Time out of the workforce is an opportunity to build a more meaningful life that works for who you are today, the you with kids. Your career break doesn’t have to feel like getting lost on the path you’ve set for yourself. It can feel like a whole separate trip! This week's episode discusses setting career break goals designed to rebalance the areas of your life while on a break.

A family-driven career break can be the start of your next big thing. That was certainly the case for my guest on this week’s Money, Career & Motherhood podcast. Listen to my conversation with Karen Wepfer as we discuss her exit from corporate after her second child was born, what she felt she was lacking at work when she decided to leave, and how she's used her time out of the workforce to launch a new product business dedicated to helping working moms.

Can’t decide if you should take a career break to stay home with your kids? You’re not alone. So many moms spend months, or even years, trying to decide if it’s the right thing to do. Maybe you’ve written a pros and cons list, talked endlessly to your spouse, and looked at your family budget, but it still doesn’t feel like you’re any closer to a decision. This episode covers 7 questions to ask yourself before deciding to take a career break for family reasons.

So many mothers are taking career breaks, but is one right for you? The reasons a mother decides to take a career break are deeply personal and the outcome profoundly impactful to her and family. This season on the Money, Career & Motherhood podcast we're focusing specifically on motherhood-related career breaks. If you're a mother who's currently on a career break or is considering one, this season is for you.

How do you keep your kids busy all summer without breaking the bank? This week I walk through our kid-centered summer planning process that helps us minimize boredom and spending while maximizing kid and parent satisfaction! In this episode you’ll learn how to get your kids involved in the summer planning process, how to avoid hearing “I’m bored, what should I do?” all summer, how to minimize surprise expenses to entertain the kids, and much more.

Priya Amin is the co-founder of an innovative virtual childcare company called Flexible Care. She left a thriving career for a family-driven career break and has since dedicated her career to being part of the solution for working parents by founding Flexible Care. In this episode, Priya and I discuss the challenges working parents’ face, the evolution of Flexible Care as she and her co-founder try to navigate the needs of parents, as well as the challenges she faced in funding the business’...

According to Michelle Arpin Begina, there’s a very big difference between income and wealth. Too often families are caught up in a spending pattern to create an illusion of wealth, when in fact they’re struggling financially. In this week’s episode, I talk with Michelle about the relationship she developed with money as a child through her family experiences, what change you need to improve your financial situation, and how to use your life’s successes unrelated to money to meet your...

It’s hard to break through the hundreds of other candidates competing for the same positions. Those returning from a career break have an even bigger challenge. Claudia Miller, ranked as one of the most innovative career coaches by Business Insider, shares her insights and tips on everything from how to position yourself to negotiate the salary you’re worth, getting your resume past the Applicant Tracking System and how to structure your resume if you’re returning to the workforce after an...

For many families, college feels impossible without a significant amount of debt, except for maybe superstar athletes or valedictorians who get scholarships. But many of the things we believe about the college application process are holding families back from attaining scholarship support for their student’s schooling. My guest today, Denise Thomas, is here to debunk many of the college scholarship myths and help students attain a debt-free college degree.

It seems like everyone wants to invest in real estate these days, but is it the right thing for your family? This week on the Money, Career & Motherhood podcast I had an opportunity to talk real estate investing, creating strong financial foundations for families, and navigating a career as a mother of four kids with Candice Bakx-Freisen.

After a work break starts women dive into non-work life without thinking about how to get back in. While you can find a way back into the workforce later, the best time to create a strategy for your return is early in your break. This week on the podcast listen in on my live coaching session with Kristen Schneider, professional working mom turned recent career breaker and co-host of the MOMGUL, where we discuss her decision to take a career break and what she wants out of her career when she...

How many decisions do you make over the course of one day? Most likely, more than you realize. In this week’s episode, I talk with Ashley Brown of Routine and Things about how establishing structured routines can help mothers improve their quality of life by eliminating unnecessary decisions and simplifying repetitive tasks.

