Love your career? Love your family? Best of Both Worlds is the show for you! Hosts Laura Vanderkam, author of I Know How She Does It and a mom of five, and Sarah Hart-Unger, a practicing physician, blogger, and mom of three, discuss work/life balance, career development, parenting, time management, productivity, and making time for fun. Tune in each week for strategies to help you thrive in all spheres of life.
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Best of Both Worlds podcast: Tiny habits to embrace and avoid in 2026
Some resolutions are large and demanding. But a lot of good habits are pretty easy to do. In today's episode of Best of Both Worlds, Sarah …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Real talk with Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi on career pivots and working motherhood
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi made her name in reality television. More than a decade later she's still filming while building a business that includes multiple locations …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: 2026 goals extravaganza
(Laura's note: This episode ran on December 30 but I'm trying to create a complete archive of show posts here so I'm putting it up …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Thriving with unconventional work week rhythms, with Lauren Kuratko
One of our missions with the Best of Both Worlds podcast is to show how real women manage work and life. People thrive in all …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Launching Sarah’s book – Best Laid Plans
Happy Tuesday! There has been an episode of Best of Both Worlds every Tuesday since August 2017. During that time, Sarah has often talked of …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Get festive — holiday planning & fun, 2025 edition
It's the most wonderful time of the year...again! This week's episode of Best of Both Worlds is our annual holiday extravaganza. Sarah and I talk …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: One journey to motherhood, with Dr. Rebecca Thompson
Sometimes getting pregnant and then having a baby 9 months later is fairly simple. Sometimes, it is not. (Note: this episode contains discussions of fertility …Read More
Thanksgiving round-up + 2026 BOBW Patreon curriculum
Happy Monday! We had a good long weekend around here -- I am reminded of how much more relaxing long weekends (or any weekends) are …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Dreaming big — lessons from BLP Live
A few weeks ago, Sarah and I hosted our third annual Best Laid Plans Live conference in south Florida (OK, she was the sole host …Read More
