When Mommy Grows Up

If you're approaching a big life transition (a move, a new baby, a career change), then this episode of When Mommy Grows Up is for you!This week we're joined by Emily Stark, founder of Wraparound Return. Emily shares her personal story of navigating new motherhood, two cross-country moves, and two career shifts. On top of that, she also shares HOW she has navigated these transitions with important mindset shifts and strategies.---Emily Stark is a corporate wellness and career coach who built Wraparound Return’s Program out of sheer necessity. After years of coaching return to work and transitioning parents with her business, Marketable Mama, LLC., she saw a serious need for bridge support during their return to work. The hardships she experienced in each of her return-to-work experiences were echoed alongside many clients reporting life strains during career transitions. Emily tracked these trends of hardship and built out Wraparound Return to offer unique support for individuals amid their transition back to work, hiring managers, and returnship teams. https://wraparoundreturn.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-stark-wraparoundreturn/

Every time Bella* has gone into a performance review, she has been a bundle of nerves.Seeing that meeting pop up on her calendar every year makes her panicky, and she wonders if she has done anything right in the past year or if she is going to be fired on the spot.In reality, Bella is great at her job, but the performance review anxiety is real. Maybe you're feeling that right now too!This week on the When Mommy Grows Up, join Marie and Becca as we walk Bella through four strategies to ease the stress and rock her review!www.nextchaptercareers.us/freetraining

Perfectionism feels like a bad word, but is it? Maybe there is another way to reframe how we think about striving for perfection as professionals and parents that can help us move toward our goals without burning out.This week we're lucky to be joined by Dr. Stephanie Thrower, a psychologist and career coach who helps working parents break the burnout cycle so they feel more engaged, creative, and connected as professionals and parents.  She helps her clients achieve clarity, find purpose, and confidently set boundaries. Dr. Thrower is also a member of our Career Clarity Community and was happy to share with us her experience in the program and how it's helped her to move forward.Join Becca and Marie as Dr. Thrower helps us flip the script on what it means to be a perfectionist and how greater self-compassion increases resilience and motivation.https://www.throwerconsultingandtherapy.com/https://www.bravevocation.com/https://www.coachingwithdrthrower.com/@throwerconsultingandtherapy

If you've ever felt anger building up inside you due to resentment and frustration at home or at work, then you are JUST like us.The best news, though, is that Lisa Marchiano wants to give you permission to feel that anger and listen to it so that you can move forward. It's a powerful framing that can help you identify what boundaries are being crossed, or what problems you need to address, so that you can take proactive action to create a life and career you love.Join Becca & Marie as they explore with Lisa's wisdom the power in anger, setting your boundaries and finding your spark.  Lisa Marchiano is an award-winning author, podcaster, and certified Jungian analyst. Her highly-acclaimed books draw upon the healing wisdom of fairy tales to help women connect more deeply with themselves.  Lisa hosts the popular depth-psychology podcast This Jungian Life.Lisa's Website: https://lisamarchiano.com/

You've heard about IQ and EQ, but have you explored how your PQ (Power Quotient) can impact your life and career?This week we're joined by Shelmina Babai Abji, author, TEDx speaker, former IBM exec and mom of two.  Her work focuses on creating gender equality in leadership and offers powerful frameworks for how to intentionally create a life and career you love.We'll talk with Shelmina about her book Show Your Worth - 8 Intentional Strategies for Women To Emerge as Leaders at Work, strategies to be intentional about your success, and finding work-life balance. https://shelmina.com/

Elizabeth is excited about starting her new job, but she is also nervous. She wants to make a great first impression when walking into the office and that feels like a lot of pressure! Plus she'll be learning new processes, new systems, new responsibilities – whew, it's tiring just thinking about it!To calm some of those nerves, join Becca and Marie as they address the simple secrets to success for your first 30 days at a new job. You’ll rock your new workplace!---Take the Just-Right Job Match Quiz: beccacarnahan.com/quiz

Attention teachers, this one is for you!If you've ever thought about leaving the classroom to use your creativity in a different way, there is a different way forward. Meet Jacqueline Butler!Jacqueline is a former high school teacher and an Etsy & Online Business Coach who teaches her students how to make profitable passive income by selling digital downloads on Etsy.The strategies she teaches helps her students build a profitable and sustainable digital product business without relying on posting on social media or paid advertising.https://jacqueline-butler.comhttps://www.instagram.com/jacquelinebutler.co

