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: Raising prepared kids (plus homework)
School -- the schedules, the coursework, the social scene -- shapes a big chunk of family life. Yet so little of it is examined. Why …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Molly Fletcher on managing energy
We can't make more hours in the day. But by thinking about and managing our energy, we can make the best of the hours we …Read More
Best of Both Worlds Podcast: Ask us anything! (Part 1)
Sarah and I love interviewing distinguished guests for the podcast…but sometimes it's fun just to pull an episode together based on listener questions. So that's …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Couples that work
For better or worse, in many professional fields, women are more likely than men to wind up in two-career couples. Though this math won't necessarily …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Dealing with stress and bad days
A few months ago, my Best of Both Worlds podcast co-host Sarah decided to go on a blogging streak. She posted on The SHU Box …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Evening routines with Sarah Powers
Evenings with little kids can be tough. Evenings with big kids can be tough! Everyone's tired. With little kids you might be trying to get …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Kids, careers, and working on different continents
There's a story out there that for a family to function, one parent has to "lean back." Two big careers will lead to misery. Long time …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Plans and goals
We've rounded into the last quarter of the year, so Sarah and I elected to devote this week's podcast episode to our plans and goals. …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Cook once, eat all week with Cassy Joy Garcia
We have to eat, but getting dinner on the table for a family can be complicated. Everyone's tired after work and school. Someone has to …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Pregnancy and babies (again!)
So after my pregnancy announcement last week, Sarah and I decided to do a full-on baby episode. I talk about expecting #5, and how I …Read More