Overcoming Working Mom Burnout

This week’s mini episode based on life and career coach Dr Lara Corr’s advice, provides a guide to filtering your expectations through a mediocre man mindset.  This is not about man bashing. It is about getting perspective. How many of the moms around you admit to being mediocre? My guess is most are like me, wearing my busy badge with pride and enjoying that feeling of being needed by being a mar...

Author and change maker Reshma Saujani describes how being a mother and a CEO pre-Covid worked but the two during Covid broke her. This was the inspiration for her Marshall Plan for Moms, to provide the support at work and at home to allow moms to survive this crisis. Her book Pay Up focuses on what companies and moms can do to create pay equity at home and at work. Despite her achievements in 202...

I wanted to speak with life and career coach Dr Lara Corr from Australia, because she had also transitioned out of academia due to burnout so I wanted to learn from her experience. She is also a researcher in women's work and mental wellbeing. As I got to know Lara from her emails and online coaching presence I loved her glowing positivity, it’s infectious. She also doesn’t hold back in expressing...

Following on from last week’s episode with media expert Joangel Concepcion here’s a behavior change guide to using an app to track your mental health at work. Please watch my TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/9YY0gVnVPoQ

Deepa gave a powerful talk at TED Women 2021 about women of color at work and her book The First, The Few, The Only has just been published. I was honored to be sent a pre-publication copy to read and to be part of Deepa’s book launch. As you’ll hear in our conversation burnout and healthy power are central to her work. Please watch my TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/9YY0gVnVPoQ

I wanted to speak to Joangel because I had heard her story of workplace toxicity and thought her experience also sounded like burnout. I was also totally impressed that Joangel had developed and launched an app to track workplace toxicity and connect it with daily mental health, based on her experience. Joangel also provides insight into her experience of burnout as a Latina from an immigrant fami...

Following on from last week’s episode with women’s career expert Jess Galica here’s a behavior change guide to learning to self promote Please watch my TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/9YY0gVnVPoQ

I wanted to speak with women’s career expert Jess Galica because of the stories she has been collecting for her project Reclaim Your Career from women who experienced a career pivot. Jess’s own career pivot came through motherhood. And she provides a lot of great advice about how to plan and create a mind shift that moves you forward. Having experienced my own career transition due to burnout, I w...

Following on from last week’s episode with researcher and community advocate Dr Melicia Whitt-Glover here’s a guide to advocating for safe spaces for physical activity Please watch my TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/9YY0gVnVPoQ

I wanted to speak with Melicia because her experience of burnout had guided me to know when I was ready to leave academia. But I also knew how hard she still worked to do her research and support her community and I wanted to understand how she coped. I particularly wanted to hear her ideas about systems change and how communities can lead change. Her description of a training program to reduce bi...

Following on from last week’s episode with LMFT Jennifer Kuebler here’s a guide to counting to 10 when you are triggered. Please watch my TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/9YY0gVnVPoQ

I wanted to speak with Jennifer because she has so much experience working with families, both kids and parents. She has so many helpful practices and tools that make co-regulation easier i.e. when both parent and child are able to remain calm. I learned so much from the book ‘Positive Discipline’ and Jennifer’s curriculum that I wanted share it with other moms. When I was most overwhelmed I wish...

Following on from last week’s episode with burnout coach Lori Prutsman here’s a guide to finding time to reflect with purpose. Please watch my TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/9YY0gVnVPoQ

In this week’s new episode, I learned about ‘Setting up your intentional year’ with burnout coach Lori Prutsman. I wanted to speak with Lori because she has a rather dramatic burnout story and I felt like she made such an important life transition. She also agreed to address new year’s resolutions in this episode.  Please watch my TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/9YY0gVnVPoQ

In this Season 1 wrap-up, I tell you a little about the past few months. I include some insightful comments from listeners. And I share what I learned from the episodes.  I also give you a sneak preview of Season 2. Please watch my TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/9YY0gVnVPoQ

Caitlin Donovan is the author of Bouncebackability, the host of the podcast Fried, and a burnout coach. She shares her burnout journey and learning to set boundaries at work, home and even on the trolley. She shares some tips to reduce holiday stress. Please watch my TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/9YY0gVnVPoQ

Dr Gina Merchant is a mom of two, a Glennon Doyle fan and speaks candidly about her experiences of being a breast feeding mom at work, dealing with gender bias, and being in recovery as an adult child of an alcoholic mom. Please watch my TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/9YY0gVnVPoQ

Amy Henderson is the founder and CEO of Tend Lab and wrote 'Tending: parenthood and the future of work'. She talks about the skills parenting brings, the healing process that parenting can start, and her efforts to support caregivers of all types in their work lives. Please watch my TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/9YY0gVnVPoQ

Becca Carnahan wrote 'When mommy grows up: a guide to parenting yourself to a more fulfilling career'. She talks about crafting her job based on flow and hopes that more managers leverage the unique skills moms can bring. Please watch my TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/9YY0gVnVPoQ

Professor Erica Hinckson is the Head of the School of Sport and Recreation in the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences at Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand. She shares her burnout story as a single mom and PhD student and how female prime ministers in New Zealand have been important role models for her leadership style. Please watch my TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/9YY0gVnVPoQ

Leslie Forde is the CEO of Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs. She shares her burnout story and her amazing pandemic pivot to advising companies how to create the space and work habits to support innovative forward-thinking leaders. Please watch my TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/9YY0gVnVPoQ

Dr. Hannah Badland is an Australian researcher who isn’t afraid to get into an argument about diversity, on a plane! She works on several equity initiatives and shares innovative program ideas. Please watch my TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/9YY0gVnVPoQ

Torie Henderson is the podcast host of ‘Supermom is getting tired’ and leads life coaching for parents’ programs. She explains that moms need a vacation and gives us permission to let go of unrealistic expectations. Please watch my TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/9YY0gVnVPoQ

Dr. Isabelle Roskam created the concept of parental burnout and has researched differences in burnout in over 50 countries. She explains what parental burnout is and also shares how to reduce parental burnout by letting go of stressors and getting help. Please watch my TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/9YY0gVnVPoQ

Dr. Jacqueline Kerr introduces her new podcast. She describes her motivation for starting her mission to overcome working mom burnout and what we can expect to hear in the coming weeks. Please watch my TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/9YY0gVnVPoQ