Welcome to Season Two! I’m so happy to be back recording again after a short break from podcasting (and summer holiday with the kids!) This season is full of inspiring conversations with brand new guests who include healthy and wellness professionals, motherhood advocates, community leaders, parenting experts and so many more! 

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In this short episode, I’m sharing:
+ What to expect in this next season of the podcast and Thryve
+ What I learnt while taking a small break from structured working days and social media and instead being more present and in full-time mom mode this summer.
+ 3 ways that I did this along with a few insights and ‘aha’ moments along the way.
+ How I felt after setting these boundaries and what kind of impact it made in my day-to-day life.

This episode is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the importance of setting healthy boundaries and creating clear intentions for our day or season of our life. This is an area that I am so passionate about talking about and offering a variety of perspectives from other experts and leaders chime in the podcast as well as the Thryve Blog. In addition to getting inspired, I am also offering 1:1 Motherhood Mentorship Sessions which include guiding you to set clear boundaries in your life and creating intentions that will actually serve you as a mother and beyond. Interested? Start with booking a 60 minute Thryving Mother Discovery Session with me HERE OR DOWNLOAD for FREE the Thryving Mother Workbook which offers you self-reflection prompts, self-care intentions and simple ways you can integrate your daily routines to feel good as a mother and beyond! DOWNLOAD HERE

Connect with Casey James:
Instagram: @thryve_living, @thryvingmotherpodcast
For professional/brand support: @senseandsavvy
Website: https://www.thryve.ca
Email: [email protected]

ABOUT CASEY + IN HER SEASON
In Her Season is a podcast for women navigating identity, ambition, and growth in midlife — hosted by Casey James, brand strategist and founder of Thryve, and mom of two. Each episode explores the evolving chapters of womanhood: career pivots, self-discovery, burnout, creativity, motherhood, relationships, and finding yourself again in a full season of life.

Instagram: @thryve_living
Join the List
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Website: thryve.ca
Work with Casey: thryve.ca/services

ABOUT THRYVE
Thryve is a space for women navigating identity, purpose, and what's next — blending brand strategy, storytelling, and self-discovery for women building aligned lives and businesses. Learn more: thryve.ca

CONNECT WITH THE PODCAST
Instagram: @thryve_living / @inherseasonpodcast_
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In this SEASON FINALE episode of Season One of Thryving Mother Podcast, I’m taking a deeper view into re-evaluating your professional values and what’s important to you as a new mother. This episode one that I’m incredibly excited to share because this transition in motherhood and professional values is something that I’m passionate about. In addition to sharing my insights on Matrescence (becoming a mother) and pursuing your passions as a mother, I'll also share what I have learnt from Season One, what is coming up in Season Two and an exciting announcement for Thryve.

Looking for more self-care support as a mother? DOWNLOAD our free Thryving Mother Workbook to provide self-reflection prompts so you can integrate these in your daily life, helping you be more accountable with your self-care regime, and identifying your values as a mother.

More Thryve Resources:

Instagram | Website | Gatherings & Events | Season One Episodes

**Are you currently feeling lost with all of the changes and emotions of motherhood? Are you seeking more balance as a mother? Do you have amazing business ideas or passions you want to explore but just don't know where to start? Book a 75 minute 1:1 Coaching Session with Casey to regain yourself and identify your values as a mother, help with creating an intentional plan to put your business ideas to life (and feel like you can actually attain your goals!) and leave feeling confident and empowered. Book or inquire HERE.

ABOUT CASEY + IN HER SEASON
In Her Season is a podcast for women navigating identity, ambition, and growth in midlife — hosted by Casey James, brand strategist and founder of Thryve, and mom of two. Each episode explores the evolving chapters of womanhood: career pivots, self-discovery, burnout, creativity, motherhood, relationships, and finding yourself again in a full season of life.

