...

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Broadway and Pregnant — Tanya Birl-Torres from 2020-01-27T10:00

#137 — Broadway and Pregnant

A friend of mine reached out a few weeks after the birth of her second baby girl and said, “I need to tell you my birth story.”

“Absol...

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My Entire World Changed Overnight — Priti Krishtel from 2020-01-20T10:00

#136 — Not everyone has exactly nine months to plan ahead and prepare for motherhood — sometimes it can happen overnight, and other times it can take years. The process of adopting a child can b...

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Preview: Ask Sarah Episode #002 — Having More Children & Personal Family Questions from 2020-01-15T10:00

How do you respond when someone asks you if you’re having more children? You asked me a really personal question on today’s episode: Does your family feel complete now that you’ve had two kids? ...

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Preview: Ask Sarah Episode #002 from 2020-01-15T10:00

How do you respond when someone asks you if you’re having more children? You asked me a really personal question on today’s episode: Does your family feel complete now that you’ve had two kids? ...

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Motherhood, Minimalism, and Doing Less from 2020-01-13T10:00

#135 — Is minimalism and motherhood possible?

Cary Fortin, who many of you have heard before on the podcast, is joining us again today to talk about minimalism, motherh...

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Careers Twists and Turns — Unconventional Career Paths from 2020-01-06T10:30

#134 — Careers Twists and Turns

When Brea Starmer was seven months pregnant while working at a startup, she was laid off. In her thi...

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Are You An Entrepreneur? An Inside Peek At The Wise Women’s Council from 2019-12-30T10:30

#133 — What does it mean to be an entrepreneur?

One of the things I keep learning from gathering groups of working women together is how broad and diverse the realm of entrepreneurship ...

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SECRET PODCAST ALERT: Ask Sarah Episode #001 — My Routines & How They've Changed With Children from 2019-12-18T10:00

Did you know we have a brand-new podcast? Ask Sarah: The Podcast  is a place for you to ask anything you'd like—a...

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Preview: Ask Sarah Episode #001 from 2019-12-18T10:00

Did you know we have a brand-new podcast? Ask Sarah: The Podcast is a place for you to ask anything you'd like—about your life,...

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Update #4: How To Streamline Your Business: New Minibook from 2019-12-16T10:30

#132 — How To Streamline Your Business: New Minibook

Last time we talked, I was in the middle of a midstream flop.

Sometimes ...

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Update #3: Short and Sweet from 2019-11-18T10:30

#131 — What happens to the dud weeks? Weeks can go by where it feels like no progress is being made.

I’m back for a short and sweet update, and I’m a little nervous to share that I have...

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Update #2: Goal Setting and Writing Progress Update from 2019-11-04T10:30

#130 — Goal Setting, Making Progress, and Minibook Updates

It's almost the midpoint of the quarter and I want to check in with progr...

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Update #1: Make Space, Opportunities Fill from 2019-10-14T09:30

#129 — If you feel like you don't have enough time for it all, you might be right.


I’m tired of all the advice to hustle harder and put better productivity systems...

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The Next 90 Days from 2019-10-01T09:30

#128 — What's it going to take?


As business owners—and parents!—we’ve got limited time.
...

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Pivot or Pause? Inside A Hard Decision from 2019-09-30T09:30

#127 — Should I stop podcasting?


As we geared up for Fall, I felt the urge to stop this podcast for a while. To be honest, it scare...

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Got A Business or Parenting Challenge? Let Me Help from 2019-09-16T12:31:52

Every week, I get questions from listeners about business, life, parenting—and more. And I want to answer them! From building a company vision to dealing with bur...

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Entrepreneurs, Burnout, and Breaks: Why Resting (and Pivoting) is Essential from 2019-09-09T09:30

#125 — What's next?

We’re back from summer hiatus, and it was wonderful. Better than expected, honestly. I didn’t take enough time to rest...

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Summer Break? Where Do the Kids Go While Their Parents Work and Other Thoughts On Summertime from 2019-07-29T09:30

#124 — Summer Break? Where Do the Kids Go While Their Parents Work and Other Thoughts On Summertime

<...

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How to Focus When You Feel Totally Overwhelmed or Unclear from 2019-07-22T09:30

#123 — How to Focus When You Feel Totally Overwhelmed or Unclear


You wake up in the morning, l...

