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Mama MentorsHow Parents Can Maintain Identity & Model Self-Care for Their KidsIs it possible to maintain your identity while growing into the role of a parent? And is it even okay to want a life outside of your parenting responsibilities?In this episode, Mama Martha opens up about how she and her daughter have both wrestled with these questions, and the practical steps they took to restore a sense of balance in their lives.We explore how parents and children can each grow into their own personhood — and how a parent’s pursuit of fulfillment can actually model healthy self-care and emotional maturity for their kids. It's...2025-06-0329 min
Securely Attached287. Q&A: Is my guilt over being a working mom hurting my parenting?Beyond the Sessions is answering YOUR parenting questions! In this episode, Dr. Rebecca Hershberg and I talk about... - Dr. Sarah and Dr. Rebecca debate whether mom-guilt is inherent to all mothers or a societally structured construct (Spoiler: Dr. Rebecca wins this battle!) - The critical distinction between distress and guilt and why one can be a destructive grenade in parenting. - Releasing guilt is a form of activism - we're explaining why. - How to course correct once you’ve noticed you’re paren...2025-03-0625 minSecurely Attached271. Q&A: When switching daycares, should I transition my toddler in steps or all at once?Beyond the Sessions is answering YOUR parenting questions! In this episode, Dr. Emily Upshur and I talk about... - How to best approach daycare transitions and is there a right or a wrong answer to this question? - The most important questions to ask yourself to determine which of these scenarios will be easiest for your unique child. - Is it better to have a single, potentially steeper transition or a slower, more incremental transition? - The key things to consider (like sleep habit...2025-01-0917 minSecurely Attached270. Breaking free from "girl-boss" culture: Balancing career, family, and fulfillment with Neha RuchNeha Ruch is sharing strategies for embracing flexibility as you balance, shift, and grow in both your career and parenthood. In this episode we explore: - How to redefine what “career” means to you at this stage of life and navigate the evolving roles of being a working or stay-at-home parent. - Why downshifting your career can be a valuable smaller step if you're not ready to take a full pause. - Preparing for this transition to feel less overwhelming—emotionally, financially, and in terms o...2025-01-0753 minSecurely Attached268. A deep dive on parental burnout: What it is, why it happens, and how to overcome itA deep dive on combating parental burnout to start off 2025 with more balance. In this episode I dive deep into… - Understanding what parental burnout actually is and how it is different from regular “stress” in parenthood? - The pros and cons of the rise of the “Parenting Industrial Complex.” - The output/input formula that will inevitably lead to depletion, and why parents of sensitive children are more susceptible to an imbalance in this equation. - An exercise you can use to...2024-12-3156 minSecurely Attached262. Unifying mothers in a post-election America: Advocating for Women’s Rights through bipartisan reform with Erin ErenbergMotherhood comes with immense challenges, but when mothers come together, they can spark transformative change. In this inspiring episode, Erin Erenberg, founder of Totum Women and co-founder of the Chamber of Mothers, shares her journey becoming a powerful advocate for maternal rights. In this episode, we explore: - Erin's personal and professional journey that inspired her to empower and support mothers. - The Chamber of Mothers mission: Uniting mothers as advocates to create a better America. - How this bipartisan group is working to i...2024-12-1056 minSecurely Attached249. Q&A: Do you think virtual therapy would be helpful for my postpartum challenges?Beyond the Sessions is answering YOUR parenting questions! In this episode Dr. Emily Upshur and I talk about... - What are the advantages of telehealth appointments and the ability to do virtual sessions from anywhere. - Do the full range of emotions and subtle nuances get lost when you’re talking through a screen? (Spoiler: Our brains fill in so much it often feels like we’re in the same room.) - What to consider to determine if virtual therapy may not be the best option for you.2024-10-2420 minSecurely Attached246. Turning parenthood into a career asset for working moms and dads with The Fifth Trimester's Lauren Smith BrodyJoin me for an inspiring conversation with Lauren Smith Brody, author and founder of The Fifth Trimester, as we explore the realities and challenges of being a working parent. In this episode we discuss: - The one thing that Lauren has observed to most galvanize people to stand up for their needs and their family's needs in the workplace. - Dr. Sarah shares the oh-so-relatable working-mom struggle that led her to be 8 months pregnant, crying alone in a coffee shop. - How to step...2024-10-1550 min
So Money with Farnoosh Torabi1732: Affording Kids: Protecting Your Career and Navigating Work CultureIn our final series installment, we discuss navigating your career and protecting your income when growing a family.Guest Lauren Smith Brody is the CEO and founder of The Fifth Trimester, an initiative focused on advancing gender equality in the workforce through caregiver support. She offers research and insights into the benefits of being transparent about your family's needs at work, innovative ways to maximize your efficiency and productivity, and advocating for your rights. Download Farnoosh's free guide to Family Financial Planning here.2024-10-0755 min
