When Mommy Grows Up

Once upon a time when she graduated college in 2010, Jordan created a LinkedIn profile. Then it sat there barely touched and infrequently logged into for over a decade! LinkedIn simply hasn’t been a priority as Jordan became a teacher and settled into a school system she enjoyed. However, after years in the classroom, Jordan is ready for a change. She is excited about the prospect of working with...

Get ready for an uplifting episode with Becca and Marie as they welcome Andryanna Gonko - educator, speaker, and mom to three boys.  After almost hitting the burnout wall in 2017, Andryanna made the brave choice to prioritize herself to find balance and joy in everyday chaos.  Since launching "The Juggle Is Real" podcast in 2021, she's been on a mission to help other moms with pract...

Holly started her job search in October when she realized that her current job wasn’t fitting her life anymore. She has two kids with busy after school schedules, she’s experiencing a lot of frustration with her manager, and now the company is going back to the office full time in 2025. A change is necessary! But as we head into the holiday season, Holly is wondering if she should put her job sear...

Jessie Myers is a former biology professor who boldly planted her roots in entrepreneurship by launching Tulsa Rare Plant Emporium, a vibrant plant nursery and art studio.  Jessie shares her journey of nurturing both her family and her passion for botany and creativity, revealing how she transformed her career while cultivating a community space where ideas and plants flourish together.  Join Becc...

What if you could leave resentment behind, transform your home dynamics, and make juggling tasks a breeze? Good news - we have the perfect tool to make it happen! Join Becca and Marie as they chat with Valerie Recore, a productivity guru and certified Fair Play Method facilitator, here to help moms reclaim their time! Valerie shares her top tips for sharing the mental load with your partner and fa...

Becca’s first children’s book, Belinda Baloney Changes Her Mind, turned four years old this fall! The book was fun to create, a joy to share, and at first, very confusing to publish! But Belinda Baloney made it out there into the world, and to this day, one of the most common questions Becca gets is, “I have an idea for a children’s book, but what do I do now?” Join Becca and Marie to talk about t...

Valerie Cockerell is a French American former Disney leader who was part of the opening team of Disneyland Paris. She pursued her career at Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida and facilitated programs for the Disney Institute. She is now a consultant in Leadership and Customer service excellence for organizations around the world. She is the proud mother of 3 and now lives in Australia. With her...

Join Career Coach Becca on this Live Coaching episode as co-host Marie takes the hot seat! Tune in for a fun, inspiring discussion in which Becca walks Marie through a powerful coaching exercise used in 1:1 coaching and in the Career Clarity Program. Together, we'll connect the dots between Marie's interests and skills using a story-based approach to help her clarify a vision for the nex...

When she was growing up, Harper took the bus home from school and her mom was always there with a snack and a smile. It was a cherished memory from her childhood, and Harper always thought she would do the same with her kids. At the same time, life has gotten more and more expensive over the years and Harper and her husband and found that a two-income household is the right fit for them, especiall...

After graduating college in 2010, Amanda landed a sales job with a food packaging company. She never saw herself building a career in sales, but it turns out she was good at it and the commission based pay structure made her feel tied to the function year after year. The golden handcuff feeling is real! Now, 14 years into her career in sales Amanda is feeling torn. Sales is the path she knows and...

Is your stress hormone out of balance? If you're not sure (or didn't even know that was a thing!) we weren't either. But this week's guest, Rachel Sanders, certainly has us wondering how stress in our 30s is impacting our bodies! Join Becca and Marie to talk to the CEO and Founder of Rootine, a modern wellness brand offering science-backed supplements and at-home lab testing. W...

Kristen is a mom of 2 and has been with her company for the past 5 years. Her kids are now in 4th and 2nd grade and she is finding herself stressed all the time. In reading the highlights of the Surgeon General’s Advisory, Kristen found herself nodding along to every stressor facing parents today - finances, safety, mental health, loneliness - the list went on. When she reached out to us for suppo...