Kelly has worked in project management for an insurance company for the past six years. During that time she has given birth to her two children and is in the middle of her second maternity leave. The company has good healthcare and maternity benefits and Kelly feels fortunate and grateful that her family’s needs have been covered.At the same time, Kelly is not happy in her job. She hasn’t been for a couple of years now. The insurance industry isn’t inspiring to her and she wants to make a transition into a new path that allows her to be more creative. A few opportunities have started to pop up while she’s on leave, but Kelly feels stuck. Can she really leave her company after using her maternity leave benefits?The short answer - yes! But let’s talk through the maternity leave guilt feelings because Kelly is not alone in this at all! ---Take the Just-Right Job Match Quiz: beccacarnahan.com/quiz

Business owners - this one is especially for YOU! Because there’s something happening behind the scenes way too often for coaches and experts that no one’s really talking about, and we think it’s time to address it head-on.We're talking about how many amazing business owners, just like you, are working way too hard to grow and make more money in your business.But at the end of the day, you don’t feel like you have enough to show for it! (Sound familiar?!)  It did for Becca when she met Profit Strategist Belinda Rosenblum a few years ago. And that chance meeting on the soccer field helped Becca take her business to well beyond six figures and fund the life she wanted while making an impact in the world.That's good stuff right there! So, without further ado, When Mommy Grows Up, meet Becca's coach, Belinda!Resources:High Profit Offers Workshops (3 dates to choose from - Feb 5-7, 2024) -  https://ownyourmoney.isrefer.com/go/masterclass/BCarnahan/Pay Yourself Calculator - https://ownyourmoney.isrefer.com/go/lmcalculator/BCarnahan/Cash Flow CEO Accelerator Program - https://ownyourmoney.isrefer.com/go/cfceoapply/BCarnahan/Self-Worth To Net Worth Book - https://ownyourmoney.isrefer.com/go/book/BCarnahan/Belinda's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ownyourmoney/ 

Career Clarity Program member, Beth, was excited to dive into crafting her career criteria. Having a tool that would help her make the best decisions for herself was super appealing. As a busy mom, she had decision fatigue and she needed the structure.However, as Beth got into the activity she found herself stuck. She had answers to the prompts but struggled to put what mattered most to her into words. Instead of staying stuck, Beth asked for help and we introduced another tool for her to get her criteria onto paper - vision boarding!Join Becca and Marie to learn how using visuals to craft your career criteria can be equally powerful for helping you find career clarity.www.nextchaptercareers.us/freetraining

Verena Hefti MBE is the CEO and Founder of Leaders Plus, a social enterprise to support leaders with young children to continue to progress their careers. She believes no one should have to choose between becoming a CEO and enjoying motherhood.In 2019, She was a young mom who took 60 leaders with 40 babies to the UK House of Commons to inspire each other to get to the top roles.  Join Becca and Verena as they dive into strategies to advance your opportunities and discover how being ambitious can co-exist with your journey as a parent.www.leadersplus.orgBig Careers Small Children Podcast

Like many of us, Queen Allotey-Pappoe did not have her whole life and career mapped out at 18. And it's a good thing she didn't, because without being open to following her curiosity and embracing a natural draw toward solving problems, the Queen Adeline brand wouldn't exist today!Join Becca and Marie and their fellow soccer Mom, Queen, to learn about Queen's impressive career path, her innovative fashion brand, and how she operates her life and career as a mom and professional committed to women's empowerment and sustainability.Queen Allotey-Pappoe is Founder, CEO and Creative Director of Queen Adeline, a sustainable fashion design brand based in Lowell, Massachusetts. Queen teaches, consults and speaks at the intersection of Design, Sustainability, Entrepreneurship and Women Empowerment. Her experience includes teaching Sustainability in Apparel Design at the Rhode Island School of Design, Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and membership on the Boards of the Society of Arts and Craft, Boston and that of a private school in Littleton, MA. Her prior experience includes Strategy work with non profit organizations in Boston as an Organizational Development Consultant, and  leverages her global perspective (having lived and worked on three continents) in mentoring young women and minority entrepreneurs. Queen’s work strives to preserve local artistry and create sustainable communities through creative entrepreneurshiphttps://www.queenadelinecollection.comhttps://www.instagram.com/queenadelinecollection committed t