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How to Win More Business, Make More Friends, and Get More Money, aka: How to Listen Better from 2019-07-15T09:30

#122 — How to Win More Business, Make More Friends, and Get More Money, aka: How to Listen Better


What happen...

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Redefining Startup Success: Shutting Down A Lucrative Startup With Allie Siarto from 2019-07-08T09:30

#121 — Redefining Startup Success: Shutting Down A Lucrative Startup 


What happens when your v...

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Beyond Mom: Exploring and Nourishing Our Non-Mother Selves With Randi Zinn from 2019-07-01T09:30

#120 — Beyond Mom: Exploring and Nourishing Our Non-Mother Selves 


What does it look like to take your work f...

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The Myth of Equal Partnership in Parenting With Darcy Lockman from 2019-06-24T09:30

#119 — The Myth of Equal Partnership in Parenting

Why is it that the burden of childcare, children and the home is so unequally dumped on women's shoulders? Where did t...

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If You Work Hard Enough You Can Do Anything, Except Get Pregnant: A Journey Through Infertility With Lucy Knisley from 2019-06-17T09:30

#118 — If You Work Hard Enough You Can Do Anything, Except Get Pregnant: A Journey Through Infertility


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Ambitious Entrepreneurship + Parenthood: When Two Moms Co-Found a Startup With Sonia Chang from 2019-06-10T09:30

#117 — Ambitious Entrepreneurship + Parenthood: When Two Moms Co-Found a Startup 

What happens when you and your co-...

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Crossing the Threshold to Motherhood: Ceremony, Ritual, and Healing Rites of Passage With Kari Azuma from 2019-06-03T09:30

#116 — Crossing the Threshold to Motherhood: Ceremony, Ritual, and Healing Rites of Passage

How do you prepare for birthing another child when your first birth experience...

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The Myths of Miscarriage, The Lean In Fallacy, and Mothers’ Rage With Katherine Goldstein from 2019-05-27T09:30

#115 — The Myths of Miscarriage, The Lean In Fallacy, and Mothers’ Rage


What happens when yo...

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From Unexplained Infertility to Planning a Small Business Maternity Leave With Reina Pomeroy from 2019-05-20T09:30

#114 — From Unexplained Infertility to Planning a Small Business Maternity Leave

How can or should entrepreneurship ...

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How to Raise Successful Children: Trust and Respect in Parenting, School, and Business With Esther Wojcicki from 2019-05-13T09:30

#113 — How to Raise Successful Children: Trust and Respect in Parenting, School, and Business

Why is so much parenti...

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Universal Paid Family Leave By 2020: One of the Women Pushing for Our Rights With Fabiola Santiago from 2019-05-06T09:30

#112 — Universal Paid Family Leave By 2020: Meet One of the Women Pushing for Our Rights

Why is the U...

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Data Driven Parenting: An Economist on Breastfeeding, Sleep Training, and Vaccinations With Emily Oster from 2019-04-29T09:30

#111 — Data Driven Parenting: An Economist on Breastfeeding, Sleep Training, and Vaccinations

Why is so much parenti...

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Redefining Motherhood: Matrescence and Debunking the Myth of the Perfect Mother With Dr. Alexandra Sacks from 2019-04-22T09:30

#110 — Redefining Motherhood: Matrescence and Debunking the Myth of the Perfect Mother


What ...

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Both Co-Founders Pregnant? How Pregnancy Can Move Business Forward With Elena Rue and Catherine Orr from 2019-04-15T09:30

#109 — Co-founders Elena Rue and Catherine Orr on being pregnant at the same time


The two co-founders were bo...

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Optimize Your Fertility + Heal Your Body With Lisa Hendrickson-Jack from 2019-04-08T09:30

#108 — Optimizing your fertility as the gateway to healing your body

As young wom...

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April Preview: Amy Schumer, Women and Doctors, and Being the Expert of Your Body With Sarah Peck and Cary Fortin from 2019-04-01T09:30

#107 — April Preview: Amy Schumer, Women and Doctors, and Being the Expert of Your Body

This week S...

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Healing from Trauma and Grief: One Woman’s Journey and Story With Iman Gatti from 2019-03-25T09:30

#106 — Healing from Trauma and Grief: One Woman’s Journey and Story


At six years old, Iman Gatti witnessed her father brutall...