Instagram: @thryve_living
Join the List
Substack: In Her Season
Website: thryve.ca
Work with Casey: thryve.ca/services

ABOUT THRYVE
Thryve is a space for women navigating identity, purpose, and what's next — blending brand strategy, storytelling, and self-discovery for women building aligned lives and businesses. Learn more: thryve.ca

CONNECT WITH THE PODCAST
Instagram: @thryve_living / @inherseasonpodcast_
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In this episode of the Thryving Mother Podcast, Helen Youn, a KonMari Master Consultant is sharing her own story, and helpful insights on ways to simplify our living space (and life!). Helen helps busy moms simplify their life to make more room joy while transforming their homes into an organized and easy to maintain space. She is the only Canadian KonMari Consultant selected by KonMari Media Inc as an official lecturer and member of Speakers Circle and we are delighted to be speaking with her on our podcast. In this episode of the Thryving Mother Podcast, we discuss: 

• Simple ways to declutter your home using the ‘Tidying Festival’ so you can gain more simplicity in your life.
• The KonMari method and why it is so impactful.
• How to involve your kids in the KonMari approach starting at a young age.
• How a ‘less is more’ approach is a vital part of your well-being.
• Making it simple to let go of items.  

About Helen

Helen Youn is a KonMari Master Consultant and Trained Professional Organizer. Helen found the KonMari Method as an overwhelmed mom reading “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” by Marie Kondo and decided to make a change. After experiencing life-changing results firsthand, Helen felt compelled to pursue training to become one of the first Certified KonMari Consultants in the world. As an organizing expert, Helen guides and supports people to make room for joy while transforming their homes into an organized and easy to maintain space. Helen is frequently featured in the media as a subject matter expert and honoured to be the only Canadian KonMari Consultant selected by KonMari Media Inc as an instructor and member of Speakers Circle. 

Where to find Helen

www.helenyoun.com

@sparkjoywithhelen
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More Thryve Resources:

Motherhood Mentorship 

Reiki & Energy Clearing  

Brand and Marketing Consulting 

Meet-Ups, Circles & Workshops

ABOUT CASEY + IN HER SEASON
In Her Season is a podcast for women navigating identity, ambition, and growth in midlife — hosted by Casey James, brand strategist and founder of Thryve, and mom of two. Each episode explores the evolving chapters of womanhood: career pivots, self-discovery, burnout, creativity, motherhood, relationships, and finding yourself again in a full season of life.

Instagram: @thryve_living
Join the List
Substack: In Her Season
Website: thryve.ca
Work with Casey: thryve.ca/services

ABOUT THRYVE
Thryve is a space for women navigating identity, purpose, and what's next — blending brand strategy, storytelling, and self-discovery for women building aligned lives and businesses. Learn more: thryve.ca

CONNECT WITH THE PODCAST
Instagram: @thryve_living / @inherseasonpodcast_
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In this episode of the Thryving Mother Podcast, I’m talking with Katie Connolly, a registered Yoga Teacher, Educator and Craniosacral specialist, Founder of GloWithin, and mother. Katie discusses the ways we can cultivate more inner peace with ourselves as mothers - even during the midst of busyness. She has a passion for learning, particularly when it comes to the mind, body and emotions and the impact on our lives from utero to our later years. This conversation touches on how connecting with and nurturing our Inner Child, our purest form of self is a vital part of our overall wellbeing. Many of us are overwhelmed, leaving limited space for self-care until our bodies are screaming at us - Katie speaks to this and thoughtful ways on how we can integrate more peace and softness in our motherhood journey. In this episode of the Thryving Mother Podcast, we discuss: 

• What is Craniosacral + Somataemotional Therapy and how it can support mothers 
• How to cultivate inner peace and nurture our inner child
• Ways to gain inner peace in motherhood 
• Why it is important to start nurturing our own children’s ‘inner child’ and how this can help them through challenging times as they continue to grow

>> Episode Website
>> Download your Thryving Mother Workbook Here

About Katie (in her own words)

The gift of breath and meditation my Mam gave me as a child continues to inspire my life work - in particular empowering women, educators, parents, and children to also nurture their inner-child. I have been coaching adults and children for over 20 years, and teaching yoga to adults and children, and creating programs for educators since 2012. I believe if the child’s support system truly understands and can go within themselves, our future generation will also be able to do the same for greater resilience and to nurture their gloWithin. I feel so incredibly fortunate to be able to support communities and individuals in this way. I take a trauma-sensitive approach to all my work, and empower my clients and students with simple somatic and yoga-based tools so they can support themselves.

