Life moves quickly, especially when you’re a newly promoted senior associate in New York City. It’s hard to stay connected to family and friends, who live all across the country, while ramping up a career. Meet Barkha Shah, an Assurance senior associate, who has redefined “facetime” at home and at work by prioritizing her relationships and asking for what she needs.

Episode 2: Facetime

In Pursuit of Happiness, we’ll go behind the scenes to hear our people talk about the choices they make to live the lives they want. Our goal is to demystify the idea that there’s one magic recipe to make it work because we all have different priorities and family responsibilities – which continue to change over time. These podcasts are a chance to listen, learn and be inspired by your colleagues as they grapple with the everyday challenges and joys of living fulfilling personal and professional lives.

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When are you going to have kids? It seems like an innocent question, but for someone going through fertility treatments it can knock the wind out of you. In episode 10 of Pursuit of Happiness, four PwC professionals talk about their emotional journey with in vitro fertilization and how their colleagues were a support system through the highs and the lows.

Episode 10: Family planning

Religion at work? Serenity rooms, sacred food, accommodating religious holidays – Mark Fowler of the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding provides insight into how progressive workplaces address religious diversity.

Episode 9: Religious inclusion with Mark Fowler

Today’s fathers have high expectations about the type of dad they want to be. But what happens when parenting aspirations compete with career demands? Hear Dr. Brad Harrington share insights from research on the changing role of the American father.

Episode 8: The new dad

As our understanding of gender continues to evolve, join us for a timely discussion with Jean Malpas, creator of the Gender & Family Project at the Ackerman Institute. Jean explains why allies are so important to promoting inclusive workplaces as he takes us through his community approach to supporting transgender youth transitions.

Episode 2: Facetime

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