Career Pauses

Navigating Motherhood, Careers, and Well-being with Dr. Anne Welsh

February 15, 2024 / Mom &… Podcast Episode 134 / Guest: Dr. Anne Welsh Subscribe and Review wherever you listen to podcasts! Show Summary: This episode of the Mom &… Podcast features guest Dr. Anne Welsh, a mom, clinical psychologist, executive coach, and consultant. Dr. Welsh shares insights about the dilemmas and challenges women often…

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Freelancing & Upskilling with Emily A. Hay

January 25, 2024 / Mom &… Podcast Episode 133 / Guest: Emily A.  Hay Subscribe and Review wherever you listen to podcasts! Show Summary: In this episode of the Mom &… Podcast, hosts Susanne Kerns and Missy Stevens discuss various aspects of motherhood, juggling work and family, and high school parenting with their guest, Emily…

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Interview Tips to Build Confidence & Get That Job!

July 20, 2023 / Mom &… Podcast Episode 128 / Guest: Briar Dougherty, Part II Subscribe and Review wherever you listen to podcasts! Show Summary: Briar Dougherty is back! This time is all about interviews. Briar covers trends in interviewing, including tips for answering one of our most dreaded interview moments: Tell me about yourself….

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No Regret Decisions: Making Good Choices During Difficult Times

July 13, 2023 / Mom &… Podcast Episode 127 / Guest: Shannon Lee Simmons Subscribe and Review wherever you listen to podcasts! Show Summary: A life coach and a financial expert walk into a bar… uh, a podcast. But wait! They’re the same person! Shannon Lee Simmons is the founder of The New School of…

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Career Pauses, Pivots, and Parlaying Your Skillset

July 6, 2023 / Mom &… Podcast Episode 126 / Guest: Estelle Erasmus Subscribe and Review wherever you listen to podcasts! Show Summary: This week’s guest, Estelle Erasmus, has a career journey that started with being an executive assistant, and pivoted to roles in book publishing, public relations, women’s magazines, medical education publications, before she…

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Job Seeker Tips and Trends with Career Organic

June 29, 2023 / Mom &… Podcast Episode 125 / Guest: Briar Dougherty Subscribe and Review wherever you listen to podcasts! Show Summary: Our guest this week, Briar Dougherty (pronounced Dock-er-tee), started her career in the fitness industry, where she quickly became Crunch Fitness’s youngest general manager in history. If you think that’s impressive, just…

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Explore What’s Next With Career Coach Dara Astmann

June 8, 2023 / Mom &… Podcast Episode 122 / Guest: Dara Astmann Subscribe and Review wherever you listen to podcasts! Show Summary: The Venn diagram of things we love to talk about and what Dara Astmann’s coaching focuses on is a circle. Dara helps moms explore what’s next, and that is our favorite thing…

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Work, Parent, Thrive – Science-Backed Strategies for Your Life

April 20, 2023 / Mom &… Podcast Episode 116 / Guest: Yael Schonbrun Subscribe and Review wherever you listen to podcasts! Show Summary: This week’s guest, Yael Schonbrun, had a plan for her career and motherhood. Then she became a mother, and it was harder than she’d anticipated. (Is there a mother out there who…

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Find Your Path Forward – Resumes, LinkedIn & Returnships, Oh My!

March 30, 2023 / Mom &… Podcast Episode 115 / Guest: Christine Winston Subscribe and Review wherever you listen to podcasts! Show Summary: Like many of us, Christine Winston took a couple years off to be the stay-at-home caregiver for her children, and before she knew it a couple years turned into nine years. Some…

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Return to Work with ReacHIRE

March 30, 2023 / Mom &… Podcast Episode 113 / Guest: Addie Swartz Subscribe and Review wherever you listen to podcasts! Show Summary: Addie Swartz has been focused on helping women come back from career breaks since before the concept of a meaningful “career break” was really a thing. Her own career has been closely…

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Create Your Identity Outside of “Mom”

February 9, 2023 / Mom &… Podcast Episode 107 / Guest: Erin Pepler Subscribe and Review wherever you listen to podcasts! Show Summary: It was so great to finally have Erin on the show. Longtime listeners may recognize her name as the Hero in the Raspberry Compote Incident at the 2018 Mom2.0 Conference. She saved…

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Preparing for Maternity Leave & the Post-Baby You

January 5, 2023 / Mom &… Podcast Episode 103 / Guest: Kimberly Didrikson Subscribe and Review wherever you listen to podcasts! Show Summary: Kimberly Didrikson says that she was on a career track she loved, and then once her son was born she didn’t know who she was or where she was going anymore. Sound…

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When Motherhood & Career Collide with Guest Ashley Reckdenwald

December 2, 2022 / Mom &… Podcast Episode 98 / Guest: Ashley Reckdenwald Subscribe and Review wherever you listen to podcasts! Show Summary: Ashley says the collision of motherhood and career was “like an explosion.” We think most of our listeners can relate that sentiment. Her company, Working Mom Notes, was born out of the…

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Start More Than You Can Finish with Author, Becky Blades

November 17, 2022 / Mom &… Podcast Episode 97 / Guest: Becky Blades Subscribe and Review wherever you listen to podcasts! Show Summary: Becky Blades wants us all to be stARTISTs! Her daughter coined the term “startist” when she noticed that Becky had her hands in a lot of different enterprises, from business, to art,…

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Salesforce 101: A Huge Relaunch Opportunity for Moms

October 27, 2022 / Mom &… Podcast Episode 96 / Guest: Heather Black Subscribe and Review wherever you listen to podcasts! Show Summary: You’ve probably seen Salesforce ads with the cute little cloud, but if you’re like us, you didn’t understand the scope of the company. Our guest this week, Heather Black, is a Salesforce…

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Kick-Start Your Midlife with EvolveMe

July 14, 2022 / Mom &… Podcast Episode 79 / Kick-Start Your Midlife with Guests: Founders of EvolveMe, Linda Lautenberg and Judy Schoenberg Subscribe and Rate Our Show Wherever You Listen to Podcasts Show Summary: Welcome to Week 4 of Summer Camp for Moms! We are currently running a month of re-plays focused on helping…

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