Best of Both Worlds Podcast

Chelsea Myers is a statistician, mother of 3, and avid distance runner living in central FL. She is also a long time BOBW listener and Patreon member! After opening with a brief discussion between Laura + Sarah about current running plans + goals, Chelsea is interviewed by Sarah about running, life, parenting challenges, logistics, and more.In the Q&A, a listener writes in looking for tips in juggling work with multiple specialist appointments + the related coordination.Love of the week links:Strava: strava.comSarah Marie Designs: https://sarahmarie.run/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Sarah and Laura celebrate ergonomically-improved recording setups, and then discuss current business book favorites. Then, Sarah interviews Nick Sonnenberg, an entrepreneur, writer, and founder/CEO of Leverage, an operational efficiency consultancy. They chat email, managing other workplace communications, meetings, and much more.In the Q&A, Sarah and Laura give advice to a reader in graduate school wondering how to balance networking time with her studies.Nick's new book Come Up For Air was released just last week -- a guide to maximizing efficiency in the workplace to free up extra time at work for everyone on the team. Find it wherever books are sold and delve into free resources from Nick at comeupforair.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sarah shares her recent 'not according to plan' experience with flu/COVID, and then Laura and Sarah discuss what happens when things don't unfold as they anticipated. Both make a case for planning anyway - though "plan tightly, then lightly" might apply to the near vs farther future. They discuss backup plans, anticipating problems, resilient scheduling and more.They also pop in with a little 2023 goals update!In the Q&A, a listener writes in asking about how to best handle transitions. She'd like to read, but finds it hard to focus in small bursts and she's tired because she has toddlers! Sarah and Laura offer suggestions and alternatives.This episode is sponsored by Better Help Therapy Online. Better Help offers convenient online counseling that can help. Learn more and save 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/bestof Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Sarah and Laura discuss the items in their lives they feel have been fully worth upgrading, and expand on certain areas that they feel have been just fine without any recent updates! Then, both identify some "pebbles in the shoes" - small problems causing lots of pain that theoretically could have an easy fix!In the Q&A, a listener wonders how to handle her company's new "unlimited vacation" policy. Does more really mean less in this case? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first mailbag ep of 2023, Laura and Sarah cover it all!Question topics include: Stroller recs Planning with partners Parenting stages Fitting in fertility treatments Screen time Whether to set goals you don't necessary want to do but feel would benefit your child Time spent on the podcast Spring fun list ideas Pumping and finishing outpatient notes Solving play date difficulties Keep your questions coming! Post to our comments, email us, or join our Patreon (http://patreon.com/bestofbothworldspod)! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's episode, Laura and Sarah discuss all things travel, from planning to some specific tips around family ski trips + international travel.Sarah shares details about her family's recent trip to Montana, while Laura discusses her winter break in London with her 3 older kids. They cover gear, passports, kid-friendly activities, and more!Episode Sponsors:Better Help: This episode is sponsored by Better Help Therapy Online. Better Help offers convenient online counseling that can help. Learn more and save 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/bestof. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sarah and Laura open with a discussion of the most cluttered trouble spots in their homes, and then Dana K. White -- author and host of the "A Slob Comes Clean" podcast -- joins Laura to discuss organizing and cleaning in a functional and realistic way.In the Q&A, a listener pregnant with her second writes in asking for help deciding on whether to plan on #3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sarah and Laura chat about their own book club experiences, and then Anne Bogel joins Laura to discuss all things Book Club! In the Q&A, a listener writes in about wondering how to think about goal setting during a year in which she is hoping to be pregnant.You can find Anne at http://modernmrsdarcy.com as well as her wonderful podcast, What Should I Read Next.Episode Sponsors:Better Help: This episode is sponsored by Better Help Therapy Online. Better Help offers convenient online counseling that can help. Learn more and save 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/bestof.Thrive Causemetics: High-performance beauty and skin-care products made with clean, skin-loving ingredients. Right now, you can get 15% off your first order when you visit thrivecausemetics.com/BESTOF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In their traditional annual goals episode, Sarah and Laura discuss goals for the coming year in multiple categories: work, home, kids/family, self, fitness, "FUN", and habits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sarah and Laura open by talking about their current running habits, and then Meghann joins Sarah for a conversation about diving deep into one's passions -- whether they are career related or not.Meghann Featherstun is a sports dietician AND 2:50 marathoner, and pivoted from her more traditional RD career path to launch her nutrition coaching business, and is greatly enjoying the flexibility and challenge of this independent work. She is also a model of someone who loves going deep into her passion, which happens to be running (and she's quite good at it, too!).Find out more about Meghann and her offerings at featherstonenutrition.com.Episode Sponsors:Better Help: This episode is sponsored by Better Help Therapy Online. Better Help offers convenient online counseling that can help. As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at betterhelp.com/bestof Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.