Podcast appearances and mentions of lauren smith brody

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 parenting from a space of guilt.   - The question to ask yourself that can help guide your behaviors as a parent that come from a place of attunement and trust, rather than guilt or fear.   - Using a “values-driven” distinction to help you determine the root reasons you are making certain decisions, and how bringing this into your consciousness can be helpful.     ADDITIONAL PODCAST EPISODES YOU MAY LIKE:  

A 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 address (and flip!) your personal output/input equation to create more balance for yourself.   - Taking a Family-Systems approach to addressing and treating parental burnout.   - How parental burnout can impact the parent-child relationship, leading to more dysregulated behaviors from our kids, us losing our cool, and creating a self-perpetuating negative feedback loop.   - Why traditional self-care strategies don't work for combatting parental burnout, and my recommendations for practical, realistic, and attainable strategies that actually do!     LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. SARAH BREN: https://drsarahbren.com/   FOLLOW DR. SARAH ON INSTAGRAM: @drsarahbren   ADDITIONAL REFERENCES AND RESOURCES: The Surgeon General Report: Parental Mental Health & Well-Being  In one study, Parents whose children experienced anxiety or ADHD had two to four times higher risk of experiencing parental burnout (anxiety: OR, 2.54; ADHD: OR, 4.41) compared with those whose children had no anxiety or ADHD. [1] Addressing systemic problems with Raena Boston, Lauren Smith Brody, and Alexis Barad-Cutler Encouraging your child to engage in independent play   CHECK OUT ADDITIONAL PODCAST EPISODES YOU MAY LIKE:

Join 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 back and identify if the “rules” aren't working for you and how you can start to feel more empowered to break them (even when it's hard!)   - A simple strategy for making it easier for your work to say yes to your requests (Hint: The first step is understanding why it's an economically good decision for your boss to make the accommodations you're requesting.)   - What a small business owner can do to support working parents when they don't necessarily have the financial resources to do all the big-ticket items they wish they could.   - How employers can help their teams “resentment-proof” their career and their lives with solutions for the future.    Tune in for a conversation packed with insights on how to empower working moms and transform workplace culture!     LEARN MORE ABOUT LAUREN SMITH BRODY: https://www.thefifthtrimester.com/   READ LAUREN'S BOOK:

This week on the Where Parents Talk podcast host Lianne Castelino speaks to Lauren Smith Brody, CEO, The Fifth Trimester co-founder, Chamber of Mothers, journalist, speaker, author and mother of two about creating family-friendly workplace cultures through greater gender-equity for parents.

Hey 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,

In 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 between infants' fourth trimester and mothers' fifth trimester. She further talks about child care, especially in regards to thinking about how one gets comfortable with one's decision about care, and how decisions are made. We further talk about the roles of ambivalence and agency in parenting. Lauren also speaks about her current work around rights and caregivers in the workforce.    For more information on Lauren please visit:  http://www.thefifthtrimester.com/founder   For more information on Chambers of Mothers please visit: https://www.chamberofmothers.com/