Get New Full Audiobooks in Kids, HumorGrimwood: Party Animals: The Times Children's Book of the Week by Nadia ShireenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/707313to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Grimwood: Party Animals: The Times Children's Book of the Week
Series: #4 of Grimwood
Author: Nadia Shireen
Narrator: Adam Buxton
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 3 hours 8 minutes
Release date: June 27, 2024
Genres: Humor
Publisher's Summary:
Return to the forest where anything can happen. An unmissable new book in Nadia Shireen’s bestselling and wildly funny illustrated comedy adventure series, Grimwood! 'Wind in the Willows (with added wind) for a new, wilder generation' – The Times Perfect for readers age 7+, and fans of Dog Man, Roald Dahl, David Walliams, Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Goo...2024-06-273h 08
Where Parents Talk: Evidence-based Expert Advice on Raising Kids TodayCreating Family-Friendly Workplace CulturesNavigating the complexities of parenthood in today's world is no small feat, especially when it comes to balancing work and family life. In this episode of the Where Parents Talk podcast, host Lianne Castelino speaks to Lauren Smith Brody, about the concept of the "fifth trimester," which highlights the critical transition back to work after maternity leave. Smith Brody shares her insights as a journalist, author, and CEO of the Fifth Trimester, emphasizing the importance of discipline and communication in fostering independence for working parents. The discussion explores the challenges posed by societal expectations, including...2024-06-0825 minWhere Parents Talk: Evidence-based Expert Advice on Raising Kids TodayCreating Family-Friendly Workplace CulturesNavigating the complexities of parenthood in today's world is no small feat, especially when it comes to balancing work and family life. In this episode of the Where Parents Talk podcast, host Lianne Castelino speaks to Lauren Smith Brody, about the concept of the "fifth trimester," which highlights the critical transition back to work after maternity leave. Smith Brody shares her insights as a journalist, author, and CEO of the Fifth Trimester, emphasizing the importance of discipline and communication in fostering independence for working parents. The discussion explores the challenges posed by societal expectations, including...2024-06-0825 min
The Latched Mama PodcastReentering the Workforce After Childbirth with Lauren Smith BrodyHey Mamas! In this episode, we speak with Lauren Smith Brody (@thefifthtrimester), Author of her book The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s guide to style, sanity, and big success after baby, and CEO & Founder of her business by the same name which advances gender equality in the workforce through support for caregivers. Lauren shares her own journey to motherhood,2024-04-0351 min
Parenting UnderstoodEp. 83 [Revisited] - The Fifth Trimester with Lauren BrodyIn this episode, we are joined by Lauren Smith-Brody, founder of the Fifth Trimester movement and the author of The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby. We discuss with Lauren how her work addresses the research and policy around early parenthood, as well as the practical. Lauren speaks about how her work dissects the systems that drive the inequities that make new motherhood, and especially new employed motherhood, so challenging, and her mission to recruit others to speak up about caregivers in their workplace and their needs. Lauren addresses the parallels...2024-04-0341 min
Mighty As A MotherE24: Paid Family Leave and Other Changes and Imperatives Working Parents and Caregivers Need to Know About with Lauren Smith BrodyIn today’s critically important episode, we’re talking all things gender equity and working parenthood with Lauren Smith Brody. Fellow mom, gender equity advocate, and former Executive Editor at Glamour Magazine sits down with us to discuss the crisis facing working parents and caregivers today - and what’s needed to advance women’s leadership and overall economic growth. Lauren shares her own experiences as a working mother and interviews with other women to offer practical tips, anecdotes, and guidance on navigating the professional and personal aspects of life after childbirth. Lauren’s work has be...2024-03-2641 min
Mighty As A MotherE24: Paid Family Leave and Other Changes and Imperatives Working Parents and Caregivers Need to Know About with Lauren Smith BrodyIn today’s critically important episode, we’re talking all things gender equity and working parenthood with Lauren Smith Brody. Fellow mom, gender equity advocate, and former Executive Editor at Glamour Magazine sits down with us to discuss the crisis facing working parents and caregivers today - and what’s needed to advance women’s leadership and overall economic growth. Lauren shares her own experiences as a working mother and interviews with other women to offer practical tips, anecdotes, and guidance on navigating the professional and personal aspects of life after childbirth. Lauren’s work has been fea...2024-03-2641 min
Mo NewsKevin McCarthy Ousted As Speaker; Netflix Raising Prices; Notorious RBG Stamp– Mo News RundownJill is joined by Lauren Smith Brody, the CEO and founder of The Fifth Trimester, and co-founder of the Chamber of Mothers for a non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories. This Week’s Sponsors: – Babbel – 55% off Subscription To Learn A New Language: Babbel.com/MONEWS– Athletic Greens – AG1 Powder + 1 year of free Vitamin D & 5 free travel packs– WeWork – 20% Off Your First 6 Months | CODE: MOWORKS20 Headlines:– Kevin McCarthy Ousted As Speaker Of The House, What’s Next? (06:30)– Pa...2023-10-0434 min
Toddler PurgatoryAll The Feels: Mom Guilt, Rage, and Shame