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Disruption: Managing Your Career With Whitney Johnson from 2019-03-18T09:30

#105—Disruption: Managing Your Career

Whenever I feel stuck or I...

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The First Weeks of Parenting: What Nobody Tells You With Vanessa Van Edwards from 2019-03-11T09:30

#104 — The First Weeks of Parenting: What Nobody Tells You


Why is it that so many parenting books begin with some version of this little, deceptive, awful phrase? ...

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How To Hire A Nanny With Co-Host Anna Frandsen from 2019-03-04T10:30

#103 — How To Hire A Nanny

Why is childcare so overwhelming?

Childcare can be so hard! When I starte...

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A Case of the Mondays? Or Maybe It's Motherhood from 2019-02-25T10:30

#102 — It’s not you, it’s February.

My husband and I have a joke e...

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How Motherhood Makes You Better at Work With Amy Henderson from 2019-02-18T10:30

#101 — Wait, Motherhood Makes You Better at Work?

How will motherhood change me? Will I be different? Will I end...

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What I've Learned From Recording 100 Episodes of the Podcast — Special Episode #100 from 2019-02-14T10:30

#100 — What I've Learned From Recording 100 Episodes of the Podcast

It surprised ...

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From Music and Brain Scientist to Brand New Career — Christine Koh Episode #099 from 2019-02-11T10:30

#099 — From Music and Brain Scientist to Brand New Career with Christine Koh

Chri...

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The Wise Women’s Council — Episode #098 from 2019-02-07T10:30

#098 — Entrepreneurship, motherhood, and figuring it all out

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Baby Update: Welcome Back, Sarah — Episode #097 from 2019-02-04T10:00

#097 — Baby Update: Welcome Back, Sarah


It’s been about fo...

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The Science of Personality and Why It Matters for Your Business — Vanessa Van Edwards Episode #096 from 2019-01-28T10:00

#096 — The Science of Personality and Why It Matters for Your Business 


Personality science is a fascinating discipline. That’s why most of us know our DiSC profil...

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Creating ‘Mantras in Motion’ as a Dancer, Teacher, and Entrepreneur — Erin Stutland Episode #095 from 2019-01-21T10:00

#095 — Creating ‘Mantras in Motion’ as a Dancer, Teacher, and Entrepreneur

Mantras can be powerful in helping us reprogram our thinking. Yet, many of us have...

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Trauma, Sex, and Somatic Experiencing: How to Better Understand Birth and the Postpartum Periods — Kimberly Ann Johnson #094 from 2019-01-14T10:00

#094 — Trauma, Sex, and Somatic Experiencing: How to Better Understand Birth and the Postpartum Periods

It seems obvious that sustaining a wound the size of ...

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Not Your Typical Schedule: Lean In To Business Freedom — Emylee Williams #093 from 2019-01-07T10:00

#093 — Not Your Typical Schedule: Lean into Business Freedom


Part of the appeal of entrepreneurship is the freedom to set our own schedules. Yet many of us fall in...

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New Year’s Annual Reflection Process — Episode #092 from 2018-12-31T10:00

#092 — New Year’s Annual Reflection Process


The holiday season serves as an ideal time to take a CEO Day—a structured space and time you set aside to dream, to pla...

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From Doctor to CEO: A New Vision for Healthcare — Robin Berzin Episode #091 from 2018-12-24T10:00

 

 #091 — From Doctor to CEO: A New Vision for Healthcare


Our current healthcare system focuses on the disease, rather than the person. A patient spends a f...

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Rainbow Babies — Christine McAlister Episode #090 from 2018-12-17T10:00

#090 — Rainbow Babies


When we invite life into our lives, we also invite death.

Though stillbirth is fairly common (impacting about 1 in 100 pregnancies in the US) it is a p...

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Mom Life, With Cancer: You’re Not Dead! — Emily Garnett from 2018-12-10T10:00

#089 — Mom Life, With Cancer: You’re Not Dead!


There are two contrasting narratives around cancer: We hear stories of survivors who beat the disease. And then we h...

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Building An Online Community That Works — Sarah Lacy from 2018-12-03T10:00

#088 — Building An Online Community That Works 


“At its bare minimum, what Chairman Mom is combating is loneliness and isolation. We all know that is the biggest p...

