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Securely 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 min
The Motherhood KitEmpowering Moms: How to Make Your Voice Heard This Election YearSend us a textIn this episode of the Motherhood Kit podcast, Yamel Belen and Raena Boston discuss the importance of advocacy for mothers, particularly in the context of the upcoming election. They explore the Vote Like a Mother campaign, which empowers mothers to engage in civic action and vote for issues that matter to them, such as paid leave and maternal health. The conversation also touches on how to involve children in political discussions, the significance of finding time for civic engagement, and the key issues being addressed by the Chamber of Mothers. Additionally, they address...2024-10-3032 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
Modern Mom ProbsHow to Vote Like a Mother with Raena Boston and Erin ErenbergRaena Boston and Erin Erenberg, co-founders of Chamber of Mothers, dive deep into the pressing challenges faced by modern moms. From the lack of paid family medical leave and affordable childcare to the urgent need for improved maternal health support, they discuss the systemic issues hindering families across the nation.
In this thought-provoking conversation, they emphasize the importance of political engagement and voting as powerful tools for change. The Chamber of Mothers has launched the "Vote Like a Mother" campaign, aiming to educate and empower moms to vote for candidates who prioritize their needs and the well-being...2024-10-0143 min
Real Mother FuckersRaena Boston + Working Mothers (Paid Leave Advocacy)Raena Boston is a Co-Founder of Chamber of Mothers, a writer, and a firm believer that “doing it all is a big scam.” This episode covers the topics of motherhood, paid leave, and the challenges faced by working mothers. It delves into the impact of paid leave on the mental health and well-being of mothers, the need for support and advocacy for mothers, and the societal expectations and guilt associated with motherhood. It delves into the need for mothers to push back against these outside world expectations and create space for themselves and their OWN family values. Shouldn’t mother...2024-07-0143 min
The False Tradeoff#20: A Rallying Cry To Vote Like A MotherWhat’s the purpose of The Chamber of Mothers? Co-founders Raena Boston and Erin Erenberg join us to talk about their advocacy work for moms and caregivers in the United States and their newly launched “Vote Like a Mother” campaign.Connect with us on LinkedIn: Parentaly | Allison Whalen | Jenna VassalloLearn more about our parental leave programs: How We Help | Contact UsKeep in touch with Parentaly: Podcast newsletter | Monthly newsletter2024-06-0435 min
No One Told UsEpisode 38: Advocating for Parental Leave in the US with Raena BostonEpisode 38: Advocating for Parental Leave in the US with Raena Boston @theworkingmomtrasParental leave, or lack thereof, can be such a stressful part of the postpartum journey for new parents. That’s why this week Rachael has guest Raena Boston, co-founder of the Chamber of Mothers, on to discuss the importance of parental leave! Raena tells us about the work her organization is doing to advocate for better policies. She also shares her personal experiences with unpaid leave and the impact it had on her mental health. Raena highlights the barriers to passing legislation, including the...2024-05-0933 min
The Bodacious OptimistRaena Boston on Creating the World We Want for our KidsRaena Boston is the leader of the Working Momtras online community and a cofounder of the national nonprofit organization Chamber of Mothers. With a monthly reach of over 4 million, Chamber of Mothers champions the work of existing advocacy groups; educates mothers about the personal impact of politics; and encourages women to use their voices, dollars, and power to hold lawmakers accountable for the nexus of failed or nonexistent support systems for mothers. In this episode Raena talks to Sascha about the intersection of advocacy and parenthood, the need for care infrastructure in America, the power of storytelling, and what...2024-04-2333 min
A Fresh StoryFresh Conversations with Raena Boston: how can we show up for each other?Fresh Conversations with Raena Boston: how can we show up for each other?