Mom guilt. Mom rage. Shame. We feel the things. Then we feel bad about feeling the things. Which doesn't help us feel any better.In this episode we discuss how to acknowledge, anticipate, sit with, process, and redirect these feelings, without beating ourselves up for having felt them in the first place.Here are links to some of the writing on the topic that we discuss in this episode: Pooja Lakshmin for The New York Times: Saying No Is Self-Care For Parents Motherly: Mom Rage is Real-and it's a sign that...2023-08-3147 min
Get New Full Audiobooks in Kids, HumorGrimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster!: The funniest book you'll read this winter! by Nadia ShireenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/704641to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster!: The funniest book you'll read this winter!
Series: #3 of Grimwood
Author: Nadia Shireen
Narrator: Adam Buxton
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 3 hours 4 minutes
Release date: August 31, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1
Genres: Humor
Publisher's Summary:
Venture back to Grimwood in the wildly funny third book in Nadia Shireen's bestselling and brilliantly anarchic illustrated comedy-adventure series. Perfect for readers age 7+, and fans of Dog Man, Roald Dahl, David Walliams, Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good, Bunny vs Monkey and anyone who likes to...2023-08-313h 04
Mr. DadThe Fifth TrimesterLauren Smith Brody, author of The Fifth Trimester. @Laurensbrody – Instagram: thefifthtrimester Topic: The working mom’s guide to style, sanity, and success after baby. Issues: Who’s taking care of your little person? Getting through “I have to quit.” Looking human again (on beauty and style); feeling human again; keeping your expectations (of yourself and others) […]
The post The Fifth Trimester appeared first on Mr. Dad.2023-08-1430 minPositive Parenting Archives - Mr. DadThe Fifth TrimesterLauren Smith Brody, author of The Fifth Trimester. @Laurensbrody – Instagram: thefifthtrimester Topic: The working mom’s guide to style, sanity, and success after baby. Issues: Who’s taking care of your little person? Getting through “I have to quit.” Looking human again (on beauty and style); feeling human again; keeping your expectations (of yourself and others) […]
The post The Fifth Trimester appeared first on Mr. Dad.2023-08-1430 minPositive Parenting for Military Families Archives - Mr. DadOvercoming Challenges of Military Life + Success After BabyJessica Tyson, model supervisor, Focus Program. Topic: Resilience training for military families. Issues: Practical skills to help families and couples overcome common challenges related to military life; Building on current strengths and learning new strategies to enhance communication and problem solving, goal setting, and creating a shared family story; much more. Lauren Smith Brody, author […]
The post Overcoming Challenges of Military Life + Success After Baby appeared first on Mr. Dad.2023-08-1255 minMr. DadOvercoming Challenges of Military Life + Success After BabyJessica Tyson, model supervisor, Focus Program. Topic: Resilience training for military families. Issues: Practical skills to help families and couples overcome common challenges related to military life; Building on current strengths and learning new strategies to enhance communication and problem solving, goal setting, and creating a shared family story; much more. Lauren Smith Brody, author […]
The post Overcoming Challenges of Military Life + Success After Baby appeared first on Mr. Dad.2023-08-1255 min
Yoga Birth BabiesMother's Day Special: The Best of Motherhood (Part 2)Welcome back for part 2 of our Mother’s Day Special! Over the years I have had the honor of speaking to some truly incredible professionals in the perinatal field. Choosing my favorite episodes was a difficult task so we decided to release a second episode as our gift to you!In this best of episode we talk about feeling sexy as a mother, overcoming shame, the value of postpartum education, mom guilt, martyr mode and perfectionism, and going back to work as a mom. These conversations were often sparked by my own challenges as a mot...2023-05-1055 minParenting UnderstoodEp. 83 - The Fifth Trimester with Lauren BrodyIn this episode, we are joined by Lauren Smith-Brody, founder of the Fifth Trimester movement and the author of The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby. We discuss with Lauren how her work addresses the research and policy around early parenthood, as well as the practical. Lauren speaks about how her work dissects the systems that drive the inequities that make new motherhood, and especially new employed motherhood, so challenging, and her mission to recruit others to speak up about caregivers in their workplace and their needs. Lauren addresses the parallels...2023-04-0543 min
Fuck IT ALL™ feat. I AM RadioMotherhood and the Fifth Trimester with Lauren Smith BrodyLike many mothers I know, I started to feel waaaayyyyy too overwhelmed a few months after my daughter was born. After around six months, I felt the weight of the world on my shoulders (Like do you even lift bro?!) I felt completely overworked and stretched way too thin. And I know other mothers feel this way. Believe me, I asked! We were all experiencing the same thing, and we were all being asked to explain it at work and at home, but we didn’t have a name for it. Until now.2023-03-0830 min
The CEO MomcastEpisode 11- The Fifth Trimester with Lauren Smith-BrodyAfter many years as a journalist, Lauren became a mom and went back to work realizing that there was not a lot of support for new moms. Fast forward some years later and she became the mom behind @thefifthtrimester movement and consulting and one of the co-founders of @chamberofmothers. We have an amazing talk about going back to work after having a baby, the lack of support and the paid family leave movement.