This week on the podcast I continue the conversation with Fradel Barber, financial advisor and CEO of World Financial Group about the relationship women have with money, the disconnect within the financial services industry, and how she is helping women become more financially empowered.

This week on the podcast I talk with entrepreneur, mentor, advisor, and CEO of World Financial Group (WFG) Fradel Barber. Fradel is a visionary within the industry and a true advocate for women in the financial services industry. We discuss Fradel’s unexpected path into financial services, how motherhood has improved her experience as a leader, and how her firm has reached a 50/50 ratio of men to women advisors – a true accomplishment in an industry primarily composed of men.

Too many adults are living lives where they feel like passive participants rather than the creators of their destiny. In this eye-opening discussion with Julie Lythcott-Haims about her new book, Your Turn: How to Be an Adult, we discuss the challenges many individuals face as they attempt to step into their adult life, the actions that caused a generational shift in how we view adulting, and what is possible when we step into the adult life we were meant to lead

From crisis management to time management coach, Anna Dearmon Kornick has learned how to create a customizable time management system that helps her clients align their time with what matters most in their life. We talk about the challenge Anna faced in transitioning from the reactive and always-on role of crisis management to one of intentionality and simplicity, and why women need to do the messy work of finding their “why” and aligning their values first, before trying to manage their...

My guests, Vickie Brett and Amanda Selogie, attorneys who specialize in specific civil rights issues on behalf of children living with special needs, discuss the challenges families can face in advocating for their children within the school system and the importance of creating an individualized education plan. We also discuss how anxiety or depression can present in the school setting and the importance of developing a solution to the root cause of an issue rather than the behavioral symptom.

Are you one of the many people who have thought, “If I just get to this level of income, things will get better,” only to find that once you reached your income goal things didn’t feel any different? How we feel about money is impacted by more than just our income level. Lindsay Bryan-Podvin, financial therapist and host of the Mind Money Balance podcast, shares with me how financial anxiety works and how she helps her clients improve their relationship with money.

This is an encore episode that originally aired on June 2, 2020. Meal planning is a great way to save money by cooking more at home, but only if it works for your family! Too often busy moms try to meal plan but because of our ever-changing schedules, picky eaters, and little time to cook, it doesn’t work. Today we’re interviewing Marie Fiebach of the Feed Your Family Tonight Podcast, who will change the way you meal plan for your family.

Danielle Bettmann, wife, mother, parenting coach, podcast host and this week’s brave guest, is sharing her story as the wife of a husband who suffers from alcoholism. She talks about discovering the extent of his disease, what it felt like to try to carry on as normal with those around her during this battle, and the difficult decision to sell the family home to pay for the in-patient treatment her husband needed to get sober. They are now in love with their downsized life and their focus on...

So often we see similar challenges in money, relationships and other family issues continue from one generation to the next. According to my guest Johanna Lynn, your family lives on within you, think of it as your emotional inheritance. We talk about how this emotional inheritance can impact your relationship with money, and what we can do to release past events to develop a healthier future for ourselves and our children.

Stephanie Simms and her husband thought they were living the American Dream, doing all the things they thought they should – like using their income to buy a bigger family home and new cars – until she wanted to stay home with her baby but couldn’t because of debt. Two more babies later, they decided to make drastic changes to the way they lived and used their money. Stephanie and I discuss how a budget and living below your means gives you the options to raise your family on your terms.

In this episode, I talk with Asia about her experience of starting a business, going to law school as a single mom, how someone without legal knowledge can pick the right attorney for them, and now how she helps new business owners ensure they have their legal ducks in a row.

In today’s episode, I’m talking with Gaea Verneris, Financial Advisor and Owner of Legacy One Financial about how she approaches her clients to ensure the goals of her female clients are incorporated into their family’s financial plans, the process of getting to know her clients, and questions individuals can ask advisors to determine if they’re the right advisor for them.