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Dr. Jessica Najarian-Bell - Building a career, a family, and passions - preparing for family life, maintaining your job, and sticking to the fun stuff
Career or family - must it be a binary choice? And what about your passions, friends, frivolous things you used to enjoy? Do we just say goodbye to those altogether when it’s time to raise kids and progress in a career? Those questions were already tough prior to the pandemic, now we’ve spent the past 2 years rethinking the balance between family, career, and passions altogether again.
We’ve all seen the headlines and heard the stories - parents of young kids are out of steam and worn out due to childcare challenges. Remote work has added stress to the already stressful lives of parents who balance a progressing career and managing the needs of their family. And we are still very unsure about just how drastic the impact of off-and-on schooling will have on the long-term development of our children, both socially and intellectually.
At times, it seemed like the world around us, particularly in the past two years, forced parents into two one of two buckets - you’re only allowed or have a kid or a job. Not both. Many of you that tune into this podcast are have recently graduated with your undergrad degree - putting us between the ages of 22 and 35. Of course, this means a solid group of us are either starting to get to the point where having a family is a reality, or already to the point where you’ve started a family. If you’re part of those groups, or if you’re well into your work and family life, this podcast is for you.
Learning how to balance work and family life isn’t easy. There is no one-size-fits-all approach. Every person and family must find specific solutions that work for them when balancing career, family, and self-care. Joining us to talk all about balance and identity through one of life's biggest changes - a growing family - is Dr. Jessica Najarian-Bell. Dr. Najarian-Bell is a pediatrician and mother of 3 who attended Creighton University Medical School, The University of Nebraska Medical Center for residency and is also a certified lactation consultant. With extensive experience in well and sick care of pediatric patients, as well as a passion for caring for newborns and nursing mothers, Dr. Najarian-Bell is focused on delivering the best well-rounded care to all ages. To add to an already extensive resume, Dr. Najarian-Bell also has an Instagram blog (@lessstresswithdrjess) and podcast geared to educating parents about the vast array of childhood illnesses, answering frequently asked questions, as well as sharing important lessons she has learned along her parenting journey.
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Career or family - must it be a binary choice? And what about your passions, friends, frivolous things you used to enjoy? Do we just say goodbye to those altogether when it’s time to raise kids and progress in a career? Those questions were already tough prior to the pandemic, now we’ve spent the past 2 years rethinking the balance between family, career, and passions altogether again.
We’ve all seen the headlines and heard the stories - parents of young kids are out of steam and worn out due to childcare challenges. Remote work has added stress to the already stressful lives of parents who balance a progressing career and managing the needs of their family. And we are still very unsure about just how drastic the impact of off-and-on schooling will have on the long-term development of our children, both socially and intellectually.
At times, it seemed like the world around us, particularly in the past two years, forced parents into two one of two buckets - you’re only allowed or have a kid or a job. Not both. Many of you that tune into this podcast are have recently graduated with your undergrad degree - putting us between the ages of 22 and 35. Of course, this means a solid group of us are either starting to get to the point where having a family is a reality, or already to the point where you’ve started a family. If you’re part of those groups, or if you’re well into your work and family life, this podcast is for you.
Learning how to balance work and family life isn’t easy. There is no one-size-fits-all approach. Every person and family must find specific solutions that work for them when balancing career, family, and self-care. Joining us to talk all about balance and identity through one of life's biggest changes - a growing family - is Dr. Jessica Najarian-Bell. Dr. Najarian-Bell is a pediatrician and mother of 3 who attended Creighton University Medical School, The University of Nebraska Medical Center for residency and is also a certified lactation consultant. With extensive experience in well and sick care of pediatric patients, as well as a passion for caring for newborns and nursing mothers, Dr. Najarian-Bell is focused on delivering the best well-rounded care to all ages. To add to an already extensive resume, Dr. Najarian-Bell also has an Instagram blog (@lessstresswithdrjess) and podcast geared to educating parents about the vast array of childhood illnesses, answering frequently asked questions, as well as sharing important lessons she has learned along her parenting journey.