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The Sustainable Mom is the podcast for high-achieving mothers navigating the messy, powerful intersection of career and motherhood.
Hosted by career coach Jennifer Gagnon, each episode explores how becoming a mom changes our ambition, our identity, and our relationship to work.
Through honest conversations and real stories, we’ll help you create a career—and life—that’s sustainable, fulfilling, and fully your own.
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In this episode, Jen shares about stepping into the natural quiet of winter and into a season asking us to slow down, which is in direct contrast to the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. She shares tips to help you honor your body's & the season's natural rhythm by offloading the non-essentials so we can pause, rest, and recalibrate. Consider this episode your invitation to rest without guilt and to honor your own internal knowing of what you need. ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ You don’t have...
In this episode, Jen is joined by Morgan Jackson, founder of Light 56, a framework that helps women rediscover joy, lightness, and motivation through small, meaningful habits that actually stick. Morgan shares her journey from corporate life at Microsoft to becoming a mom and entrepreneur, and how her experiences inspired her to create Light 56. Together, Jen and Morgan explore what it really means to feel light in a season of life that can often feel anything but. They discuss how to start s...
You know that feeling when everyone thinks you’ve “made it” but you not only feel like you didn't make it, in fact, you feel trapped at your job. In this episode Jen is naming one of the most common things keeping moms trapped in their jobs: golden handcuffs. The big salary, the benefits, the flexibility… all the reasons you should love your job except you don’t. In this episode, Jen shares why so many working moms feel trapped in roles that no longer fit after motherhood, and she provides pr...
If you’ve been repeatedly asking yourself how you'll keep showing up to a job where you feel stuck, and the voice inside tells you the only option is to quit, then this episode is for you. Deciding whether to leave your job as a mom isn’t just a “career decision.” It’s emotional, practical, and deeply personal. Maybe you’re burned out, maybe you’re just done, or maybe you can’t tell the difference anymore. In this episode, Jen shares five powerful questions every working mom should ask before...
Working motherhood feels harder than it should and it's not because of your lack of organization or discipline. It’s the cultural script of intensive mothering. This model expects moms to give 100% at home while we’re also expected to give 100% at work, creating guilt, exhaustion, and the constant sense you’re falling short. In this episode of The Sustainable Mom, Jen unpacks where intensive mothering came from, why it makes working motherhood feel impossible, and how you can start stepping o...
In this episode, Jen is joined by Tech mom & Harvard policy grad, Dhani Ramadhani as they talk about the new frontier or raising kids in an AI shaped world. We are the first generation to raise kids with AI so this is wildly unnavigated terrain. Unknowns and uncertainties can bring fear and avoidance. Dhani created aiPTO to help parents make sense of this new world with confidence. If you've ever wondered how to talk to your kids about AI, when to introduce kids to AI, or even if you just...
Do you ever review your to-do list and feel like every single thing on it is urgent, important, and totally aligned with your values? If you said yes, you're not alone. Even though it's a common experience, there are things we can do to help us prioritize and be satisfied with what we choose to prioritize. In this episode, Jen gets real about what it actually looks like to juggle work, motherhood, a household, and a coaching business—all while admitting she doesn’t have it “all fi...
In this solo episode, Jen dives into why so many high-achieving moms are stepping off the traditional corporate ladder and carving out new paths that align with their values, energy, and priorities. She shares the viral post that struck a nerve with thousands of women, why it resonates so deeply, and how it’s giving moms permission to want something different. This episode talks about burnout, shifting ambition, and why walking away from the hustle isn’t giving up. It’s redefining success on ...
Join Jen for this inspiring conversation with Holly Bantique, Founder of Calique Paperie. Holly went from working a job that was burning her out & weighing on her emotionally, to being a stay at home mom, to starting her own business. Holly Shares: Why self care is more than just a nice to have. It's essential to our well-beingHow to prioritize when you have a business, a baby, & house to balanceDisciplining our minds to stop listening to the voices telling us we need to do more...
Have you ever had a dream that just won't stop bugging you? That's what happened with Rachel when she was about to return from maternity leave... In this episode, Jen sits down with Rachel Wilman, to talk about career pivots, creativity after motherhood, and what it really takes to chase your dream while raising a little one. Rachel shares: How she decided to leap and go after her dream of writing a novel, while also juggling a full time job and a new babyThe pressure moms feel to “do it all”...
In this episode, Jen sits down with Puja Malhotra, founder & creative director of Roop Creative Agency, to explore the intersection of entrepreneurship, motherhood, & intentional living. Puja shares her journey of navigating business ownership while raising a young child & redefining what success truly means to her. From overcoming perfectionism to highlighting the importance of finding people who "get it," she opens up about how her vision for her business shifted after becoming ...
Is this clickbait… or the unfortunate truth? In this episode, Jen digs into the research behind how different countries support (or fail) working mothers. Spoiler Alert: the U.S. comes in dead last. Inspired by Making Motherhood Work by sociologist Caitlyn Collins, we’ll explore what 135 mothers across Sweden, Germany, Italy, and the United States revealed about the policies, workplace norms, and cultural expectations that shape their lives. From Sweden’s generous paid leave and affor...
In this episode, Jen sits down with Melissa Schuetz, a former teacher who walked away from burnout and into a more sustainable life, to talk about what it really takes to reinvent yourself as a working mom. Melissa opens up about the emotional toll of life in the classroom, the quiet unraveling that so many mothers feel but rarely name, and the courageous decision to pivot into a new career as a virtual assistant. Together, they explore what it means to release an old identity, ask for help w...
When you’re a high-achieving woman in corporate, a mom of three boys, and completely done with trying to keep up the polished act... In this episode, Jen chats with Angelique, a sales leader and unapologetically imperfect mom, to talk about what corporate motherhood really looks like when you stop pretending. From juggling leadership goals to embracing the beautifully chaotic reality of raising kids. Angelique brings humor and honesty to the conversation around working motherhood. Together th...
If you’ve ever felt like the world is screaming at you to do more, be more, and wake up before your kids to finally “get it together”... this episode is your permission slip to ignore the screams. In a culture obsessed with productivity, it’s no surprise that moms often feel like they’re falling short. And when the advice we hear boils down to “just get up earlier” or “organize better,” it can feel like we’re the problem—when really, the problem is the impossible expectations we’ve been hande...
Welcome to The Sustainable Mom Podcast, hosted by Jennifer Gagnon, a certified Leadership Coach. Join Jen as she explores how a woman's career may change after becomes a mother. We'll discuss the myths, the expectations, and the realities of what it means to be a modern mother in the workforce. Plus you'll hear guests share their experience with career, ambition, and motherhood. Please join us! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ You don’t have to choose between ambition and motherhood. Jen helps...
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