Where to find Katie:

@theglowithinyou | www.glowithin.ca

More Thryve Resources:

Motherhood Mentorship | Reiki & Energy Clearing  | Brand and Marketing Consulting | Meet-Ups, Circles & Workshop | Podcast Instagram | Thryve Instagram 

ABOUT CASEY + IN HER SEASON
In Her Season is a podcast for women navigating identity, ambition, and growth in midlife — hosted by Casey James, brand strategist and founder of Thryve, and mom of two. Each episode explores the evolving chapters of womanhood: career pivots, self-discovery, burnout, creativity, motherhood, relationships, and finding yourself again in a full season of life.

Instagram: @thryve_living
Join the List
Substack: In Her Season
Website: thryve.ca
Work with Casey: thryve.ca/services

ABOUT THRYVE
Thryve is a space for women navigating identity, purpose, and what's next — blending brand strategy, storytelling, and self-discovery for women building aligned lives and businesses. Learn more: thryve.ca

CONNECT WITH THE PODCAST
Instagram: @thryve_living / @inherseasonpodcast_
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In this episode of the Thryving Mother Podcast,  I’m chatting with Molly Nourmand, a Perinatal Psychotherapist (LMFT) and mother about Matrescence and what life looks like after birth. Due to her own experience with postpartum depression, Molly felt called to usher women through their initiation into motherhood and has since created Life After Birth™ to support women through their metamorphosis of becoming mothers. 

We dive deep into conversations about the initiation into motherhood⁠, postpartum mood disorders, how our new identity can birth a new career path, the power of collective support⁠, the identity shift and matrescence⁠, self-care & internal mindset⁠. 

Show Notes: 

In this episode of the Thryving Mother Podcast, we discuss, 

• What are perinatal mood disorders and how to identify what they look like
• The identity shift in motherhood, known as Matrescence
• Ways to gain mindfulness in motherhood 
• What does 'mommy brain' really mean
• How our new identity can shift our career path and choices 

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About Molly (in her own words)

I'm a licensed psychotherapist, yogini and mother. My multilayered lens brings healing, integration and transformation to the lives of women through both 1:1 and group therapy. My approach is grounded in psychodynamic theory, and informed by over a decade of teaching yoga and meditation, as well as an ongoing exploration of Somatic Experiencing. I received a Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, and have been doing clinical work in the mental health field since 2011. Due to my own experience with postpartum depression, I feel called to usher women through their initiation into motherhood. I completed the Advanced Perinatal Mental Health Psychotherapy training with Postpartum Support International, and have translated my passion into a specialty in my practice. I created Life After Birth™ in 2017 to support women through their metamorphosis of becoming mothers.

@lifeafterbirth_la

www.lifeafterbirth.com

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More of Thryve:

www.thryve.ca

Ways to work with Casey 

Motherhood Mentorship 

Reiki & Energy Clearing  

Brand and Marketing Consulting 

Meet-Ups, Circles & Workshop

ABOUT CASEY + IN HER SEASON
In Her Season is a podcast for women navigating identity, ambition, and growth in midlife — hosted by Casey James, brand strategist and founder of Thryve, and mom of two. Each episode explores the evolving chapters of womanhood: career pivots, self-discovery, burnout, creativity, motherhood, relationships, and finding yourself again in a full season of life.

Instagram: @thryve_living
Join the List
Substack: In Her Season
Website: thryve.ca
Work with Casey: thryve.ca/services

ABOUT THRYVE
Thryve is a space for women navigating identity, purpose, and what's next — blending brand strategy, storytelling, and self-discovery for women building aligned lives and businesses. Learn more: thryve.ca

CONNECT WITH THE PODCAST
Instagram: @thryve_living / @inherseasonpodcast_
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In this episode of the Thryving Mother Podcast, we're chatting with Justine Sones, about what over a year in a pandemic looked like with (lack of) boundaries and the re-evaluation of self-care. 

Justine Sones is a Mom of two as well as a stress management and self-care coach specializing in boundary setting. As we move through the many anniversaries of the pandemic, on this episode, we discuss how Moms are coping (or not coping). Justine shares survival strategies going into year two of COVID and how to examine and re-evaluate our self-care as we process the effects, and trauma, of the pandemic on our children as well as ourselves.