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Birth as a Portal: An Invitation from 2018-11-29T10:00

#087 — Birth as a Portal: An Invitation  


We know that pregnancy and childbirth is a time of profound transformation for women. Beyond the physical changes we expe...

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Prepping for Maternity Leave — With Co-Host Cary Fortin (The Friendship Series) from 2018-11-26T10:00

#086— Prepping for Maternity Leave


We live in a society that pressures us to do more, a cult of busyness if you will. In our holiday letters, we brag about how hec...

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The Fatigue is REAL — With Co-Host Cary Fortin (The Friendship Series) from 2018-11-19T10:00

#085 — The Fatigue is REAL


At 33 weeks, I am dealing with a serious case of pregnancy insomnia. My Fitbit reports that I slept for 2:45 last night, and I was restl...

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Making Friends: A Few Helpful Strategies from 2018-11-15T10:00

#084 — Making Friends: A Few Helpful Strategies


Sure, you know a LOT of people. But how many of those people do you consider true friends? Who would you really fee...

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Cultivating Adult Female Friendships — With Co-Host Cary Fortin (The Friendship Series) from 2018-11-12T10:00

#083 — Cultivating Adult Female Friendships


If you are working parent, chances are that career and family dominate your time and attention. Yet we all know the imm...

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Doing Less in Business — With Co-Host Cary Fortin (The Friendship Series) from 2018-11-05T10:00

#082 — The Friendship Series: Doing Less in Business


If your business could only do one thing, what would it be?

In planning for my second pregnancy, I thou...

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I’m Taking Maternity Leave — Welcoming Co-Host Cary Fortin: The Friendship Series from 2018-11-01T09:00

#081 — Honest Conversations About the Hard Things With Co-Host Cary Fortin


Deep female friendships are one of the greatest blessings of my life. But I didn’t reall...

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Caffeine, Alcohol, and Television: What’s True? — Emily Oster from 2018-10-29T09:00

#080 — Caffeine, Alcohol, and Television: What’s True? — Episode 080


Conventional wisdom—and most official recommendations—tell us that we must abstain entirely fr...

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Fostering a Community of Breastfeeding & Pumping Mamas — Amy VanHaren from 2018-10-22T09:00

#079 — Fostering a Community of Breastfeeding & Pumping Mamas


‘Breastfeeding can be really challenging and really isolating. The onus for us is that what makes it ...

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Mental Health and Loving Yourself — Mason Aid from 2018-10-15T09:00

#078 — Loving Yourself, Mental Health, Starting a Business

We all have things we hide about ourselves. Things we are afraid of sharing. Things we need to ‘come out’ about...

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A Kind of Freedom — Margaret Wilkerson Sexton from 2018-10-08T09:00

#077 — A Kind of Freedom


It takes a great deal of courage to leave a lucrative career that feeds your self-esteem for an uncertain future—especially if it takes ye...

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Hacking Parenting, Mindfully & Intentionally — Asha Dornfest from 2018-10-01T09:00

Episode #076 — Hacking Parenting, Mindfully & Intentionally 


Motherhood is wildly unpredictable, and it is easy to feel incompetent if your baby doesn’t behave the...

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Transitioning Back to Work After a Career Break — Rita Kakati Shah from 2018-09-24T09:00

#075 — Transitioning Back to Work After a Career Break


If you’ve taken a career break to raise children, reentering the workforce can be a challen...

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Operating Best Practices + Systems Manual for House and Home — Renée Warren from 2018-09-17T09:00

#074 — Operating Best Practices + Systems Manual for House and Home


Renée Warren was depleted and depressed. She had a terrible relationship with her husband and f...

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Building the Courage Habit — Kate Swoboda from 2018-09-10T09:00

#073 — Building the Courage Habit


There’s nothing wrong with fear in and of itself. The problem is when we respond with fear-based habits like perfectionism or sel...

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Journaling For Clarity from 2018-09-03T09:00

#072 — Journaling For Clarity


If you’re chewing on a tough problem, journaling is one way to get clear on how to proceed. There is something astonishing about how ...

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Anna Gannon — Meditation and Mindfulness from 2018-08-27T09:00

#071 — Meditation and Mindfulness


Anna Gannon was 7½ months pregnant when she lost a job she loved as a full-time yoga teacher. She had struggled with depression o...

