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Best of Both Worlds Podcast
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Love your career? Love your family? Best of Both Worlds is the show for you! Hosts Laura Vanderkam, author of I Know How She Does It and a mom of five, and Sarah Hart-Unger, a practicing physician and mom of three, discuss work/life balance, career development, parenting, time management, productivity, and making time for fun. Tune in each week for strategies to help you thrive in all spheres of life.
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Motivation to Take That Walk Break with Manoush Zomorodi EP 458
3d ago00:46:38Tap to summarizeLaura and Sarah open with a discussion of their own movement patterns - do they track steps? Then author and NPR podcast host Manoush Zomorodi joins Sarah for a fascinating discussion of how incorporating small movement breaks into the day can have an outsized impact on health and well-being. Her new book is called Body Electric (she’s Laura’s book twin, with the same release date) and is out wherever books are sold!In the Q&A, a listener asks for tips on staying helathy while traveling frequently for work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Time is Big Enough for That! EP 457
1w ago00:35:26Tap to summarizeLaura and Sarah open today's show with some updates on how they have spent their time lately (lots of travel!) and then Sarah interviews Laura all about her new book, Big Time: A Simple Path to Time Abundance, out TODAY!They chat hot topics from the book, from golden hours to "dreaming big and planning small". And THEN Sarah gives Laura a pop quiz: can she match quotes from her books to the right volume?!In the Q&A, a listener writes in asking for advice as an aspiring course creator.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Homeschooling AND Full-time Work: Solving the Time Puzzle with Anandi Raman Creath EP 456
2w ago00:36:51Tap to summarizeIn today's intro, Laura discussed how she's been fascinated for a long time by families who manage to have both parents work full time while also managing homeschool. Then, Anandi Raman Creath joins her to chat about how she did just that when her kids were in the elementary years (even before COVID made it a more common thing!).In the Q&A, a listener wonders how to handle it when one child needs more attention at a given time (in her case, related to a medical diagnosis). How do you balance the increased needs while ensuring siblings feel well cared for, too?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Time Stories People Tell Themselves EP 455
3w ago00:36:52Tap to summarizeSometimes we tell ourselves stories about our time that are not backed by actual data. In today's episode, Laura delves into several of these, with some interesting ways to combat common time-centered myths -- from the idea that working parents never see their children to current rates of sleep deprivation.In the Q&A, a listener who has just hired a nanny wonders whether to transition out of day care.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Restaurant Adventures: Dining Out Through the Ages (with Kids + Beyond!) EP 454
Apr 1400:34:10Tap to summarizeIn today's episode, Sarah and Laura discuss going out to eat -- in multiple contexts! They discuss their favorite most memorable restaurant meals, and some of the most memorable for opposite reasons (think: kid tantrums under the table within minutes of sitting down).They provide tips and ideas for enjoying family meals with more selective eaters, and insight into the exact age when eating out with kids tends to become downright enjoyable.In the Q&A, a listener writes in looking for sleep strategies - do Laura or Sarah have any tips around how to fall (or stay) asleep?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Where Does the Time Go with Professor Christine Tulley EP 453
Apr 700:40:35Tap to summarizeProfessor Christine Tulley is professor of rhetoric and writing and founder and director of the Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Writing Program at the University of Findlay, and she has a special interest in understanding how women in academics-- especially those with kids -- spend their time. She and Laura get into the data in this interview, and then Sarah and Laura answer a listener question around dealing with the (sometimes inevitable!) need to cancel plans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Q1 Report + Now and Then -- How Have You Changed? EP 452
Mar 3100:32:49Tap to summarizeIn today's reflective episode, Laura and Sarah record live from their South FL recording retreat once again, sharing notes (victories, works in progress, etc) from Quarter (or Quintile) 1. Then, inspired by Sarah's unearthing of her own personal 1990s memorabilia, the two of them discuss how things have changed (or not!) over the past 30 years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Secret Language of Work with Erin McGoff EP 451
Mar 2400:45:15Tap to summarizeErin McGoff has built a career around helping people (especially women!) learn the secret language of work -- the ways to give yourself the best shot of moving in the career direction you desire with the right choice of words, actions, and body language. Sarah and Laura open by discussing their own specialized work languages - medicine and writing - and then Sarah interviews Erin, focusing on ways to have tough but effective conversations around things like asking for more flexibility, improved compensation, or even gracefully leaving a role.In the Q&A, a listeners asks for details around virtual assistants.Erin McGoff's book is called The Secret Language of Work and is out now wherever books are sold.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Whimsy and Spring Delights EP 450
Mar 1700:32:04Tap to summarizeIn today's episode, Laura and Sarah discuss the concept of whimsy and how small touches of it might be applied to make life more fun. Then, they share a variety of spring delights -- from changes in the natural world to the rhythms of the school calendar.In the Q&A segment, a listener wonders how to approach things with a child who is hesitant or uninterested in almost any activity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Understanding the Mattering Instinct with Philosopher Rebecca Goldstein EP 449
Mar 1000:43:31Tap to summarizeIn today's episode, Sarah and Laura chat non-fiction reading, and then interviews Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, a philosopher, writer, and expert on what it means to matter, and why humans instinctually feel pulled to feel like they matter - even to themselves!They talk mattering projects from parenting and relationships to the pursuit of excellence. Rebecca's book is called The Mattering Instinct: How Our Deepest Longing Drives Us And Divides Us, and she has a substack called The Mattering Map.In the Q&A, a listener wonders how Sarah is doing about a year after her heart episode and diagnosis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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