At the end of August, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy released a Surgeon General’s Advisory about the stress and mental health challenges of parenthood. The big takeaway - parents today are being pushed to the brink and they need support. We couldn’t agree more, and know that you are feeling it, too.  Join Becca and Marie to talk through what the data tells about parenthood stress along with t...

Taylor’s three kids are back to school, with two in elementary school and one starting her first year in middle school. It’s a season of change for the whole family and Taylor is starting to wonder if it could be her turn to make a change next. Taylor’s been with the same manufacturing company for 8 years doing marketing and events and it’s a pretty solid role in many ways. She doesn’t love it tho...

Welcome back to season 3 of When Mommy Grows Up! Becca and Marie are back after summer break. Join us for a recap of the good, the bad, and the hilarious of summer with kids and a preview of what to expect in Season 3. ----------------------------- You are one click away from boosting your career clarity and confidence! Head over to whenmommygrowsup.com where you’ll find the free Career Clarity Ki...

As moms, the word “busy” is often attached to our names. There are a million things to get done at work and at home, and we’re making them ALL happen. But what if we let some things go, especially over the summer? Last season, we talked about managing the summertime shuffle with camp drop-offs and spreadsheets, but as we close out Season 2, Marie and Becca are taking a different look at summer thr...

Mom of two and nurse, Erin, is excited to be on a career clarity journey to understand what direction to take her career. With her packed schedule though, Erin is getting discouraged because she feels like she is going down Google rabbit holes rather than making progress. Enter AI! Stop clicking around and join Becca and Marie to talk about how you can use ChatGPT to accelerate your career clarity...

Do you want to know how to advance your career?  Want to do it in just one minute? You’re in luck because as big fans of efficiency, Becca and Marie promise there are absolutely things you can do in one minute or less that will move the needle. When it comes to working to advance your career it is possible to use tiny pockets of time to make progress. And if you are a busy parent, sometimes one mi...

For the past 15 years, Heidi has been a third grade teacher and she’s amazing at it. The problem is that Heidi isn’t sure she wants to teach anymore. In fact, she’s quite sure of it! The classroom was great for a season, but it’s time for a change. Heidi is feeling stuck though. If she wants to transition out of the classroom and into working for a nonprofit, how can she effectively communicate he...

Madeline is a mom of two living in Michigan with her two kids and husband. She’s been in management consulting at a large firm since graduating from business school fifteen years ago, and while she loved the work at first it has taken a toll. The travel is too much for how she wants to live her life with two young children and she wants to find more balance. The problem? Money. Madeline has been p...

It's no surprise to Abby that on every personality assessment she has ever taken, she's as far to the Introvert side of the scale as she can get! Her husband is also relatively introverted and her two kids have followed suit. As a research analyst, being introverted has always worked out well for Abby. She has a close circle of family and friends, enjoys her solo work, and has enough qui...

In honor of Mother's Day, in this special episode, Becca and Marie take a trip down memory lane to share stories about the women who shaped their lives and careers - their moms!   Joins us as we reminisce about the valuable lessons and share anecdotes about how our moms balanced work, family, and everything in between. ----------------------------- You are one click away from boosting your ca...

May is Maternal Mental Health Month, and in honor of the millions of women impacted by Postpartum Depression and Postpartum Anxiety every year, we are welcoming maternal mental health advocate and author Colleen Imler to the podcast this week. Colleen's passion for advocating for new parents navigating the postpartum experience stems from her own shaky transition into motherhood. After welcom...

Marie and Becca often discuss how becoming moms has influenced their careers, yet there's another side to this story. Our careers also influence our children in beautiful ways! This week we're joined by Jenny Young, Founder and CEO of Brooklyn Robot Foundry. Jenny's career journey in engineering started at a young age and blossomed over the years into building her own business focus...

Lots of things are going right for Cara. She and her wife were married three years ago. They love their house and their friends, and they are even looking to expand their family! They are excited to be first-time moms and are going through the IVF process. Fortunately, Cara’s company has fantastic benefits that help to cover the cost of IVF, which lifts a big burden off of Cara and her wife. Unfor...