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What Surprised Me Most About Parenting from 2018-08-20T09:00

#070 — What Surprised Me Most About Parenting


No one ever told me that ________ would happen in pregnancy. No one ever told me ________ about parenting.

Wit...

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The Power of Sisterhood — Nisha Moodley from 2018-08-13T09:00

#069 — The Power of Sisterhood


Nisha Moodley came to understand the power of sisterhood by accident. She started a group coaching program simply because she was ou...

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How I Launched the Mastermind + Lessons Learned from 2018-08-06T09:00

#068 — How I Launched the Mastermind + Lessons Learned


The first pillar of Startup Pregnant involves the podcast interviews I do every week with e...

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Peng Scheerer — Finding Your Artistic Voice As A Mother from 2018-07-30T09:00

#067 — Finding Your Artistic Voice As A Mother 


‘My artistic voice has emerged stronger and more clear than ever—more centered in the voice of a mother and a femal...

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Morning Routines from 2018-07-23T09:00

#066 — Morning Routines

There is a lot of noise on the interwebs around creating the perfect morning routine.

But here’s the thing about being a parent: There is n...

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Arianna Taboada — Planning Ahead for Maternity Leave as an Entrepreneur from 2018-07-16T09:00

#065 — Planning Ahead for Maternity Leave as an Entrepreneur


Planning for maternity leave is a challenge for any working mother. But if you’re an entrepreneur, it’...

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Mental Health Toolkit from 2018-07-09T09:00

#064 — Mental Health Toolkit


Life is an emotional roller coaster, and resilience is about handling the ups and downs without being swept away. Pregnancy and parent...

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Rebekah Borucki — Changing Your Life In Four Minutes from 2018-07-02T09:00

#063 — Changing Your Life In Four Minutes


How do you do self-care as the mother of five?

How do you do self-care as a mother of five who happens to be runni...

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Building a Postpartum Support Team & Roadmap to Recovery from 2018-06-25T09:00

#062 — Building a Postpartum Support Team & Roadmap to Recovery

The sad and scary truth is that postpartum care in the US is abysmal. In other countries, new mothers are ...

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Dr. Shefali Christopher — Postpartum Recovery: Healing the Body from 2018-06-18T09:00

#061 — Postpartum Recovery: Healing the Body, Being an Athlete Before + After Pregnancy

If you’re a new mom and an athlete, it can be tempting to hit the trail or the gym...

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Why to Join a Mastermind (And How to Start Your Own) from 2018-06-11T09:00

#060 — Why to Join a Mastermind (And How to Start Your Own)


It’s tough enough for entrepreneurs to carry the psychological weight of being the key decision-maker i...

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Lily Nichols — Postpartum Recovery: Healing, Being a New Mom, and Nutritional Health from 2018-06-04T09:00

#059 — Postpartum Recovery: Healing, Being a New Mom, and Nutritional Health


We place a lot of emphasis on planning for the perfect birth and making sure that our ...

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Michele Hansen — A Work-in-Progress Approach to Entrepreneurship & Parenting from 2018-05-21T09:00

#057 — A See-What-Sticks Approach to Product Development & Parenting


‘It’s okay to just try something and see where it goes and see where it sticks, and it doesn’t...

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Honoring Mother's Day — Mini Episode from 2018-05-14T09:00

#056 — Honoring Mother’s Day 


Following Mother’s Day, I’d like to take a moment to honor the profound experience that is parenting—the unparalleled demands on your...

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Laura Roeder — Startups, Sane Hours and the Beauty of Choice from 2018-05-07T09:00

#055 — Fitting Your Business Around Your Life


People will tell you that the early days of your startup will require 80-hour work weeks, that you won’t see your fri...

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Connection, Friendship and Kindred Spirits — Mini Episode from 2018-05-02T09:00

#054 — Connection, Friendship and Kindred Spirits


If you’re busy with work, busy with your kids, busy with life—it can be tough to prioritize friendship. And socia...

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Alex Jamieson — Powerful Boundaries, Creative Risks and the Fuck It List from 2018-04-30T09:00

#053 — Masterminds, Creative Risks and the Fuck It List


Positive psychology asks us to focus on what’s right with us. What are your strengths? What are your values...

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It's Okay If Your Baby Cries — Mini Episode from 2018-04-25T09:00

#052 — It's Okay If Your Baby Cries


The sound of your baby crying? It’s intense. And when it’s your first child, chances are instinct has you scrambling to get to ...