Justine can offer tools to help listeners create healthy strategies and boundaries for home and work and put them into action. She is incredibly honest, and I think your audience will find the conversation relatable and engaging.

Show Notes: 

In this episode of the Thryving Mother Podcast, we discuss, 

• Simple tools to help you create healthy strategies and boundaries in your home and put them to action
• How we can re-define self-care as parents so we can practice it more sustainably
• How the pandemic has impacted our daily functioning and overall wellbeing

About Justine Sones 

Justine Sones is a writer and stress management coach who loves drinking coffee, helping burnt-out humans set boundaries, and talking about things that hurt. During her career as a massage therapist, Justine’s practice was dedicated to exploring the roles that stress, pain, and relaxation play in healing the physical body. She came to realize that the support her clients needed required more than a massage, and made it her mission to help them. Justine now spends her time writing about feelings and coaching other over-functioning humans develop healthy boundaries and practice sustainable self-care as they navigate the messy intersections of partnering, parenting, -preneuring, and pandemicking. 

Where to find Justine

www.justinesones.com

@justinesones

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Ways to work with Casey

Motherhood Mentorship 

Reiki & Energy Clearing  

Brand and Marketing Consulting 

Meet-Ups, Circles & Workshops

ABOUT CASEY + IN HER SEASON
In Her Season is a podcast for women navigating identity, ambition, and growth in midlife — hosted by Casey James, brand strategist and founder of Thryve, and mom of two. Each episode explores the evolving chapters of womanhood: career pivots, self-discovery, burnout, creativity, motherhood, relationships, and finding yourself again in a full season of life.

Instagram: @thryve_living
Join the List
Substack: In Her Season
Website: thryve.ca
Work with Casey: thryve.ca/services

ABOUT THRYVE
Thryve is a space for women navigating identity, purpose, and what's next — blending brand strategy, storytelling, and self-discovery for women building aligned lives and businesses. Learn more: thryve.ca

CONNECT WITH THE PODCAST
Instagram: @thryve_living / @inherseasonpodcast_
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On the seventh episode of the Thryving Mother Podcast,  we're exploring ways to cultivate self-expression in our home with Shannan Scott, Co-Founder of Reason Goods, a seasonally designed home and lifestyle brand for the multi-faceted individual with giving back at heart. 

Self-expression allows us to understand ourselves and process our emotions. It's a form of self-discovery and personal growth. Expressing who we are in our truest most authentic self (and allowing our children to do the same) offers so many incredible opportunities to get to know who we truly are. There are so many ways we express ourselves. Making your home into a mindful sanctuary where you can relax and unwind is key to creating a positive environment that nurtures wellness and mental health and deepens your self-expression. During our conversation, Shannan and I discussed what this can look like in our home – in the simplest form. In a time of our lives where toys are likely sprawled all over our living room floor 80% of the time, the dishes in the kitchen are always needing to be cleaned – we can easily feel the lack of inspiration to have our home looking like a picture from Pinterest. But, Shannan shares simple ways that we can still make our home look and feel amazing through experiential touch points and ways to still make our space feel good that doesn't cost a fortune. 

SHOW NOTES
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About Shannan Scott 

An event producer by trade, Shannan is the one who takes all that pretty and infuses intentionality and immersive touch points into every collection Reason Goods designs. In addition to leading the team’s marketing efforts, she is an experiential marketing consultant for small business owners and the creator of Ideas With Intention™, an editorial platform for those who want to simplify life, yet fill it intentionally. When she’s not in work-mode, you can find her with a chai latte and her camera in hand while chasing after her newly on-the-move daughter Isla.

Where to find Shannan + Reason Goods

Reason Goods / @reasongoods

Shannan Scott / @shannanscott
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Offerings at Thryve

DOWNLOAD OUR NEW *THRYVING MOTHER WORKBOOK* HERE

Motherhood Mentorship 

Reiki & Energy Clearing  

Brand and Marketing Consulting 

Meet-Ups, Circles & Workshops

ABOUT CASEY + IN HER SEASON
In Her Season is a podcast for women navigating identity, ambition, and growth in midlife — hosted by Casey James, brand strategist and founder of Thryve, and mom of two. Each episode explores the evolving chapters of womanhood: career pivots, self-discovery, burnout, creativity, motherhood, relationships, and finding yourself again in a full season of life.