Listen in to hear our chat, what's next for Lauren and how you can get involved with @chamberofmothers and help the US work toward...2022-12-0948 min
Up Your GlowThe Fifth Trimester with Lauren Smith BrodySuzie and Andi sit down with Lauren Smith Brody to kick off season 3 of the podcast! Lauren Smith Brody is the founder of the Fifth Trimester movement, best-selling author, and former editor with Glamour Magazine. We discuss everything from pumping to politics. You don't want to miss this in-depth conversation. 2022-11-0749 min
freemom, conversations for modern mothersWorking for Our DaughtersIt’s no secret that corporate America kind of treats women like crap, with men earning roughly 16% more than us for doing the exact same jobs over the exact same time. If that doesn’t sound like a lot, tell your friends that they’d have to work 42 more days a year to even the score. No thank you. What’s even more shocking than the gender disparity in this country is what’s known as the “motherhood penalty” which studies show accounts for 80% of the gender pay gap. So it’s not just women who are being screwed, it...2022-11-0231 min
Toddler PurgatoryBest Of: All the Feels - Mom Guilt, Rage, and Shame
Mom guilt. Mom rage. Shame. We feel the things. Then we feel bad about feeling the things. Which doesn't help us feel any better.In this "Best Of" episode, we discuss how to acknowledge, anticipate, sit with, process, and redirect these feelings, without beating ourselves up for having felt them in the first place.Here are links to some of the writing on the topic that we discuss in this episode:Pooja Lakshmin for The New York Times: "Saying No Is Self-Care For Parents"Motherly: "Mom rage is real-and it's a si...2022-08-0947 min
Problem PerformersPaid leave is the key to economic recovery.“Going into any negotiation as a working parent…it’s so important to remember that what you’re asking for is not just for you in your personal life, but you’re asking for essentially everyone,” explains Lauren Smith Brody, author of The Fifth Trimester. In today’s episode of Problem Performers, Lauren discusses the role of accessible childcare and paid family leave in our overall economic recovery during the pandemic.
Lauren is passionate about supporting mothers as they return to work after giving birth. Her book and consultation firm are focused on revolutionizing workplace cultures to support new mom...2021-12-2148 min
Toddler PurgatoryAll The Feels: Mom Guilt, Rage, and Shame
Mom guilt. Mom rage. Shame. We feel the things. Then we feel bad about feeling the things. Which doesn't help us feel any better.In this episode we discuss how to acknowledge, anticipate, sit with, process, and redirect these feelings, without beating ourselves up for having felt them in the first place.Here are links to some of the writing on the topic that we discuss in this episode: Pooja Lakshmin for The New York Times: Saying No Is Self-Care For Parents Motherly: Mom Rage is Real-and it's a sign that...2021-10-0547 min
Smart Money Mamas ShowHow to Feel Confident Returning from Maternity Leave with Lauren Smith Brody#116 Often, one of the biggest worries for new working moms is managing coming back to work after maternity leave. How do you prepare mentally for the shift? How can you maintain your career goals while balancing new responsibilities as a mama? What about taking care of yourself?