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Kathleen Shannon — Postpartum Depression, Daycare and Whether or Not to Be a Parent from 2018-04-23T09:00

#051 — Postpartum Depression, Daycare and Whether or Not to Be a Parent


What if you’re doing everything right—exercising, eating right, self-care and meditation—an...

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Your Body — Mini Episode from 2018-04-18T09:00

#050 — Your Body

"I can’t wait to get my body back."

We have complex relationships with our bodies. Women harbor certain expectations and assumptions abou...

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Parijat Deshpande — High-Risk Pregnancy and the Mind-Body Connection from 2018-04-16T09:00

#049 — High-Risk Pregnancy and the Mind-Body Connection


You don’t know Murphy’s Law until you’ve heard the story of Parijat Deshpande’s high-risk pregnancy.

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Within Your Control: An Exercise — Mini Episode from 2018-04-11T09:00

#048 — Within Your Control: An Exercise


We all know the importance of goal-setting. Clearly defining your objectives is key to achievement.

But the way you ...

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Michelle Florendo — Starting Your Own Coaching Practice from 2018-04-09T09:00

#047 — Starting Your Own Coaching Practice


If you aren’t satisfied with the available options, Michelle Florendo suggests that you explore possibilities beyond the...

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3 Essential Postpartum Lists — Mini Episode from 2018-04-04T09:00

#046 — 3 Essential Postpartum Lists


The first days and weeks after bringing home baby are tough. Postpartum You may seem all peaceful and serene to friends and fam...

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Life Happens from 2018-04-02T09:00

#045 — Life Happens 


Despite our best efforts to be prepared, life happens.

Case in point, I planned a trip to be there for my sister during her birth, but ...

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Habit Shift — Mini Episode from 2018-03-28T09:00

#044 — How We Break (And Build) Our Habits


So you’ve gotten off track and you want to make a change—in your eating habits, your exercise regime, or maybe implement...

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Lily Nichols — Real Food, Prenatal Nutrition and Mindful Eating from 2018-03-26T09:00

#043 — Real Food for Pregnancy


‘What I like to do is reverse-engineer a prenatal diet from the context of getting most of—if not all of—your nutrients from the foo...

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All The Single Ladies — Mini Episode from 2018-03-21T09:00

#042 — All the Single Ladies

 
With choice comes revolutionary change.

As women have experienced an ‘expansion of options’ in terms of marriage and family, t...

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Toi Smith — Designing Your Vision, Mission and Values from 2018-03-19T09:00

#041 — Designing Your Vision, Mission and Values


Few of us would set off on a road trip without a GPS. Yet many online entrepreneurs hang up their shingle without ...

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4 Ways to Get Better at Saying No — Mini Episode from 2018-03-14T09:00

#040 — 4 Ways to Get Better at Saying No 


There is power in the word NO, just ask any toddler!

But if you’re anything like me, the disease ...

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Val Geisler — Hiring People Who Are the Right Fit from 2018-03-12T09:00

#039 — Hiring Team Members (and Clients) Who Are the Right Fit


How can you be sure you’re hiring the right person? Or that you really want to work with a particula...

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The Three Phases of the Writing Process — Mini Episode from 2018-03-07T10:00

#038 — Breaking Down The Writing Process


The pressure to be perfect can stop us from putting our ideas on paper—or screen, as the case may be. But if you follow Ta...

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Tara Gentile — Getting Back to What Matters with a Rebrand from 2018-03-05T10:00

 

#037 — Putting Your Mission Back In The Driver's Seat 

With Tara Gentile 


Rebranding your business is a risk, especially if what y...

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Tepsii — Race, Social Justice and Political Branding from 2018-02-26T10:00

#036 — Race, Social Justice and Political Branding with Tepsii


If you don’t use your voice to share your experience, to call out prejudice and promote social justi...

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Tepsii — Ask For The Damn Sale from 2018-02-19T10:00

#035 — Ask For The Damn Sale with Tepsii

To do your best work for clients, you have to be taken care of yourself. Yet so many entrepreneurs struggle with asking for the s...

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Danielle LaPorte — Truthbombs on Parenting, Entrepreneurship and Pleasure from 2018-02-12T10:00

#034 — Truthbombs on Parenting, Entrepreneurship and Pleasure with Danielle LaPorte

“They’re not yours. They are their own soul, and you get the honor of caring for them....