Jill 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) – Pandemic Relief Funding for Child Care Is Ending (10:35) – Mortgage Rate Races Toward 8% After Hitting A High Not Seen Since Late 2000 (19:35) – New Data Shows Job Openings Unexpectedly Rose Again (20:20) – Netflix Plans to Raise Prices After Actors Strike Ends (22:15) – George R. R. Martin, Jodi Picoult Join Authors Guild In Class Action Lawsuit Against OpenAI (24:40) – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Honored On New Postage Stamp (27:1-) – On This Day In History (30:00) **Mo News Premium For Members-Only Instagram, Private Podcast: (Click To Join)** — Mosheh Oinounou (@mosheh) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. He has 20 years of experience at networks including Fox News, Bloomberg Television and CBS News, where he was the executive producer of the CBS Evening News and launched the network's 24 hour news channel. He founded the @mosheh Instagram news account in 2020 and the Mo News podcast and newsletter in 2022. Jill Wagner (@jillrwagner) is an Emmy and Murrow award- winning journalist. She's currently the Managing Editor of the Mo News newsletter and previously worked as a reporter for CBS News, Cheddar News, and News 12. She also co-founded the Need2Know newsletter, and has made it a goal to drop a Seinfeld reference into every Mo News podcast. Follow Mo News on all platforms: Website: www.mo.news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mosheh/ Daily Newsletter: https://www.mo.news/newsletter Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@monews Twitter: https://twitter.com/mosheh TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mosheh Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoshehNews Snapchat: https://t.snapchat.com/pO9xpLY9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I am talking to Randi Tangney, an Employment attorney in the USA. Randi talks about becoming a mum and role model to three incredible girls whilst also trying to resolve the physical and mental demands of breastfeeding, no sleep, pumping and fitting a baby into a trial schedule. Randi also shares the additional barriers women in the US face to having a family and a career when she describes how her healthcare cover was tied to her job, and so leaving her job to care for her child was never an option, especially not when her unborn child was diagnosed with Myelomeningocele, a severe form of spina bifida requiring in-utero surgery.  We also wonder whether one way to improve outcomes for working mums is to record the cost of parental leave as an investment in the company's balance sheet rather than as a cost to the P&L, and Randi recommends we all read The Fifth Trimester by Lauren Smith Brody.

On the radio show this week we cover the power of story (your story!!) and of narrative to change the world for the better; what's happening with the Republican default debacle; cover the latest with the Chamber of Moms and how you can get involved; and hear about the fight for fair pay and a new store MomsRising is test launching at merch.momsrising.org.     *Special guests include: dream hampton, award-winning filmmaker, author, journalist, and activist; Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs, @Voice4HumanNeed; Lauren Smith Brody, The Fifth Trimester and Chamber of Mothers, @thefifthtrimester @chamberofmothers; and Taylor Austin, MomsRising, @MomsRising   TAPED ON: Thursday, April 27, 2023

On the radio show this week we cover the power of story (your story!!) and of narrative to change the world for the better; what's happening with the Republican default debacle; cover the latest with the Chamber of Moms and how you can get involved; and hear about the fight for fair pay and a new store MomsRising is test launching at merch.momsrising.org. *Special guests include: dream hampton, award-winning filmmaker, author, journalist, and activist; Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs, @Voice4HumanNeed; Lauren Smith Brody, The Fifth Trimester and Chamber of Mothers, @thefifthtrimester @chamberofmothers; and Taylor Austin, MomsRising, @MomsRising

In 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 between infants' fourth trimester and mothers' fifth trimester. She further talks about child care, especially in regards to thinking about how one gets comfortable with one's decision about care, and how decisions are made. We further talk about the roles of ambivalence and agency in parenting. Lauren also speaks about her current work around rights and caregivers in the workforce.  For more information on Lauren please visit: http://www.thefifthtrimester.com/founder For more information on Chambers of Mothers please visit: https://www.chamberofmothers.com/ For more information on Cooper please visit us on instagram @your_cooper and on-line at beta.yourcooper.com . If you are interested in joining a Cooper group please click join Cooper, where you'll fill out a brief onboarding to tell us more about yourself, your family and your parenting needs. Enter code 'ParentingUnderstood' at checkout to receive 20% off your Cooper Membership!'  

Like 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.Meet Lauren Smith Brody, the woman who gave this feeling a name and a plan on how to address it. Lauren is a journalist, editor, entrepreneur, and author of her latest book The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby. Based on interviews with over 700 moms (!!!), The Fifth Trimester tackles every personal and professional issue you are probably dealing with, and the inspiration you need when and if you do head back to work. Lauren is the founder of The Fifth Trimester movement and consulting, which supports all working parents and caregivers to advance women's leadership and drive economic growth. Yes, of course, I have her on speed dial!Check out this week's episode to hear more about The Fifth Trimester and what we as parents can do to advocate for ourselves at home and in the workplace. Because you deserve it ✨Lauren Smith Brody: WebsiteThe Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby by Lauren Smith BrodyInstagramLinkedIn The Chamber of Mothers:  WebsiteInstagramFacebookResources Mentioned: A Slight Delay of Plans Podcast by Maya ShankarWork Won't Love You Back by Sarah JeffyPost-production for this episode was provided by CCST.

