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: Annual back-to-school extravaganza
Sarah and I started Best of Both Worlds in August of 2017. So I'm pretty sure this is our ninth time discussing the back-to-school season. …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: The family table, with Dr. Reshma Shah
Feeding people can be challenging, especially with the pressure to cultivate perfect family meals. Little in life is ever perfect. But family meals can still …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Trips with friends
Planning and keeping friends tripsPlanning and keeping friends tripsMaintaining adult friendships can be challenging, especially if people are far flung. But it's not impossible. In …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Wellness trends, and how to reset
Wellness is hot these days. From cold plunges to digital detoxes to GLP-1s, this week's episode of Best of Both Worlds covers all sorts of …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Disability advocate Heather Avis on shifting narratives
This week, Sarah and I are delighted to bring Heather Avis to Best of Both Worlds. Heather is the mom of two kids with Down …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Family matters – Navigating extended family relationships
Extended family relationships can be wonderful, and they can be hard! In today's episode of Best of Both Worlds, Sarah and I talk through this topic, …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Pregnancy in the spotlight with CNN’s Kristen Holmes
If you watched CNN during last year's presidential campaign, you no doubt saw Kristen Holmes plenty. Currently a senior White House correspondent for the network, …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Mid-year review, 2025
We are about halfway through the year, give or take a few days. So it's time for our annual mid-year review episode. We set various …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Fun for the whole family
Very few things are fun for the entire family. This is particularly true if you have a large age gap between your kids. Sarah's are …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Preserving family memories with Vanessa Quigley
How do you capture family memories? In the past, people didn't take as many photos, but those that were taken tended to get printed up. Now, …Read More