Don’t worry, we’ve got your back! This week on Smart Money Mamas Live, we’ll be joined by Lauren Smith Brody, author of The Fifth Trimester. We'll be discussing how to handle deciding between daycare and a nanny, dealing with bosses who aren't parents, how to rethink mom-guilt, and mo...2021-07-2243 min
The Wardroom PodcastProve That Wrong! - CAPT Hodgson, CDR Biggs, and LCDR JettWe are joined by:
CAPT Sid Hodgson, Major Program Manager, Terminal Defense Systems (PEO IWS 11)
CDR Ty Biggs, Program Manager's Representative, SUPSHIP Newport News, New Construction Aircraft Carriers
LCDR Jessica Jett, Air Dominance Department Officer, NSWC Port Hueneme
for a discussion on Work-Life Balance.
Book Recommendations:
(We didn't have time to talk about all of the recommendations from our guests, but the full list is below)
Laying Out Priorities:
"The Last Lecture" by Jeffrey Zaslow and Randy Pausch
How to discover your "why" in difficult times
TED Talk by Simon Sinek
2021-07-0648 min
Work and Life with Stew FriedmanEp 209. Lauren Smith Brody: The Fifth TrimesterLauren Smith Brody is the founder of The Fifth Trimester and author of the bestselling book The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity, and Success After Baby. Lauren’s book was a simultaneous best-seller in the Amazon categories of motherhood, women and business, and cultural anthropology. She writes regularly about the intersection of business and motherhood. She is also on the board of the early education nonprofit Docs for Tots. A longtime leader in the women’s magazine industry, Brody was previously the executive editor of Glamour magazine.In this episode, Stew talks w...2021-06-2552 min
Stethoscopes to Swaddles Podcast25. The Fifth TrimesterTrimester 1,2,3,4,5- Pregnancy and Beyond, You Can Survive INTRODUCTION Lauren Smith Brody: The Fifth Trimester The Fifth Trimester is when the working mom is born. If the first three trimesters are pregnancy and the fourth is the newborn phase, the fifth is when mom heads back to work…often before she’s physically or emotionally ready to be there. And yet there she is, because that’s the reality for American women right now. (25% of new working moms are back on the job two weeks after birth. And only 56% of working moms even qualif...2021-06-2140 min
The Pregnancy and Postnatal PodcastEpisode #6 - The return to work process and why it is so importantIn this episode, I am talking to a good friend of mine Sasha - Sasha is the MD and Employee Experience lead at wrkflow, a digital employee experience design agency based in Singapore. Before relocating to Singapore from the UK, Sasha spent 10 years working in HR leadership and HR technology consulting roles with brands like Samsung, Capgemini and ServiceNow. Most recently, Sasha led the ServiceNow alliance and Powered HR Transformation offering at KPMG for the ASPAC region before launching her own business in 2020. She’s a certified human-centred design practitioner, a HR Tech Advisor at HerCapital and holds an MB...2021-05-2734 min
That New Mom LifeBecoming a Working MomWhether you decide to stay at home with your baby or get back into the workplace, it’s never an easy decision. Hosts Grace Bastidas and Desiree Fortin talk to Lauren Smith Brody, author of The Fifth Trimester, about how to navigate the work-life juggle and get the support you need.
You’ll also hear real-life stories from moms just like you about how they decided to opt back in—or not.
For more information visit parents.com/newmompodcast
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-04-2727 min
Looking Up: A Unity PodcastCaregiving In A PandemicAuthor and workplace expert Lauren Smith Brody makes an unexpected argument about our lives as caregivers in a pandemic: we’ve been forced to rebuild the way we work and live in ground shaking ways—just as many of us did when we first became parents. At the same time, the pandemic has thrust many couples into throwback gender roles, and women are shouldering the brunt of childcare and housework. Lauren shares strategies from her bestselling book, The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity, and Success After Baby. Kelly and Rachel explore the upside to work f...2021-03-1531 min
Hey YAThe Holiday All-Request Recommendation ShowKelly and Hannah answer listener requests for book recommendations.
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SHOW NOTES
Short story collection. Preferably fiction and/or fun/uplifting
Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet; Tales from the Inner City by Shaun Tan; Take the Mic edited by Bethany C. Morrow; Snow in Love; Hope Nation edited by Rose Brock; The Radical Element edited by Jessica Spotswood.