Suzie 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.

It'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's actually mothers. To make that perfectly clear, we are earning less and getting passed up for promotions more simply because we have children. There is some pretty scary research to support all of this. A Harvard study found that mothers were recommended an 8% lower starting salary than non-mothers which is more than 8% lower than the recommended starting salary for fathers. Oddly, the trend is reversed for dads when compared to childless men. According to a recent report by the World Economic Forum, it will take another 130 years to close the gender pay gap globally. Let's make this perfectly clear, we are talking about paying women, and disproportionately mothers, equal pay for equal work. That's it. So how can we fast-track that trajectory and start to build a foundation that will actually benefit our daughters in ways that we are unlikely to see in our lifetime? Let's find out. With me today is Lauren Smith Brody, founder of The Fifth Trimester an educational consulting platform that supports all working parents and caregivers to advance women's leadership and build gender equity in the workforce. Her book, The Fifth Trimester, is a must-read for parents looking to survive and thrive in the tumble dryer early days of balancing career and motherhood.From mental health and managing relationships to raising changemakers and advocating for support, freemom is a podcast dedicated to ensuring that every mom feels heard. You can find us on the gram at @freemomcast or on the web at www.freemomcast.com. You can also support the show and help fund production with a sweet little five-dollar donation right here. Thanks for listening!From mental health and managing relationships to raising changemakers and advocating for support, freemom is a podcast dedicated to ensuring that every mom feels heard. You can find us on the gram at @freemomcast or on the web at www.freemomcast.com. You can also support the show and help fund production with a sweet little five-dollar donation right here. Thanks for listening!

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 sign that mother's needs aren't being met" Lauren Smith Brody for Today's Parent: "Why mom guilt is the biggest lie of all" Special thanks to this month's sponsors: AprilAire is a professional-grade Indoor Air Quality solution. For more information on the AprilAire Healthy Air System®, visit www.aprilaire.com/laughing.  Faherty is a family-run brand making high-quality, timeless clothing. Head to fahertybrand.com/LAUGHING and use code LAUGHING at checkout to get 20% off. Metabolic Reds is the superfood blend you've been craving. Try it risk-free today and get a free bottle of Metabolic Greens with your first order. Go to getreds.com/toddler to learn more.  Ready, Set, Food! is the safe and easy way to introduce allergens to your baby's diet. Go to readysetfood.com/todpurgs & use code TODPURGS for 30% off your first order.  Yipes! Wipes are a kids' face and hands wipe designed to teach kids to develop independent healthy habits. Go to yipeswipes.com/TODDLER for 20% off.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the radio show this week, we cover the spectacular nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court (and how you can help get her confirmed); what's happening with disinformation online and how you can help stop it; and we also cover the growing movement of moms and caregivers — including Mothering Honestly, the Chamber of Moms, and the Fifth Trimester — rising up to demand a care infrastructure.     *Special guests include: Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Shaunna Thomas, UltraViolet, @UltraViolet; Blessing Adesiyan, Mother Honestly, @mother_honestly; and Lauren Smith Brody, The Fifth Trimester & Chamber of Moms, @Laurensbrody @chamberofmoms

On the radio show this week, we cover the spectacular nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court (and how you can help get her confirmed); what's happening with disinformation online and how you can help stop it; and we also cover the growing movement of moms and caregivers — including Mothering Honestly, the Chamber of Moms, and the Fifth Trimester — rising up to demand a care infrastructure. *Special guests include: Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Shaunna Thomas, UltraViolet, @UltraViolet; Blessing Adesiyan, Mother Honestly, @mother_honestly; and Lauren Smith Brody, The Fifth Trimester & Chamber of Moms, @Laurensbrody @chamberofmoms