Throw a stone into a pond and you can't help but notice the ripples that quickly spread out beyond the point of impact. That same ripple effect happens when you prioritize your health and well-being as a parent and professional. The positive impact is far beyond you!Join Becca, Marie, and our guest Heather Dumas, a healthy lifestyle strategist with over 12 years of experience inspiring women through the world of fitness and nutrition.  Heather offers a simple easy-to-execute method for creating and sustaining a healthy and happy lifestyle without sacrificing career success or relationships. https://www.hdtransformations.com

To close out 2023, we're doing something special. This week we welcome our kids to the podcast and ask what THEY want to be when they grow up. We were also lucky enough to get advice from some really smart young minds about what to do as we face inflection points in our careers. Big thanks to Thomas, Tristan, Jack, Norah, and Emma!Resources: Belinda Baloney Changes Her Mind

Cindy is a mom of 2 who has spent the last 10 years working for a nonprofit. She’s been feeling the itch to leave her job managing partnerships and move into a for profit company, but after sending out a few applications and hearing radio silence she doesn’t know where to take her search next.Enter networking, but not just any networking, strategic networking that really works!Join Becca and Marie to help Cindy create a networking roadmap that centers on asking great questions that educate and impress.

Dare to dream big to achieve your goals! Join Becca and Marie as they discuss creativity and the power of being authentic and sincere with Melissa Llarena.Melissa is the author of Fertile Imagination a guide for moms who want to rediscover this versatile superpower to make a difference in the world. She is an imagination coach, podcast host of Unimaginable Wellness, and mom to three sons. Her background is in psychology which she studied at NYU and in business having earned an MBA from Tuck.Tune into Unimaginable WellnessInstagramFertile Imagination: A Guide for Stretching Every Mom's Superpower for Maximum Impact

As moms, we want to be the best version of ourselves at home and at work. But without the village at our doorsteps,  working parents of today need more support and community.Christine Anastasia, Working Mom Coach and founder of her own Coaching and Consulting business, is on a mission to find solutions and practical ways to help 21st-century busy moms juggling work and family.  She helps her clients to prioritize wellbeing so they can thrive and show up with a full cup for their families, employers, and communities.Join Christine, Becca, and Marie as they explore ways to feel fulfilled at the beautiful and sometimes messy intersection of motherhood and career and share systems for managing the busy seasons of life.Website: https://christineanastasia.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/villagecoachmamma/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christineanastasiacoachingLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christineanastasia/Twitter: @canastasiacoachYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCATfcyjf4cCXMynxmfeZs_w

When Krista’s youngest child went into kindergarten, she and her spouse at the time decided that now was the perfect time for her to launch her own business. And for the next seven years, Krista was in her sweet spot building a fitness company she loved and that gained a great following.Things have shifted in Krista’s life though as she is navigating a divorce alongside a wavering interest in the business she has built. She has financial needs to meet that her business isn’t filling, and pushing hard to grow the business just isn’t as exciting to her anymore.Join Becca and Marie to talk through how Krista can use the skills she built as an entrepreneur to be a standout employee with a company she loves and get the benefits she needs.

Somehow Becca and Marie have made it into Season 2 without crying, but that ends today with our guest, Ann McKitrick.Join us to hear Ann's story of career transition and the advice she shares with parents of young kids. You'll leave with a weight lifted off your chest along with practical tips to manage parenthood as you grow up right alongside your kids.Ann McKitrick, MS is the founder of Nurtured Noggins, a comprehensive resource for parents and host of Parenting in the First 3 Years Podcast.  A frequent conference speaker, she's a parenting coach and early childhood specialist with 20 years of experience in higher education. Ann also provides online professional development for thousands of child care professionals each year through her  online business, Texas Child Care Training. Ann resides near Houston Texas where she's a happy empty-nester, Camp Gladiator enthusiast, Mom, Mimi and Mastermind Leader for women's personal growth groups.www.nurturednoggins.com

To celebrate Halloween, today we're revisiting one of our most popular episodes and scariest topics - Personal Branding!Personal branding can feel really scary! Instead of preparing ourselves for a job search or career growth, it feels like we're trying to sell toothbrushes! And honestly, while we’re used to telling stories as moms it can be pretty scary to think about effectively telling our own stories.That’s how Melissa was feeling as she launched a job search. Melissa is a mom of 1 and a military spouse. She and her family have moved around the country multiple times, and Melissa has a lot of varied interests so her job history is, in her words “scattered.”Listen as Becca and Marie break down the intimidating idea of personal branding and help Melissa own her personal brand in her job search.