Work in Progress: Moms Edition

This week on Work in Progress: Mom’s Edition, Jessie and Sarah welcome back their first repeat guest, career coach Cristin Downs. Cristin works with career changers, layoff rebounders, leaders, and new managers, and she’s someone both Jessie and Sarah leaned on during their own job searches. In today’s job market, job scams are everywhere. But how do you actually spot them? Cristin joins us to bre...

This week on Work in Progress: Mom’s Edition , we’re joined by communications professional Erin Kelly to talk about what happens when maternity leave takes an unexpected turn. What should have been a season of bonding and adjusting to life with a newborn became something else entirely: a layoff. In this episode, Erin shares what it was like to receive that news during the most vulnerable stage of...

WELCOME to another episode of Work in Progress: Mom’s Edition! We’re Jessie & Sarah, and this week, we’re officially back, shooting the shit, catching up, and easing back into podcasting like it’s our first day after winter break. Like everything else in mom life, this episode is… delayed. Think of it as our podcast having a 2-hour delay, just like school did every single day this week (looking at...

In this episode of Work in Progress: Mom’s Edition , Jessie and Sarah get real about the hidden cost of trying to “do it all.” Raised on 90s girl power and told we could have everything—career, motherhood, identity, balance—we’re now discovering the truth no one prepared us for: you can’t hold it all at the same time. We talk about the guilt, grief, resentment, exhaustion, and constant pull betwee...

We’re backkkk! 🎉 After a little holiday break, Work in Progress: Mom’s Edition is officially kicking off 2026 with a much-needed catch-up episode. In this first episode of the year, Sarah and Jessie recap the whirlwind of the holidays, family time, survival mode moments, and everything in between. Jessie also shares exciting news about a brand-new venture she’s launching in 2026 — a program inspi...

This week on Work in Progress: Mom’s Edition, we’re joined by healthcare trailblazer Dr. Samantha Fazio Semar , founder of Pelvio Physical Therapy and mom to one-year-old Avery. Dr. Sam (@ pelvio.pt ) is on a mission to make pelvic floor care more accessible and to revolutionize pregnancy and postpartum rehabilitation in Philadelphia. We dive into what pelvic floor physical therapy actually is, co...

In this special Thanksgiving episode of Work in Progress: Mom’s Edition , Jessie & Sarah are back to talk honestly about unemployment, motherhood, gratitude, and—of course—the holiday chaos that comes with it. While we’re not big fans of toxic positivity, we are fans of real talk. And this year, even in the middle of job searching and uncertainty, we’ve found a few things we’re genuinely grate...

Welcome back to Work in Progress: Mom’s Edition — the podcast where we get real about unemployment, motherhood, ambition, and figuring out what the next chapter looks like. This week, we’re sitting down with someone who embodies all of it: Kristy Kilduff , founder of Awakened Achiever , a growing community designed for ambitious women and moms who have checked every box of “success” but still feel...

ICYMI! This week on Work in Progress: Mom’s Edition , we’re joined by the amazing Kerrie Carden , CEO and founder of Equip Advisory . Kerrie’s firm focuses on serving Queer, Trans, and BIPOC communities with financial planning, career coaching, and business advising — all with a strengths-based, community-first approach. Together, we dive into the real-life challenges of navigating money, motherho...

In this episode of Work in Progress: Mom’s Edition , we’re joined by the insightful Cristin Downs , a coach for career changers, layoff rebounders, leaders, and new managers — and a mom to a 10-year-old boy. Both of us worked with Cristin during our own career pivots, and her perspective is exactly what so many moms need in today’s unpredictable job market. We dive into: 💼 The unique challenges m...

In this week’s episode of Work in Progress: Mom’s Edition , we’re diving into the latest (and honestly, frustrating) news about the widening gender pay gap . For the first time since the 1960s, the pay gap between men and women has grown — women are now earning 80.9 cents for every dollar men make , down from 84 cents just two years ago. We break down a recent Washington Post article , “Women are...

In this week’s episode of Work in Progress: Mom’s Edition , we’re diving deep into the emotional side of motherhood — the parts we don’t always talk about. We’re joined by licensed clinical professional counselor and founder of Treehouse Therapy , Allie McQuaid (@millennialmomtherapist), to talk all things mental health, motherhood, and identity . From the pressures of “doing it all” to the consta...