Raena Boston is a rising thought leader in the women’s and maternal rights space with a fresh, imperative voice. She is a working mom of three, fierce advocate, co-founder of the nonprofit focused on mothers’ rights Chamber of Mothers, and an HR corporate baddie. By night, she writes and creates content for her online platform, The Working Momtras. The Working Momtras is a community designed to help empower moms to unsubscribe from the scams of motherhood, resign from doing it all, and inst...2024-04-1535 min
Mothercraft7. Advocating for Mothers with Raena BostonI’m joined by another phenomenal guest, Raena Boston, on the podcast today! Raena Boston is a mother of three, co-founder of Chamber of Mothers, writer, and a seasoned HR professional. After dealing with unexpected mental health issues in 2020, Raena experienced some life-changing realizations. A pivotal moment for her was understanding that you don’t need to be sensational in order to be loved - your constant need to prove your worthiness is absolutely unnecessary. From stepping back and taking a demotion at work, to re-defining how her marriage should look to better support her and her husb...2024-03-261h 03
MomplicatedWhy Mom Guilt Is A Scam -- with Raena Boston!This week, Dana is tearing back the curtain on Boss Babe Motherhood!Writer and organizer Raena Boston joins the pod to talk about:Why "having it all" is the ultimate scamHow you can officially unsubscribe from mom guiltHow to find satisfaction in motherhood without buying into "motherhood, the brand"The institutions that profit off of you striving to be the perfect wife and motherWhy the US doesnt have paid family leave and universal child care yet -- and what you can do to change thatWhy it benefits all women to redefine stay-at-home moms...2024-03-1153 min
The Feminist Mom PodcastAdvocating for Working Families with Raena BostonRaena Boston is a rising thought leader in the women’s and maternal rights space with a fresh, imperative voice. She is a working mom of three, fierce advocate for working families, and a co-founder of the nonprofit Chamber of Mothers. She is also a writer and creates content for her online platform, The Working Momtras. The Working Momtras is a community designed to help empower moms to unsubscribe from the scams of motherhood, resign from doing it all, and instead lean into their inherent worth. Raena has appeared on Good Morning America, PBS Newshour, and many of your fa...2024-02-201h 04
With WhitOur Country is Failing Mothers w/ The Chamber of Mothers' Erin Erenberg and Raena BostonWashington D.C. is loaded with groups and affiliations - the NRA, the AARP, but who is representing and fighting for the moms? Erin Erenberg and Raena Boston banded together to create the Chamber of Mothers in 2021 to unify women across the country and advocate for paid leave and basic rights. I sat down with them for an eye-opening and important conversation about the lack of support for American mothers, the things we desperately need to change, and the amazing work they are doing to spread the word and get everyone involved. Hope this inspires you as much as it d...2023-11-1444 min
Time to LeanAll Moms Work: Debunking the Scams of Motherhood with Raena BostonWe're so excited to welcome Raena Boston to the podcast! This episode has everything--gentrification, capitalism, racism, unpaid maternity leave that leads to paid paternity leave, and the scam of having it all. Resources Mentioned:Raena Boston - The Working MomtrasChamber of MothersBooks Mentioned on This EpisodeHave a domestic dilemma or question? Leave us a message on Speakpipe! https://www.speakpipe.com/timetolean OR DM us on IG @timetoleanpodFollow Laura on social media @thatdarnchatFollow Crystal on social media @itscrystalbrittDomestic Violence Resources Interested...2023-08-2356 min
If Money Were EasyUniting Mothers as Advocates with Raena BostonOn today's episode of If Money Were Easy, Mary Beth and Neela talk with Raena Boston, Co-founder of the Chamber of Mothers and thought leader in the women’s and maternal rights space. Together, they discuss the impact of uniting mothers as advocates for change regarding childcare and paid leave. Raena shares eye-opening statistics about the stark difference in childcare investments between the United States and other countries, urging real federal investment to ensure families aren't burdened by skyrocketing childcare costs. They discuss the need for uniform paid leave, the challenges faced by mothers, and engaging with lawmakers in th...2023-08-1633 min
What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny MomsFresh Take: Raena Boston on Mom ScamsWhat "scams" about motherhood have we become subject to without really questioning them? What would happen if we stopped subscribing to these ideas?Raena Boston, founder of the Working Momtras, discusses ways to counteract the sexism inherent in parenting, particularly mothering, and how to make the personal political. Raena is a mom of three, co-founder of the nonprofit Chamber of Mothers, and a fierce advocate for working families.In this interview, Raena and Margaret discuss:
Mom guilt as a scam and how we can dismantle it
Why dads need parental leave too
What federal...2023-07-1435 min
Postpartum ProductionS2E8 - Where Working Motherhood and Maternal Activism Intersect: A Conversation with Raena BostonThis episode is sponsored by Needed, a leading women's health supplement brand. (You can save 20% off your first order of any vitamins or supplements at thisisneeded.com with code POSTPARTUMPRODUCTION.)ANDBetter Help, the world's largest therapy service 100% online. (Go to https://betterhelp.com/postpartumproduction for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help #sponsored)...2023-06-2847 min
Work AppropriateMaking Parental Leave Better for Everyone with Raena BostonThe state of paid parental leave in the U.S. is abysmal. And advocating for it, coordinating it, and scraping it together more often than not falls to mothers. Raena Boston, co-founder of Chamber of Mothers, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer questions from listeners about advocating for paid leave, how to plan for your leave, and whether you can start-- or quit-- a job while you're pregnant.Got a workplace quandary you need help figuring out? Head to www.workappropriate.com and tell us about it!Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for...2023-04-1956 min
