The journey to becoming a new parent includes so many decisions and things to think about. In this episode, we're continuing the Motherhood series with an interview with Sara Tans, a life and career coach who supports the transition to parenthood for her clients. 

We talk about why she's doing this work and how her career led her here, how she supports pregnant and new moms, and some tips for what to think about during each stage of the journey to parenthood.

We also discuss if you need to dial back ambition once you have kids and how to incorporate your partner into the planning and discussions surrounding this transition. And, most importantly, why it's a benefit to companies to offer support to new parents.

Highlights:

• Sara's career journey and how it lead to what she's doing now
• Why Sara created a program that focuses on supporting the transition to motherhood
• The answer to if you need to dial back ambition once you have kids
• Why you should do some foundational work to know who you are before having your baby
• Managing expectations and building your team for when baby arrives
• Setting up anchors for your day during maternity leave
• What you should think about before going back to work
• Incorporating your partner into the conversations and preparations
• The benefit to companies who support new parents

Today’s Guest:

Sara Tans is an ICF-accredited life and career coach and founder of Coaching by Sara. She specializes in helping high achieving women get crystal clear on who they are, what they want in their life and how to go after it. Additionally, Sara provides new parent coaching through her Pathways to Parenthood program, which provides strategic support to new moms through pregnancy, maternity leave and their return to work. Prior to becoming a coach, Sara spent 17 years in the corporate world, including 10 years of managing corporate events at the Olympics, World Cup and Super Bowl. These days Sara lives in Jacksonville, FL with her husband, toddler, and rescue dog.

Resources:

16personalities.com Core values & Building Your Team exercise Sara's site Sara's Facebook Sara's Instagram