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Right-Sizing Your Career: Strategy, Ambition, and the "Non-Linear" Path with Rebecca Callahan


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In this episode of The Working Mom Show, Klara talks with Rebecca Callahan, a veteran "work-from-homer" and career coach who believes a non-linear career isn’t broken—it’s designed. Rebecca shares her personal journey of "right-sizing" her career, from stepping back to support her son's learning differences to eventually rising to a VP title—all while maintaining a primary focus on her family.


In this episode, we discuss:

  • The Emotional vs. Strategic Exit: Why you should emotionally disconnect from a toxic job before you actually leave it.

  • Stepping Sideways, Not Back: Reframing "stepping back" as a strategic adjustment to make a future leap forward.

  • The "Original" Work-from-Homer: Lessons from 25 years of working remotely, long before it was the global norm.

  • The 2-3 Year Phase: Understanding that career adjustments for caregiving are often temporary seasons, not permanent setbacks.



  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccacallahan/

    https://www.summerday-llc.com/ 

    Rebecca's Inner Circle: https://www.summerday-llc.com/peer-advisory-boards

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