576. Mental Health Week: Transforming Paid Leave in Nonprofits + Creating Sustainable Work Models for Wellness - Lacey Kempinski
Description
Meet Lacey. As the founder of Balanced Good, she turned her challenges with postpartum depression and anxiety into a powerful mission to reshape parental leave in the nonprofit sector. As a mom of three, she gets how challenging it can be to build a career as a leader in the nonprofit sector while balancing the demands of parenthoodđŒđ¶ A sustainable work model isn't just good for people; it's good for business. Tune in to explore how organizations can prioritize wellness, create realistic workloads, and normalize taking breaks to combat burnout.
đĄ Learn
- The state of paid leave in the nonprofit sector
- The importance of sustainable work modelsÂ
- How to advocate for paid leave
Today's Guest
Lacey Kempinski, Founder + CEO, Balanced Good
Episode Highlights
- Laceyâs story and journey to where she is today (3:55 )
- State of paid leave in the nonprofit and impact sectors (6:50 )
- Impact of paid leave (9:25 )
- Advocating for paid leave (17:00 )
- Building a parental leave plan in a day (19:45 )
- Activation (22:50 )
- A powerful moment of philanthropy (24:05 )
- Laceyâs One Good Thing: Give yourself grace and give others grace. (26:05 )
- How to connect with Lacey + Balanced Good (27:20 )
For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/576.
This episode is part of our Mental Health Week series. Explore all the episodes, find resources + more at weareforgood.com/mentalhealth.
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