I interviewed Dr. Valerie Rein, who’s the author of the bestselling book “Patriarchy Stress Disorder: The Invisible Barrier to Women’s Happiness and Fulfillment.” If you’ve ever wondered why you feel dissatisfied, even if you’ve achieved a lot or have everything that “should” make you happy, you'll gain a lot from this episode. Dr. Valerie explains Patriarchy Stress Disorder - or PSD for short - and why it keeps us on a constant treadmill of achievement, despite the paradox of those achievements never really bringing us true and lasting fulfillment.

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Aimee Danchise is a mom of two and the co-founder of Inklings Baby (which just made its Target debut for the 2020 holiday season!). Aimee and I discuss why she stepped back from her successful job at the height of her career in the fashion industry and how a series of unplanned events and circumstances took her down a new career and life path.

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Sarah Labuda is a brand strategy consultant, photographer and mom to two kids. We discussed what it was like to leave her advertising career to go out on her own after her first son was born, and how her career has shifted during the pandemic.

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It’s been almost 3 years since I put in my notice at my corporate job. Today I’m sharing the three biggest lessons I’ve learned that helped me make the decision to leave and pursue my own business after I became a mom.

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One of the biggest blockers to our success is when we believe that we “don’t know”. It keeps us spinning in mind drama and avoiding making any decisions.

In this episode, I outline the three ways I see “I don’t know” showing up the most for my working mom clients, and what you can do to get out of the “I don’t know” inertia and make powerful decisions to move you forward.

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Stephanie Snyder was a bleeding heart, award-winning teacher. It was a career she loved and had no plans to ever leave UNTIL she had her daughter, Lucy. As many women experience when they become mothers, Stephanie knew instantly it was time to leave her teaching career to be able to spend her time with her young daughter.

Stephanie tells us about her new creative endeavor as a children’s book author, which was a passion project born of her new role as ‘mom’.

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Lydia Feldman was the quintessential get-shit-done kinda gal who never said no to work. A former actress and Pilates studio owner, Lydia approached stay-at-home motherhood with the same hustle mentality. Until she realized...she hated staying at home. In an effort to reduce her anxiety and enjoy her life more, Lydia discovered the profound importance incorporating more play and pleasure into her life. Now, she teaches women to do the same so they can lead a fun, creative, turned-on life.

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Crystal Maki is a master of reinvention. Before she was a successful interior designer, she was a teacher, a TV news producer, and a stay at home mom to her three kids. Crystal talks about how her current career is the culmination of all the things that came before it and how trusting her intuition is the guidepost that helps her make decisions for her life and work.

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I interview Ashley Lewis and Meredith Schroeder, who went from co-workers at Goop to co-founders of Fleur Marché, an online CBD education and shopping platform specifically for women. Ashley and Meredith tell the story of how they built their company from the ground up...both while pregnant.

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In this episode, I interview my my former coach and friend Annie Nogg. As a career coach for clients around the globe, Annie shares some of the most powerful concepts and tools that help her clients dream bigger and start taking action towards creating the life and career they want .

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In this episode, I interview Sarah W., the VP of Supply Chain and Project Management at biotech company Immunomedics. Sarah tells us how she left her “perfect on paper” lifestyle job to essentially restart her career in an industry she had always wanted to be in, but also one in which she had no prior experience.

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In this episode, I interviewed Erin Peterpaul, a mom of two and professional lifestyle and wedding photographer. She started her photography business while still employed as a graphic designer, and tells us the story of how she transitioned from full-time corporate employee to full-time creative entrepreneur in the midst of having her two children.

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Join me this week as I interview Amanda Munice, a mom and former elementary school teacher who left her secure, tenured position when her daughter was just 3 months old to follow a passion.

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Welcome to the One Badass (Working) Mother podcast! This podcast is designed to change the narrative around motherhood and work. To help you reframe what work means to you and consider how it can be a source of fulfillment, creativity, inspiration and motivation EVEN as a mom.

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