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Redefining Parental Leave — Tracy Candido and Karina Mangu-Ward from 2018-02-05T10:00

#033 — Revolutionizing Parental Leave with a Workplace Advocate With Tracy Candido and Karina Mangu-Ward

Becoming a parent is a transformative experience. And an ideal pa...

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Imago, Infertility and 50/50 Parenting — Tracy Candido and Karina Mangu-Ward from 2018-01-29T10:00

#032 — Imago, Infertility and 50/50 Parenting with Tracy Candido and Karina Mangu-Ward

“[The fertility struggle] was hard for us both, but it was hard for us together...

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Taking a Maternity Leave When You Run Your Own Business — Stacey Trock of FreshStitches from 2018-01-22T10:00

#031 — Taking a Maternity Leave When You Run Your Own Business with Stacey Trock


Any entrepreneur will tell you that stepping away from your business for a full ye...

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Motherhood, Tech Startups and Relinquishing Control — Sara Mauskopf of Winnie from 2018-01-15T10:00

#030 — Motherhood, Tech Startups and Giving Up Control with Sara Mauskopf of Winnie 


Motherhood can be a real revelation for those of us with Type A personalities....

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Unifying Work and Family Through Entrepreneurship — Amber Anderson of MORE from 2018-01-08T10:00

#029 — Unifying Work and Family with Amber Anderson of MORE


There are women who pursue entrepreneurship because they have a creative vision to change the world. An...

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Redefining What It Means to be an Extraordinary Woman — Author and Activist Tiffany Dufu from 2018-01-01T10:00

#028 — Learning to Drop the Ball with Author and Activist Tiffany Dufu


If you’re still trying to figure out how to do it all—to be great mom, a great wife, and a g...

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Sales, Leadership, and Carving Your Own Path — Bridget Gleason of Logz.io from 2017-12-25T10:00

#027 — Reframing the Unexpected as Opportunity with Logz.io VP of Sales Bridget Gleason 

The one thing Bridget Gleason knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, was that she want...

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The Invisible Emotional Weight of Infertility from 2017-12-18T10:00

#026 – Infertility, Invisibility with Anne

Do you want to be a mother?

When was the first time you were asked this question? For Anne, it was at the age of six. And so much of a wo...

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Live and Learn—Out Loud from 2017-12-11T10:00

#025 – Live and Learn—Out Loud

Core values are part of a living document. They grow, change and shift in relationship to the community they guide.

And the only way to craft the ‘ri...

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Decision-Making with Head and Heart — Bonnie Foley-Wong of Pique Ventures from 2017-12-04T18:35:58

#024 — Decision-Making with Head and Heart with Bonnie Foley-Wong of Pique Ventures

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Overthrowing the Patriarchy with Sarah Lacy of Chairman Mom from 2017-11-27T19:44:40

#023 — 40% of American households believe that it is bad for society if mothers work.

Because sexism is a global phenomenon, you might believe this statistic to be universal as well—but i...

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Culture Change Starts with Stories | Core Value #10 from 2017-11-24T13:39:51

#022 — [10x10] Core Value #10 — Culture change starts with stories.

Stories are the first part of culture change. In order to create a new future, we have to tell the truth. Part of the p...

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Sixth Gear | Core Value #9 from 2017-11-23T13:14:16

#021 — [10x10] Core Value #9 — Most of us have a sixth gear we don’t know about.

We’re all capable of far more than we can imagine.

At Startup Pregnant, we believe in the power of ...

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Feelings Matter | Core Value #8 from 2017-11-22T13:55:21

#020 — [10x10] Core Value #8: Feelings Matter.

Carl Jung says that the paradox is one of our most valuable spiritual possessions. So it makes sense that this episode is both difficult and...

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Do Things Differently | Core Value #7 from 2017-11-21T10:00

#019 — [10x10] Core Value #7: You don’t have to do things the way they’ve always been done.

And startups are one of the best places to imagine new futures.

It’s okay to break thing...

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Work is Broken | Core Value #6 from 2017-11-20T14:00

#018 — [10x10] Core Value #6: What work looks like today is broken.

The current version of work—the idea that we work in offices, that we work from 9 to 5, that we’re continuously product...

