Timing is everything. In a world that prescribes building your life around your work, I’m flipping the script. How do we build our work around our life?

I’ve worked full time before kids and also with kids. I’ve worked part time with kids and also have been a stay at home mom. I’ve built a freelance business and worked from home. There are so many ways to be a mom in healthcare, and the career dynamic that was originally a great fit may not always be the best fit. One size does not fit all, for your entire life.

As moms in healthcare, we often set out with very high goals. We are naturally high achievers, high capacity individuals, with high ideals. Sometimes, we forget that we can have permission to redefine what our goals are. As seasons change, we too can change.

Today, I’m sharing part of my story on negotiating changes in the workplace as my family has grown and evolved. I hope you’re encouraged and reminded that life is full of JOY even in the hardest seasons… sometimes we need to slow down and simplify our schedule to find it.

Dispensing Joy,

Dr. Peek

You don’t have to do it all - but you can have it all, when you define what “it all” is for you. - Jenna Worthen, author of Mom Who Works

“How do you do it all?!” Women ask each other this question all the time, especially with regards to being a mom and a working professional. And if your profession involves being a healthcare provider and balancing the priority of sick patients with your family’s needs, this can be an especially tricky question.

Today on the podcast, I’m sharing my conversation with Jenna Worthen, a mom, author, and champion of other Moms Who Work. Her honesty is refreshing, her humor is perfectly timed, and her thoughtful wisdom will give you practical tools to define what your “all” really is, so that you can truly “have it all” as a mom who works in healthcare.

By the way…What exactly is a “working mom?” And why is this title so much more commonly used in our culture than a “working dad”? Jenna set out to explore this idea in her book Mom Who Works: The Tools to Redefine What It Means to be a Working Mom (In a World Without Working Dads).

In her book, you will discover how to trust your mom-intuition for decision-making, self-care rituals for true work-life balance, and tips to take the “mother” part of you to work and make it work for you.

Her book is available on Amazon and most places books are sold. You can also join her global community of moms who work at www.momwhoworks.com and on Instagram @momwhoworks.

Hi, I’m Dr. Peek, a mom, a pharmacist, and a woman just trying to be a good neighbor in this complicated world. Thanks for joining me on this journey to Dispense Joy! Today’s episode will give you a little insight into my journey professionally and as a mother, and you’ll learn why I’m starting this podcast.

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Healthcare providers are heroes. Moms are superheroes. Moms who are also healthcare providers…?! That’s next level.

If providing healthcare is your passion and motherhood is your mission, you’re in the right place. Come along on season 1 of the Peek Perspectives Podcast: “Dispensing JOY! Conversations with moms in healthcare.”

... and if you're not a mom or a healthcare provider but know someone who is, please share! Also, you don't have to be in this "club" to listen. We can all learn from each other, and moms in healthcare have unique perspectives that just might dispense a little extra joy in your day.