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: Quiet Quitting, Beautiful Boundaries, and Fall Fun
"Quiet quitting" is quite the hot topic these days. That may be because of the phrase's ambiguity. It seems the most popular definition is doing …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: College applications, choices, & more with Laura Clarke
Our children are getting older! Sarah and I have been recording Best of Both World for over five years now and so, naturally enough, the …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: End-of-Summer Notes & Reflections
Summer doesn't end in the seasonal sense until September 21st (here in the northern hemisphere), but the end of August certainly feels like a last …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: The annual back-to-school bonanza
My kids don't start school for another two weeks. But many kids, including Sarah's, are already well into the school year. So for this week's …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Elder care essentials with Lauren Smith
We've received a lot of requests for this topic: How can people manage the care of aging relatives while still in the thick of it …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Body image — thoughts and discussion
A few months ago, Sarah wrote a post on body image that got a lot of comments. She noted that she has been pretty careful …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Finding home wherever you are with Melody Warnick
During the pandemic, many people began working from home for the first time. Many continue to do so, realizing that it might be possible to …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Summertime chat with author Mary Laura Philpott
In a recent Patreon meet-up, a listener requested author Mary Laura Philpott as a guest. Since I am a big Mary Laura fan too, I …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Ask Me Anything (in Philly!)
Over the Fourth of July weekend, Sarah and I got together in person in Philadelphia. We recorded this "ask me anything" episode in my home …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Work, life, and parenting a child with complex needs with Alyce Thompson
Parenting is always challenging, but special needs parenting adds another layer of complexity to the job of managing work and life. In this week's episode …Read More