Instagram: @thryve_living
Join the List
Substack: In Her Season
Website: thryve.ca
Work with Casey: thryve.ca/services

ABOUT THRYVE
Thryve is a space for women navigating identity, purpose, and what's next — blending brand strategy, storytelling, and self-discovery for women building aligned lives and businesses. Learn more: thryve.ca

CONNECT WITH THE PODCAST
Instagram: @thryve_living / @inherseasonpodcast_
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On this week's episode, we're talking about the emotional and mental shift that happens in motherhood and how to honour and embrace these changes that occur when entering motherhood. 

As we enter this new chapter in our lives, our whole world changes. Our identity expands. Our old self begins to shed away what doesn't serve us anymore and we re-evaluate what is important to us. Our identity is our being - it is how we understand who we are. If we don’t take the time to acknowledge and recognize those changes and our new roles, we lose touch with our identity - the core being of who we are. ⁠

I’m sharing seven ways to honour the shift and transformation that occur throughout motherhood in hope that we can all feel more empowered as mothers and are able to show up for ourselves and our loved ones with even more intention. 

It is my hope that this episode provides new ways to see how we can embrace our expanded identity in motherhood and continue to re-define your self-discovery and motherhood journey. 

At Thryve, this is what fires us up the most -- from conversations on our Podcast, to 1:1 Self-Growth Mentorship, to future Thryve gatherings, my mission is to help guide women through these incredibly powerful changes in their lives as they embrace their expanded identity and all that comes with it. 

Show Notes: 

In this episode of the Thryving Mother Podcast, you will learn, 

• What is the motherhood shift?
• Seven ways to honour these changes and transformations throughout motherhood
• How you can integrate these into your own life 

GRAB YOUR FREE THRYVING MOTHER WORKBOOK HERE

Work with Casey

Self-Discovery & Motherhood Mentorship

Reiki & Energy Distance Clearing  

Brand and Marketing Consulting 

Meet-Ups, Circles & Workshops 

ABOUT CASEY + IN HER SEASON
In Her Season is a podcast for women navigating identity, ambition, and growth in midlife — hosted by Casey James, brand strategist and founder of Thryve, and mom of two. Each episode explores the evolving chapters of womanhood: career pivots, self-discovery, burnout, creativity, motherhood, relationships, and finding yourself again in a full season of life.

Instagram: @thryve_living
Join the List
Substack: In Her Season
Website: thryve.ca
Work with Casey: thryve.ca/services

ABOUT THRYVE
Thryve is a space for women navigating identity, purpose, and what's next — blending brand strategy, storytelling, and self-discovery for women building aligned lives and businesses. Learn more: thryve.ca

CONNECT WITH THE PODCAST
Instagram: @thryve_living / @inherseasonpodcast_
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On this week's episode with Bria Lear, Founder of Soulrush and a Human Design Specialist, we're learning all about Human Design, what it is, how to honour one's own Human Design energy type and energetic design while also holding space to honour your child's design and innate energetic wisdom. Human Design really allows us to understand, encourage, and celebrate each other's differences and really say goodbye to the old paradigm parenting of "my way or the highway / the parent's way is the best way".

We also touch on when we go into burnout mode, and all the should's, the hustle mindset approach and then go on empty. Something that happens a lot for mothers with all of the demands and ideals through all the different roles we take on.

It is my hope that my conversation with Bria will open up more insights around Human Design and your own energy type which will in turn, provide a sense of of clarity or relief, and know that you don't have to keep up with everyone in the family, the peer group, the other moms once you begin to discover more about yourself. 