“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 moms, who face enormous challenges in the form of insufficient paid family medical leave and lack of affordable childcare. Lauren explains that women rarely have access to the resources necessary to simultaneously parent and maintain their careers, and these benefits are especially elusive for hourly wage workers and BIPOC parents. She tells listeners that it is crucial for business leaders to talk openly about their own balance between work and family, even the hard parts, to help normalize it for their teams. Tune into this week's episode of Problem Performers for a candid (and hilarious) chat between Lauren Smith Brody and Rebecca Weaver about the challenges of being a postpartum professional, and the importance of making paid family medical leave the national standard. Learn about what you can do to advocate for paid leave and support new moms in the workplace – which ultimately benefits everyone, parents or not.   Quotes • “Some of the people who have made it to the top just do not feel comfortable being transparent about when they are doing things for their families, which is such an easy fix….Especially if they're in leadership, when they are visible about the things that they're doing to support their family life, that's doing their job well. Because they're actually helping retain people. They're helping people see that there's a path forward for them.” (13:41-14:10 | Lauren) • “We should all be in a ‘normal' here, nationally and I would say even globally, that supports the rights of parents and caregivers to earn a paycheck while also caring for their families.” (22:44-22:54 | Lauren) • “Going into any negotiation as a parent who is trying to find a way of working that will let them keep working, 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. And so when say to you, ‘Well, I'd have to do it for everyone,' the answer to that is, ‘That's probably what's needed to make progress here and for us to stay competitive.'” (24:28-24:53 | Lauren) • “Eighty-two percent of the existing childcare spots available in our country before the pandemic are available now. Simultaneously 50% of America is in what is classified by the government as a childcare desert. Which means that you'd have to drive a certain number of miles or that childcare is so out of bounds expensive compared to what the average income is that it's inaccessible. And that is particularly true for people of color.” (25:56-26:32 | Lauren) • “It's important for managers and HR to really understand that if the childcare industry's recovery is going to be so much more delayed than every other industry, that those other industries don't just get to keep on recovering.” (27:44-27:58 | Lauren) • “I want HR and business owners and leadership to listen to this message: there will be no economic recovery without childcare support. Period. There just will not.” (29:02-29:16 | Rebecca) • “Until we have (federally mandated paid leave), what we have is a K shaped economic recovery. At the top leg of the K, people who had access are going to keep moving up. At the bottom leg of the K, the people who didn't have access are going to keep moving down. And those two end points of those two legs get further and further and further apart.” (37:19-37:36 | Lauren) • “Thirty-seven percent of people who are ‘voluntarily'…out of work right now, who could go back to work but are not…say that if they had access to paid family leave, they would come back into the workforce.” (39:30-39:50 | Lauren) • “Pay them better. Pay them a livable wage, so that they can pay for childcare or elder care to take care of the people they love. And if you can't pay them, then you don't have a viable business.” (40:43-40:55 | Lauren) • “You shouldn't have to fix the problem that you're in, but if you have one ounce of energy to do it, to speak up, to be a tiny bit more transparent than is comfortable for you, please do. Because there are a lot of people who don't have the ability to do that who are counting on you.” (44:22-44:36 | Lauren)   Links http://www.thefifthtrimester.com/  https://www.chamberofmothers.com/  Instagram: @thefifthtrimesteer  Twitter: @laurensbrody https://paidleaveforall.org/ Email your senator to push for paid leave with just a few clicks at https://paidleave.us/email-your-moc   Connect with a coach at https://www.hruprise.com/   Follow us on social media:  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/hruprise • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hruprise/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HRuprise/ • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hruprise/

Today's episode is an interview with Lauren Smith Brody. Lauren is one of the co-founders of the Chamber of Mothers. The Chamber of Mothers is a collective movement to focus America's priorities on mothers' rights.   The Chamber of Mothers is here to provide a straightforward way for motherhood leaders, organizations, and advocates to assemble in order to make lasting change. Working as a collective, we can influence millions of people, making it easy to get involved in advocacy and make a true impact. This is a long game.  Mothers are tired, but they want to do more. They have had enough. The Chamber will welcome their gifts and offers, and redirect them to the right place. The Chamber of Mothers is modeled after the Chamber of Commerce, and will similarly pool stakeholders and resources to protect the best interests of mothers. Leveraging the power of social media, the Chamber will direct all mothers and advocates in aligned action.  Download my Working Mom Identity Workbook: https://careermompodcast.ck.page/b8f3a52df6 For any references made in this episode visit: careermompodcast.com/chamberofmothers For more podcast episodes check out: careermompodcast.com/podcast Follow me on IG: @careermompodcast Music Credit: Campfire by Scandinavianz: soundcloud.com/scandinavianz