This week on Work in Progress: Mom’s Edition, we’re joined by healthcare trailblazer Dr. Samantha Fazio Semar , founder of Pelvio Physical Therapy and mom to one-year-old Avery. Dr. Sam (@ pelvio.pt ) is on a mission to make pelvic floor care more accessible and to revolutionize pregnancy and postpartum rehabilitation in Philadelphia. We dive into what pelvic floor physical therapy actually is, co...

WELCOME to another episode of Work in Progress: Mom’s Edition! We’re Sarah and Jessie, two working moms navigating yet another week of motherhood, chaos, and curveballs. This week, we’re talking about the unexpected —and in Sarah’s case, that means her husband breaking his hip (yes, really), leaving her temporarily a mom of four. From juggling recovery schedules and kid meltdowns to still trying t...

This week on Work in Progress: Mom’s Edition , we’re joined by the amazing Kerrie Carden , CEO and founder of Equip Advisory . Kerrie’s firm focuses on serving Queer, Trans, and BIPOC communities with financial planning, career coaching, and business advising — all with a strengths-based, community-first approach. Together, we dive into the real-life challenges of navigating money, motherhood, and...

We’re baaaack! 🎉 Season 2 of Work in Progress: Mom’s Edition is here, and we’re kicking things off with a topic that might just be the golden ticket in today’s job market: networking . Love it or hate it, it’s part of the game — and we’re breaking down how we’ve approached it, from awkward LinkedIn DMs to in-person events, plus tips for introverts, extroverts, and moms just trying to juggle it al...

Reposting this week, because life. But we have a fitting episode ... In this week’s episode of Work in Progress: Mom’s Edition , we’re talking about transitions — the big, messy, emotional kind. Sarah is back at work after 18 months of unemployment and adjusting to the chaos of full-time life outside the house with three kids at home. Jessie is navigating life with a newborn and a toddler, while a...

This week, we're keeping it short—kind of like our current list of hobbies, lol. Sarah and Jessie unpack the pressure to have hobbies as moms. What counts? Does self-care qualify? And is doing absolutely nothing a valid pastime? (Spoiler: yes.)

REPLAY -- In this episode, we’re talking all things interviews — the prep, the pressure, the post-interview spiral, and everything in between. As two moms navigating unemployment, we share how we approach interviews after layoffs, the emotional highs and lows of the process, and how we’re staying grounded (sort of) through it all. Plus, we’re debuting our new segment, Parenting in Public , where w...

👻 This week on Work in Progress: Mom’s Edition , we’re talking about a hauntingly common part of the job search: ghosting . Whether it's crickets after applying or disappearing recruiters mid-process, we’re breaking down why it happens — including insights from this Forbes article by Jack Kelly that explains the all-too-familiar phenomenon. We also shake things up in our Kids Chaos segment by...

This week on Work in Progress: Mom’s Edition , we’re joined by Stephanie Giunta, marketing director, mom of two, and creator of the Chief Mothering Officer podcast and newsletter. We talk about her layoff experience, the identity shift that comes with it, and how she found her voice (and power) as a “Laid Off Mom.” She shares how she navigated the emotional toll of job hunting while parenting, how...

In this week’s episode of Work in Progress: Mom’s Edition , we’re talking about transitions — the big, messy, emotional kind. Sarah is back at work after 18 months of unemployment and adjusting to the chaos of full-time life outside the house with three kids at home. Jessie is navigating life with a newborn and a toddler, while also trying to figure out when (and how) to re-enter the job market. W...

We’ve got BIG news on this week’s episode of Work in Progress: Mom’s Edition — Jessie had her baby! 💕 We’re sharing all the details: her birth story, big sister duties, postpartum surprises, and the joyful chaos of life with two kids. Meanwhile, Sarah’s fresh off a beach tri, job juggling, and one very dramatic picture frame incident. You know the drill: real talk, lots of laughs, and a little ch...

This week, we welcome our very first guest — Paige Connell, the powerhouse mom of four behind the popular Instagram account @sheisapaigeturner. Paige is changing the narrative around the mental load moms carry and offers real-life tips for redistributing that load at home. We talk about what sparked her journey, how to start tough (but necessary) conversations with your partner, and why guilt shou...

This week on Work in Progress: Mom’s Edition , we’re throwing some serious confetti because… Sarah got a job!!! 🎉 After months of rejection emails, awkward interviews, and the emotional rollercoaster that is job hunting while momming — the streak is over. We’re talking all things reentry: 💼 The application and interview process📩 What it felt like to finally get the offer🧠 Mentally prepping to...