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SHOW NOTES: 

In this episode you will learn: 

• What is Human Design  
• How to honour your own Human Design energy type and energetic design
• How to hold space to honour your child’s design and innate energetic wisdom 
• Ways to relieve burnout through learning your Human Design type  

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About Bria

Bria is a Human Design Guide and Business Alignment Mentor.  She helps rising leaders elevate their impact while trading stress, overwhelm, and burnout for joy, ease, and flow. With an intimate understanding of how each individual's energy is designed to thrive, Bria empowers her clients to make confident, aligned decisions, leverage their energetic gifts, and (finally) leave hustle behind. Like acupuncture for your biz (sans all the needles!), Bria's chart readings, coaching sessions, and extended mentorships are the energetic tune-ups every entrepreneur needs to sustain aligned momentum and support their next level of success.

Where to find Bria:
@soulrush.co

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About Thryve & Work with Casey

Thryve

Reiki & Energy Clearing  

Brand and Marketing Consulting 

Meet-Ups, Circles & Workshops

1:1 Self-Discovery Coaching & Mentorship  - Coming in June

ABOUT CASEY + IN HER SEASON
In Her Season is a podcast for women navigating identity, ambition, and growth in midlife — hosted by Casey James, brand strategist and founder of Thryve, and mom of two. Each episode explores the evolving chapters of womanhood: career pivots, self-discovery, burnout, creativity, motherhood, relationships, and finding yourself again in a full season of life.

Instagram: @thryve_living
Join the List
Substack: In Her Season
Website: thryve.ca
Work with Casey: thryve.ca/services

ABOUT THRYVE
Thryve is a space for women navigating identity, purpose, and what's next — blending brand strategy, storytelling, and self-discovery for women building aligned lives and businesses. Learn more: thryve.ca

CONNECT WITH THE PODCAST
Instagram: @thryve_living / @inherseasonpodcast_
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In this episode, I’m talking with Amanda Watson, author of The Juggling Mother.  Amanda provides her expertise as a Lecturer of Sociology and Anthropology at Simon Fraser University and from her extensive research examining media representation of work, reproduction, and care. Her book, The Juggling Mother: Coming Undone in the Age of Anxiety makes a controversial case that mothers who appear to be frantically juggling paid and unpaid work perpetuate established social inequities of race, gender, class, and ability—even as they take on stigma and an unfair share of the load. ⁠It is my hope, that my conversation with Amanda offers a sense of relief and common understanding on how we can begin to dismantle the term ‘The Juggling Mother’ or perhaps embrace it and create new strategies to gain more support and understanding – especially as we move through the second year of the pandemic.

SHOW NOTES 

In this episode of The Motherhood Redefined Podcast, you will learn: 

• Who is The Juggling Mother? 
• How the pandemic has elevated even more anxiety, burnout and exhaustion for the Juggling Mother.
• What is the ‘invisible load’ and what are some strategies to ease feelings of overwhelm within our own household and with our partners.
• What are the social inequalities of race, gender, class and ability — how can we as a community and “The Juggling Mother” give back?   

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About Amanda Watson

Dr. Amanda D. Watson is a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Simon Fraser University. Her research examines media representation of work, reproduction, and care. Dr. Watson’s latest book, The Juggling Mother: Coming Undone in the Age of Anxiety, makes the controversial case that mothers who appear to be frantically juggling paid and unpaid work perpetuate established social inequities of race, gender, class, and ability—even as they take on stigma and an unfair share of the load. Dr. Watson lives in East Vancouver with her partner, two kids, and two pups. 
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Where to find Amanda:

You can find her book at ubcpress.ca and join her conversation at #thejugglingmother or @spindrwatson.

ABOUT CASEY + IN HER SEASON
In Her Season is a podcast for women navigating identity, ambition, and growth in midlife — hosted by Casey James, brand strategist and founder of Thryve, and mom of two. Each episode explores the evolving chapters of womanhood: career pivots, self-discovery, burnout, creativity, motherhood, relationships, and finding yourself again in a full season of life.

Instagram: @thryve_living
Join the List
Substack: In Her Season
Website: thryve.ca
Work with Casey: thryve.ca/services

ABOUT THRYVE
Thryve is a space for women navigating identity, purpose, and what's next — blending brand strategy, storytelling, and self-discovery for women building aligned lives and businesses. Learn more: thryve.ca

CONNECT WITH THE PODCAST
Instagram: @thryve_living / @inherseasonpodcast_
Subscribe on Substack: ...