A gift for my brother who isn’t a big reader. He’s in co...2020-11-2500 min
Working Wife, Happy Life!Ep 19 - The Fifth Trimester: Working parenthood with Lauren Smith Brody!After a successful 16-year career in magazine publishing, Lauren Smith Brody had a new calling, that of supporting working moms and generally working parents as they reconcile their professional and personal selves. Through her incredibly insightful best-selling book, The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby, she has launched The Fifth Trimester movement which emphasizes the support and understanding so necessary to ensure all working parents can succeed, both inside and outside the home. Lauren is a compassionate, articulate, funny and engaging champion of calling out the pitfalls of working parenthood, bo...2020-09-1657 min
Yoga Birth BabiesMaking Work Life Balance Easier with Lauren Smith BrodyAdjusting back to work has always been a concern for new parents. Today, in a time of a pandemic where childcare may have adjusted, finding flexible, creative ways to meet the demands of your job may require some creativity and negotiations. In this episode of Yoga|Birth|Babies, I speak with author and founder of The Fifth Trimester movement, Lauren Smith Brody. Lauren offers practical tips for negotiating flexibility with your employer with no stigma or pay cut. She also discusses how this conversation can help those who can use whatever privilege they’ve got fo...2020-07-0144 min
The Modern Mommy Doc PodcastHow to Be a Working Mom with Lauren Smith BrodyGoing back to work after having a baby is no small feat, and neither is making it as a working mom long term. We have author Lauren Smith Brody on the show today to talk about how to do it. She's the author of The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby and founder of The Fifth Trimester movement.Follow Lauren:@thefifthtrimesterwww.thefifthtrimester.com--Our online parenting programs are HERE!! In need of some extra support with straight-talk, trustworthy, digestible...2020-01-2738 min
Strong FeelingsThe Fifth Trimester with Lauren Smith BrodyWhat if moms were granted the kind of parental leave they really needed to heal from childbirth, care for baby, and return to work? Lauren Smith Brody thinks it would completely change the lives of new parents—and everyone around them.Most parents have to go back to work months before they’re emotionally and physically ready, missing out on an important developmental phase. When Lauren had her first child, she realized that phase needed a name, and a movement—so she launched The Fifth Trimester to help parents and businesses transform workplace culture together.It sho...2019-12-0556 min
Atomic MomsThe Fifth Trimester: A Working Mom's Guide | Lauren Smith Brody & Kate Bolduan#235 - CNN host Kate Bolduan and former Glamour executive editor Lauren Smith Brody give tips for heading back to work after having kids.Just back from maternity leave, Kate Bolduan gives us three momhacks for transitioning back to work. And Fifth Trimester founder Lauren Smith Brody shares lessons from her fun, comforting, and informative book: The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity, and Success After Baby. We talk about changing workplace culture, the gender pay gap as it relates to mamas, how to ask for flex time, signs of postpartum mood disorder, and wh...2019-11-0752 min
Atomic MomsThe Fifth Trimester: A Working Mom's Guide | Lauren Smith Brody & Kate Bolduan#235 - CNN host Kate Bolduan and former Glamour executive editor Lauren Smith Brody give tips for heading back to work after having kids.Just back from maternity leave, Kate Bolduan gives us three momhacks for transitioning back to work. And Fifth Trimester founder Lauren Smith Brody shares lessons from her fun, comforting, and informative book: The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity, and Success After Baby. We talk about changing workplace culture, the gender pay gap as it relates to mamas, how to ask for flex time, signs of postpartum mood disorder, and wh...2019-11-0700 min
We Gotta Talk: News, Issues, and Beauty for WomenEp 33: What It's Really Like to be a Working Mom, with Lauren Smith Brody of The Fifth TrimesterThere are no two ways about it--being a working mother is HARD.
The most difficult part, though, can be those first few weeks back after having a baby. From changes in your hormones to your body to your schedule, everything is different... yet everyone expects women to go back to work and do the exact same things they did before they left.
And while that's certainly possible, it's far from easy... at least without the right help and advice.
That's where best-selling author Lauren Smith Brody comes in. Her book The Fifth Trimester is here to walk you through it...2019-08-2345 min
Influential MotherhoodThe Fifth Trimester with Lauren Smith BrodyLauren Smith Brody went back to work after her first baby, and thought she could "organize herself" through her maternity leave and her return back to work after baby. While working in the magazine industry in NYC, Lauren was thankful for a healthy delivery and baby but felt like her emotions about work were "off." In this episode, we talk about the issues around a working mom's return to work, including: privilege and access to FMLA (only 56% of American workers have access to taking 12 unpaid weeks) 25% of American moms take two weeks or less of maternity l...2019-08-1347 min
Nina's Got Good NewsEpisode #49 - The Fifth Trimester (w/ Lauren Smith Brody)On this week’s episode of Nina’s Got Good News, host Nina B. Clarke is joined by her Good News VIP Guest of the Week, Lauren Smith Brody! Lauren is the founder of The Fifth Trimester movement, and the author of The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity and Big Success After Baby.
