Mom Who Works: Redefining what it means to be a working mom (in a world without working dads...)

This episode is power-packed with author and VP of Global Marketing Operations for Google, Sarah Armstrong. Sarah has bite-sized advice for moms who work who desire to enjoy the balancing act between motherhood and career hood. This episode is a gift of a conversation for our community.

Sarah Armstrong takes on the art of the juggling act in her trademark “bite-size pieces,” meant for working parents who are trying to figure out how to manage career and family on a day-to-day basis. Written in a conversational tone, Armstrong shares insights into “organizing the logistics of life” and provides practical guidance based on her experience raising her daughter. Throughout the book, working parents will find invaluable advice across 140 topics to ease the stress from juggling the demands of work and home.

Sarah Armstrong has spent more than 25 years in global marketing and is now v-p of global marketing operations at Google. She is widely acknowledged as  an industry leader in her area of expertise. She is also the author of The Mom’s Guide to a Good Divorce, appearing on more than 75 podcasts and other media. She lives in San Francisco.

Please check out her book: The Art of the Juggling Act by Sarah Armstrong.

Today's episode tackles the idea of showing up and stepping away when it comes to friendship. We take small steps with good intention that can take us places we never meant to be. We can offer grace, ask forgiveness and step back into our rhythms of showing up-- for ourselves, our projects and our people. Listen in!

Happy 2025! It's February-- and we did it. I'm so proud of you!

To kick off this new year of the podcast, we are chatting panic attacks and change and stepping out and finding new energy. And I share a bit of what's on the forecast for the podcast in the next few weeks. Listen in!

In our community, we do the majority of our dreaming and scheming in February, because we believe February is the new January! But I do suggest a bit of reflection and choosing a word of the year to get started. In this episode, I'm sharing what I've chosen and the ways I plan to implement it.

We are taking a short break and will be back with episodes in February. ILYSM and I believe in you. Thanks for being at the top of my 2024 gratitude list.

Erin Shaw brings us a WORD in this episode. This episode will inspire you, it will refine you, it will relieve you and it will give you hope. This episode is a gift to us moms who work at the end of the year. Erin shares how she won't be talked out of her thing ever again and how our lives are always showing up to teach us. Listen in!

Erin Shaw is a painter of borderlands, the spaces between worlds. As a visual storyteller, the child of an Oklahoma farm, Shaw tills the rich soil of dichotomy through her masterful uses of color, iconography, and story. 

As a Chickasaw-Choctaw artist, she creates in a state of tension, suspended between two worlds where both solemnity and humor pervade her art. She finds that truths are revealed in unanticipated ways, and trickster often appears throughout her work. 

The artist earned her BFA in studio art from Baylor University and her MFA from the University of Oklahoma. She has 25 years of educational experience, is an international speaker, and a featured artist in Visual Voices: Contemporary Chickasaw Art, among other exhibits in the U.S.

What would it look like if you did an intentional debrief of how this holiday season went AND you made notes for next year? In this episode, we take a look at what it means to practice gratitude and plan ahead based on what went well, what could have been better and what we are saying never again to in regards to the holiday season. Listen in!

If you're feeling the chaos and overwhelm of the season, this episode is for you. I share a special affirmation I wrote just for us to help navigate this season with intention--and hopefully more peace.

I don’t want moms to miss the magic this holiday season. That’s why we are going to take time to declutter in three ways: quiet our calendars, quiet our homes and quiet our hearts and minds.

Listen in!

We are kicking off a four-part series titled "Happier Holidays." Together, we are going to explore what it looks like to decide, declutter, declare and debrief to navigate this holiday season. The first step is to decide ahead of time how we are going to feel, think, act and approach this chaotic time. Listen in!

Please share how you are navigating this holiday season: [email protected].

As a political campaign professional, I've experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows around elections. That's why today I'm switching gears. You may or may not be ready for this episode, but it will be here when you are. Take what you need, and leave what you don't. I've been inspired by @TheNester and @HigherUpWellness (both on Instagram) and I share what I'm doing to switch gears. Listen in!

As always, drop us a note: [email protected]