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Things Rarely Go According to Plan | Core Value #5 from 2017-11-17T14:00

#017 — [10x10] Core Value #5: Plans are important. And things rarely go according to plan.

A wise doula told me that in preparing for birth, she encourages women to consider the range of ...

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Life is Not All Hard Labor | Core Value #4 from 2017-11-16T14:00

#016 — [10x10] Core Value #4: Life is not all hard labor, and it’s not an all-out hustle sprint.

In pregnancy, there are distinct phases and changes, with deep periods of fatigue, moments...

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Work Life Balance is a Myth | Core Value #3 from 2017-11-15T14:00

#015 — [10x10] Core Value #3. In today’s episode, we unpack Core Value: #3: Work-life balance is a myth. There is fit and there is tension.

The strive towards some sort ...

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Building Community is Essential | Core Value #2 from 2017-11-14T14:00

#014 — [10x10] Core Value #2. In this special mini-series, we’re looking at the 10 Core Values of the Startup Pregnant Philosophy. These are the values that underscore everything we do, how we d...

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The Three Most Important Words | Core Value #1 from 2017-11-13T14:00

#013 — [10x10] Core Value #1. In this special mini-series, we’re looking at the 10 Core Values of the Startup Pregnant Philosophy. These are the values that under...

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Minisode: Mastering Patience with ‘The Pause’ from 2017-11-09T18:43:32

#012 — We want the best for our kids. We can’t bear to listen to them cry, we don’t want to see them hurt—not even for a second. 

But is it really best to swoop in and save the ...

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Pleasure, Radical Honesty and Turning into Your Body from 2017-11-06T18:57:54

#011 — How often do you stop and really tune into your body, taking time to recognize what you are feeling and how it is impacting you physically? Listen

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Intuition, Empowerment, and Transformation: Creating Yourself Again as a New Mother with Steph Jhala from 2017-10-27T14:44:36

#010 — Motherhood transforms you. There is no ‘bouncing back’ to your previous life. Being a mom requires that you ...

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Choosing the Simple Moments — Erin Boyle of Reading My Tea Leaves from 2017-10-20T13:51:17

#009 — Having children invites chaos into your life. So if your work focuses on minimalism and simplicity, how do y...

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Achieve More by Doing Less and Being Present — Kate Northrup from 2017-10-18T14:58:36

#008 — “My greatest satisfaction has not come—ever—from doing more. It’s come from being really present doing the things that matter the most.” It’s hard to argue with Kate Northrup’s cont...

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Healing PTSD Through Yoga — Natalia Quiñones from 2017-10-13T14:00:09

#007 — Rebuilding war-torn Columbia. How do you work your way back after experiencing the severe trauma of a great loss? What if that trauma was wrapped up in living through an armed conflict, e...

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Divorce, Pregnancy, Being Knocked Sideways — Tamsen Webster from 2017-10-06T10:28:06

#006 — Tamsen Webster, the Executive Producer of the oldest and one of the largest locally organized TED talk events in the world, describes herself as "pattern-driven." But pregnancy chang...

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Hustling as an Introvert — Hiding at Home with Morra Aarons-Mele from 2017-10-04T12:36:26

#005 — Why do we only show outgoing, extroverted, and confident business people as the model for success?

In a world where most successful entrepreneurs and business owners are afraid to ...

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Ask for What You Need — The Fifth Trimester with Lauren Smith Brody from 2017-09-29T13:32:18

#004 — Most new moms head back to work about 12 weeks after giving birth. The problem is that this is often several months before women are physically and emotionally ready. Scientific data and ...

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A Foster Parent and Entrepreneur in One Year — Nicole Walters of Monetize Thyself from 2017-09-29T02:01:22

#003 — "If you can parent, you can be an entrepreneur: because you don’t know anything about what you’re doing, and you’re doing the most important job in the world."

Nicole Walters is a ...

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Work Flexibility is the Future — Annie Dean, co-Founder of Werk from 2017-09-29T01:15:55

#002 — Thirty percent of talented women drop out of the workforce, not because they want to, but because the way work looks is outdated, flawed, and fails women and families on a regular basis. ...

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Why We Started This Show — Sarah Peck from 2017-09-26T20:01:20

#001 — Four reasons why we decided to start a podcast, and why we need new stories of work, parenting, pregnancy, and entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship and parenting are filled with deep, diffi...

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