Nina and Lauren discuss Lauren’s background in the corporate world, and how having her children caused a change of perspective and career. They talk about some of the most important tips and tricks for mothers going back to work, what’s next for L...2019-07-3037 min
NYSSA: The UnmentionablesReturning to Work after Baby with Fifth Trimester Author/Founder Lauren Smith BrodyNyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to author and founder of the Fifth Trimester movement, Lauren Smith Brody, about preparing to return to work after giving birth, the 'Motherhood Penalty' (the measurable impact of motherhood on earnings and professional status), how to advocate for yourself in the workplace and much more. Do you have questions you'd like Nyssa to explore with our network of experts? Fourth Trimester stories that you'd like to share? Leave us a message at (336) HI-NYSSA or email us at hello@nyssacare.com. And please do review us on Apple podcasts, it really helps!...2019-07-1148 min
She Reaches PodcastThe Fifth Trimester and Supporting Parents in the Workplace with Lauren Smith BrodyAccording to Lauren Smith Brody, the "fifth trimester" is where a working mom is born. In this episode, Lauren shares what lead to writing The Fifth Trimester, how you can be a voice to push forward your own workplace, and what working parents really need. We also talk about the role of partners in this conversation and what makes being a working mom a strength that helps with the bottom line at companies. For fun, we also chat about the recent viral photo of Lauren registering for after school care while sitting on a panel at a...2019-04-0944 min
Career ContessaLauren Smith Brody: Disrupting Working MotherhoodMeet Lauren Smith Brody, author of The Fifth Trimester and a woman disrupting working motherhood. After enjoying an incredibly successful 16-year career in the magazine publishing world—working her way up to the #2 spot as Executive Editor for Glamour Magazine, Lauren left to write about The Fifth Trimester, the time she describes as when the working mom is born. And while I’m not a mom, I’m incredibly fascinated by this transition It’s no big secret that it’s a struggle to have children and go back to work. We do not live in a particularl...2019-04-0949 min
Unrefined SHEEp 011 The Fifth Trimester: YAY returning to work?!Returning to work is no easy day for a new mama. We get caught up in the shoulds: if we should work, when we should go back to work, how we should take care of ourselves, who should take care of our babies. We say F the should!
IN THIS EPISODE
0:00 … Liz’s birthday celebrations!
7:00 … Precipitous birth story: News Story Link
13:05 … Returning to work after loss
20:15 … “Fifth Trimester” - Lauren Smith Brody
25:00 … Forcing ourselves back into pre-baby work “shape”
27:40 … Maternity leave in the US
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Startup ParentCultivating Adult Female Friendships — With Co-Host Cary Fortin (The Friendship Series)#083 — Cultivating Adult Female Friendships If you are working parent, chances are that career and family dominate your time and attention. Yet we all know the immense value of cultivating friendships with other women who share similar circumstances, interests, or values. So, how do you carve out the time to nurture established friendships? Even more challenging, how do you build new female friendships? And how do you handle it when a friendship ends? Today, Cary Fortin is back to help me explore the issue of making new friends as an adult. We discuss the...2018-11-1252 min
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On this week's MTV The Hills Podcast: Spencer and Heidi clash over wall art. LC third wheels. Justin Bobby shows attitude. Audrina has to make a choice.
Also: MVP of the week, and we flush jabronis down the Jabrone Zone.
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On this week's MTV The Hills Podcast: Spencer buys a ring. Audrina goes out with Justin Bobby. LC has thoughts.
Also: MVP of the week, we flush jabronis down the Jabrone Zone, and Trivia Time!
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Merch: www.teespring.co...2018-05-1147 minAtomic MomsThe Fifth Trimester: A Working Mom's Guide | Lauren Smith BrodyCNN host Kate Bolduan and former Glamour executive editor Lauren Smith Brody give tips for heading back to work after having kids. Just back from maternity leave, Kate Bolduan gives us three momhacks for transitioning back to work. And Fifth Trimester founder Lauren Smith Brody shares lessons from her fun, comforting, and informative book: The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity, and Success After Baby. We talk about changing workplace culture, the gender pay gap as it relates to mamas, how to ask for flex time, signs of postpartum mood dis...2018-04-1750 min
Atomic MomsThe Fifth Trimester: A Working Mom's Guide | Lauren Smith BrodyCNN host Kate Bolduan and former Glamour executive editor Lauren Smith Brody give tips for heading back to work after having kids.
