Best of Both Worlds Podcast

Today's episode was inspired around a listener question from a busy professional with three young children. Grove:  For a limited time, listeners can go to Grove.co/bestof and receive a free five-piece cleaning set - a $30 value! Better Help is a convenient online counseling resource to enable you to get help at your own pace and time. Get 10% off your first month with discount code bestof at betterhelp.com/bestof Bombas:  Try Bombas socks at bombas.com/bestof, and get 20% off your first pu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sarah is on the mic solo, Arianna Taboada joins her to discuss maternity leave. In Q&A, Sarah shares a listener testimonial. Door Dash:  Download the app and use code BESTOF for $5 off your first order of $15 or more. Better Help is an online counseling resource. Get 10% off your first month with code BESTOF.  Goto betterhelp.com/bestof Fiverr helps you find the right freelance talent for your business or project.  Check out Fiverr.com, and you will receive 10% off your first order with code BE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our first post-baby update from Laura!! In Q&A, we address a question on handling first tri fatigue at work. Better Help, a convenient online counseling resource enables you to get help at your own pace and time. Get 10% off your first month with discount code bestof. Get started at betterhelp.com/bestof Thrive Causemetics is a high-performing beauty product line that gives back to women in need. Get 15% off your first order at thrivecausemetics.com/bestof and entering code "bestof" at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Gillian Goddard is a private practice endocrinologist working in NYC. Listen for her great insights into life with an au pair, home schedule management, and sharing responsibilities as parents. We discuss Laura's 'maternity leave', and answer a listener question about finding the daily grind overwhelming. Sponsors: LinkedIn: Get $50 off your first job post at LinkedIn using the url LinkedIn.com/bestof Door Dash: Download app and use promo code BESTOF for $5 off your first order of $15 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Sarah and Laura for their first official episode of 2020, where both Laura and Sarah share their ultimate lists of Favorite Things -- from workout gear to office supplies to beauty and beyond. Then, they share a list of listener-contributed favorites! Finally, in the Q&A they answer a question from a listener related to her husband's job choices: should he "lean out" so that she can lean in? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LV & SHU do their traditional yearly goals episode, sharing what they have in store for next year. Sarah has changed her system a bit, and Laura has quarterly goals in multiple domains to share. Work, fitness, family, and more are discussed in this episode! In the Q&A, a listener writes in about her seven-year-old having meltdowns whenever she travels to work, and we give some tips and thoughts about what might help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this end of year episode, Laura and Sarah review hits, misses, joys and lessons learned in 2019. In Q&A, we share our thoughts and advice on a listener's difficult situation. Sponsor: Calm is one of the leading apps for both meditation and sleep. They offer a whole library of programs designed to help you get the sleep your brain and body needs. For 25% off of a Calm Premium subscription, visit calm.com/BESTOF   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We welcome our first mother-daughter pair to the show! Dr. Karen Higgins, a pediatrician in the days that being a working mother was unusual and joining her is daughter Christie, a working mother to her now 5-year-old. Sarah and Laura discuss holiday plans, and they answer a winter-themed question. Better Help, a convenient online counseling resource. Best of Both Worlds Podcast listeners get 10% off your first month with discount code bestof.  Get started at betterhelp.com/bestof Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part 2 of our Ask Us Anything Series!  we answer some great ones in this episode! Sponsors Honeybook is an online business management tool that organizes your client communications, bookings, contracts, and invoices -- all in one place!  Get 50% off your first year at TryHoneyBook.com/BESTOF LOLA is a female-founded company offering a line of organic cotton tampons, pads, liners, and all-natural cleansing wipes.  Get 30% off your first month's subscription at mylola.com and enter code BESTOF at che Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Laura and Sarah open up with one of those topics parents love to discuss (but find very frustrating in practice) -- homework!  Specifically, the dilemma of how involved to get any assignments that come home from school.  Then, expert guest Diane Tavenner shares what she has learned about facilitating independence and preparing our next generation for a happy life.  She is an educator, charter school founder, and author of the recent release Prepared: What Kids Need For A Fulfilled Life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.