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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Podcast: The “fifth” trimester – those first weeks back at work
You know about the first three trimesters -- how some people demarcate the 9 months babies spend in the womb. Some people refer to the …Read More
Podcast: Gender stereotypes (especially in holiday toys)
My inbox teemed this weekend with Black Friday and Cyber Monday holiday sales alerts. Since I have many small children, many of the emails advertised …Read More
Podcast: Marriage and resentment
Today's Best of Both Worlds episode covers the hot topic of marriage and resentment. A listener wrote in describing her family situation, which has some …Read More
Podcast: Sun’s up, what’s your morning routine?
Longtime readers know that I am somewhat obsessed with morning routines. To the extent that anyone who doesn't read this blog regularly might have ever …Read More
Podcast: Getting dinner on the table
Today's food themed Best of Both Worlds podcast is mostly about that common weeknight pain point: getting dinner on the table. Everyone is coming home …Read More
Podcast: Can life be fun during the toddler years?
My 2-year-old had a giant meltdown this morning. An absolutely epic tantrum. He is not allowed to watch the "pucky-nooter" in the morning (that's what …Read More
Podcast: Where is the daydreaming time in your life?
Best of Both Worlds is 2 months old, and we've crossed 40,000 downloads! Thanks so much to everyone who has downloaded the podcast and listened …Read More
Podcast: “But I thought the school years would be easier from a childcare perspective!”
Episode 11 of Best of Both Worlds went live yesterday! This episode features the fabulous Prof. Siobhan Brady of UC Davis. We chose Siobhan as …Read More
Podcast: Networking for parents
Networking is one of those topics where the name may stand in the way of implementation. "Networking" sounds so cheesy and transactional. In my commencement …Read More
Podcast: Toward a 50-50 split, plus emotional labor
Today's episode of Best of Both Worlds covers the idea of moving toward a 50-50 split on the home front. A lot of housework can …Read More