Birth Stories in Color168 | Survival is the Floor, Joy is the Ceiling - Raena BostonRaena Boston, Founder of the Chamber of Mothers and The Momtras, joined us to share her three birth experiences and the makings of motherhood. Raena's first pregnancy lead her down a new path for her family by choosing a birth center instead of a hospital. Her provider was off-putting and the idea of shifting to different providers within the practice helped her make the decision.The birth center experience with Baby Aksel was beautiful. She arrived at the birth center at 4 cm dilated after a night of laboring at home. Her husband, Travis, and their doula were...2023-04-151h 20The Motherhood KitMotherhood & Career: Planning For Leave After BirthSend us a textAs we prepare for motherhood or continue the journey, trying to have it all together can feel nearly impossible. Feelings of doubt, guilt, or pressure to go harder can start to brew inside until a breaking point is reached. So how can we better prepare for life (and work) after birth? This episode Yamel Belen is joined by Raena Boston, mother of three, HR pro, writer & Co-Founder, to discuss the ways in which moms can plan for work leave after birth. Raena Boston is the founder of The Working Momtras, a c...2023-03-1534 min
BIC TALKS200. What Makes an 'Indian' Poet | Featuring 9 PoetsThe Penguin Book of Indian Poets, the definitive anthology of Indian poetry in English for the next decade and more edited by Jeet Thayil, returns the forgotten figures of Indian poetry to the centre where they belong. Jeet compiled the work of 94 poets for this anthology, the oldest born in 1924 and the youngest in 2001. With the aim of giving readers a deeper understanding of a vast and fluid poetic tradition, this collection brings together writers from across the world, a wealth of voices that present an expansive, encompassing idea of what makes an ‘Indian’ poet. This...2022-10-271h 21
freemom, conversations for modern mothersMom GuiltHave you ever heard the phrase “mom guilt”? If you’re responsible for any human beings and you also happen to work in some way, shape, or form, have a relationship that you’d like to keep, and live in a home that needs some form of maintenance, you will be all too familiar with it. The very definition of guilt is “the fact of having committed a breach of conduct especially violating law and involving a penalty.” Yikes. Let’s look an alternative. “feelings of deserving blame especially for imagined offenses or from a sense of inadequacy.” Oh y...2022-10-0531 min
Workday Playdate124: Five Tips to Making Life Easier as a Working Parent with Raena Boston of Working MomtrasAre you a working parent or do you lead team members who are working parents? If so, today’s guest is full of tangible tips to make your day-to-day run as smoothly as possible. By day, Raena Boston is a working mother to 3 children, Chamber of Mothers co-founder, and human resources professional for a consulting firm. By night (and wherever there is margin), she is a writer and the founder of an online community for mothers called the Working Momtras. The Working Momtras is a community designed to help empower moms to resign from doing it all and...2022-09-1444 minSecurely Attached62. Motherhood as advocacy: A conversation about paid family leave, abortion access and gun reform with Raena Boston Moms are overwhelmed, exhausted and burnt out. There is a major lacking in systems to support new, working and stay-at-home moms… so basically, that's every mother. It is important for us to fight for change, but the weight of that constant battle and stream of seemingly never-ending bad news can feel too heavy to carry at times. Joining me to discuss the advocacy work The Chamber of Mothers is doing, ways you can get involved, and how to find joy in an often turbulent world is the founder of Work...2022-08-0249 min
Bringing the Human back to Human Resources72. Companies that Treat Parents well Determines how well They Treat Everyone (feat. Raena Boston)Today is Women's Equal Pay Day, so it's only fitting that we discuss pay and leave options that impact parents, especially birthing parents. Raena Boston, Founder of The Working Momtras, and HR pro joins me to discuss why there's a pay gap, how you can find companies that treat parents well, and the shocking percentage of companies that leave employees without paid leave options in the United States.
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You're Not WrongYou’re Not Saintly this Valentine (feat. Raena Boston)In this February Dating Edition, the ladies welcome a special guest Ms. Raena Boston of The Working Momtras (@theworkingmomtras). She discusses whether women can have it all before Nicole leads everyone into a Gen X file on strange Valentine’s Day stories.
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CEO School66. Raena Boston on Growing an Online Community While Working Full Time, Finding Your Identity Again, and Asking for What You NeedIn this episode, you'll hear from Raena Boston, table shakin', sailor talkin', and truth teller at her expanding corner of the internet, The Working Momtras community. Raena shares why she chose to create Working Momtras and the supportive community she wanted to build for working moms. You'll hear Raena's advice for moms whose identity lines are blurred, and her favorite rituals, habits and routines to feel peace as a working mother and how she has adapted with COVID-19 restrictions. Raena gives encouragement to shift the way we traditionally identify career goals, and how she is able to create space...2021-03-0848 min
Different Church PodcastChristmas Extravaganza - 12/20/20 ServiceIn our tour of amazing guest speakers, this week it is our very own Raena Boston's turn to bless us with a message. She talked about how bringing your unique gift to the world is the best thing you can do this Christmas.2020-12-2121 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastYou don't have to do anything extraordinary to be loved w/Raena BostonThis week we are chatting with Raena Boston, founder of The Working Momtras, about the power of knowing ourselves, celebrating our unique gifts and conferring our gifts to the world. Raena vulnerably opens up regarding her quest to know herself as she found herself experiencing a spiritual awakening coinciding with her entrance into motherhood and letting go of the old ways - or outdated behaviors and patterns - that have hindered her ability to embrace herself as she is. Raena invites us into her awareness recognizing her achievement oriented personality and the struggle to assess who she is when...2020-12-141h 04
To Birth and BeyondEpisode 135: It’s Safe to Shake the Table with Raena BostonToday, Jessie talks with Raena Boston about difficult times, and a spiritual awakening that led her to shake the table in her marriage.- - - - -If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation! Resources and References: instagram.com/theworkingmomtras Time Stamps:1:01 - Who we...2020-08-1858 min