Just back from maternity leave, Kate Bolduan gives us three momhacks for transitioning back to work. And Fifth Trimester founder Lauren Smith Brody shares lessons from her fun, comforting, and informative book: The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity, and Success After Baby. We talk about changing workplace culture, the gender pay gap as it relates to mamas, how to ask for flex time, signs of postpartum mood disorder, and what to do if you...2018-04-1750 min
Women@WorkLaura Zarrow with Lauren Smith Brody, Author and Founder of The Fifth TrimesterLauren Smith Brody is the founder of The Fifth Trimester movement and the author of 'The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby (Doubleday)', a simultaneous #1 best-seller in the Amazon categories of Motherhood, Women & Business, and Cultural Anthropology. Her work has been featured on Good Morning America, CNN.com, Forbes, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Glamour, Refinery29, and dozens more outlets for business leaders and mothers. Prior to launching T5T, Lauren had a 16-year career in magazine publishing, most recently as the longtime executive editor of Glamour magazine at Condé Nast, w...2018-04-1054 min
MotherbirthThe Fifth Trimester — 053Today’s guest, Lauren Smith Brody is the Founder of The Fifth Trimester Movement and author of The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After a Baby. She worked in the publicity industry for many years as an Editor for Glamour Magazine. During her first pregnancy, she found there to be a lack of resources for women who are transitioning back into their careers after having children. Determined to make a difference, she began to research ways to help companies better support women during their childbearing years. “The Fifth Trimester” was born - focusing...2018-04-0900 min
Wellness for Financial GrownupsLauren Smith Brody says no to the offer she thought she always wantedLauren Smith Brody, author of The Fifth Trimester turned down a high prestige offer when she realized saying yes would make her feel like a fraud. Then, a surprise turn of events proved the decision was the right one. For more information, visit the show notes at http://www.bobbirebell.com/podcast/laurensmithbrody2018-03-0714 minComing Clean PodcastE64 - What did I Do? (The Hills S3E1)We've got merch! www.teespring.com/stores/comingcleanpod
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On this week's MTV The Hills Podcast: Whitney is LC's boss. A rumor goes around. Heidi throws a party.
Also: MVP of the week, we flush jabronis down the Jabrone Zone, and Trivia Time!
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On this week's MTV The Hills Podcast: Whitney takes New York. Heidi moves out.
We talk: how Whitney fared in NYC; if Heidi made the right choice; if LC is better off, and so much more!
Also: MVP of the week, we flush jabronis down the Jabrone Zone, and Trivia Time!
Recommendations: Sam - Tostitos Hot Salsa...2018-02-0935 minComing Clean PodcastE59 - The Rise, The Fall, and The Rise (The Hills S2E11)We've got merch! www.teespring.com/stores/comingcleanpod
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On this week's MTV The Hills Podcast: Whitney wants more chances at Teen Vogue. Whitney takes a spill on Good Morning America. Spencer pressures Heidi.
We talk: is Whitney making the right moves; staying at a job for a long time; classic The Hills moment; Spencer's flesh-colored beard, and so much...2018-02-0246 minComing Clean PodcastE57 - Sorry I Was Sorry (The Hills S2E10)We've got merch! www.teespring.com/stores/comingcleanpod
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On this week's MTV The Hills Podcast: Heidi tells LC about Spencer asking her to move in. They surprise LC for her birthday. Brody gets a second chance. Jen Bunney tries to apologize.
We talk: would we have moved in with Spencer or stayed with LC; if the surprise party tactic was a good idea; why Brody...2018-01-2640 minComing Clean PodcastE55 - Moving Out, Moving On (The Hills S2E9)We've got merch! www.teespring.com/stores/comingcleanpod
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On this week's MTV The Hills Podcast: It's a new year in The Hills! Spencer asks Heidi to move out. Heidi has to pick between LC and Jason. Lo is back.
We talk: Cutting friends out; Spencers good intentions; LC and Lo's strange friendship; saying goodbye; big boys, and so much more!
Also: MVP of the week...2018-01-1955 minComing Clean PodcastE53 - Double Date, Double Trouble (The Hills S2E8)We've got merch! www.teespring.com/stores/comingcleanpod
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On this week's MTV The Hills Podcast: LC goes on a double date with Audrina. Heidi goes on a trip with Spencer and leaves. Whitney wants more responsibilities.
We talk: Dessert innuendos; calling yourself a pro athlete; courtesy texts; conspiracy theories, and...2018-01-1251 min
Coming Clean PodcastE52 - One Year CelebrationWe've got merch! www.teespring.com/stores/comingcleanpod
On this week's podcast: We take a look back at the year that was! We listen to our favorite memories from our first 51 episodes!
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