#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 more!  Looking for more information, mama? Check out the full show notes at https://www.smartmoneymamas.com/116

Lauren 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 with Lauren about the practical advice she gleaned from her research about working mothers' experiences following their children's arrival, including tips for building strong relationships with the most important people in your life. They discuss how the pandemic has both highlighted and exacerbated the challenges working mothers face and what public policy can do to move us faster toward an egalitarian society. Here then, is an invitation, a challenge, for you, once you've listened to the conversation. If you agree that investment in our nation's children is wise, express your support for government policy that provides for their care. Share your reactions to this idea, this episode, and suggestions for future episodes with Stew by writing to him at friedman@wharton.upenn.edu or via LinkedIn. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Watch the Video of this Episode on our YouTube Channel Episode 21: Lauren Smith Brody As a new mom, Lauren Smith Brody started having candid conversations with her co-workers at Glamour Magazine about how hard it was to parent an infant and succeed at work. Her book, The Fifth Trimester, was born out of these... The post Redefining Maternity Leave – Why Most Moms Need 6 Months, Not 12 Weeks appeared first on Mom And Podcast.

In 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 MBA from the University of Aberdeen. We talk about how to prepare for your maternity leave when you are pregnant, how to manage your work and managers when you are on maternity leave, what a great return to work experience looks like, and why it is important, and also how to make returning to work that little bit easier. It was hugely thought provoking and is a topic that both Sasha and I are hugely passionate about. Sasha and I co teach on our 'Return to Work' course, which helps to prepare and empower those returning to the workplace following maternity leave. Sasha's recommendations during the podcast are books: The fifth trimester by Lauren Smith Brody (https://www.amazon.sg/Fifth-Trimester-Working-Sanity-Success/dp/0385541414/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+fifth+trimester&qid=1622106567&sr=8-1), and Work. Pump. Repeat by Jessica Shortall (https://www.amazon.sg/Work-Pump-Repeat-Survival-Breastfeeding/dp/1419718703). She also mentions this link: https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/news/articles/fewer-than-one-in-five-women-confident-return-maternity-leave#gref She can be found at www.wrkflow.tech and @wrkflowofficial As ever, if you have found this useful, please share, like and review!

Whether 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/adchoices

Author 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 from home, and how the pandemic will change the way we work forever. Episode Discussion Guide: https://newsroom.paypal-corp.com/image/02_Discussion+Guide_+Caregiving+in+a+Pandemic.pdf

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, both in how we present ourselves in the workforce (or virtual workforce for some, these days) and how we support ourselves across the demands outside of the office. She brings tons of research, historical insights and pragmatic self-forgiving gems to help us all feel a bit better about our capabilities and a bit more honest about our shortcomings. We discuss “networking” in the age of remote work, the history of FMLA, the importance of involving your partner in the early days of childcare, as well as how to continue to succeed in your career by setting boundaries, managing expectations of yourself and striving for advancement, yes even if working remotely! I loved this conversation so much and hope you do too! You can learn more about her work at www.thefifthtrimester.com, or follow her on Instagram @thefifthtrimester.

Lauren Smith Brody on the fifth trimester- the return to work after maternity leave, and gender equity at home and at work

If you thought there were only three trimesters, well, prepare to think again. While the newborn phase is often referred to as the fourth trimester, former New York-based Glamour editor Lauren Smith Brody took it one step further when she trademarked the term ‘the fifth trimester’. She was referring to the birth of the working mother – the time when new mothers return to work and undergo a radical transformation in so many ways. She’s written the book (literally) on this phase and it’s full of insights and advice. The Fifth Trimester is based on interviews with over 700 candidly speaking mothers in carried fields and expert advice, and answers to many of our burning questions. When will I go back? How should I manage that initial "I want to quit" attack? Flex-time or full-time? What's the best option for childcare? Is it possible to look like I slept for eight hours instead of three? And why is there never a convenient space to pump? In today’s conversation, host Georgie Abay talks to Lauren about all of the above and more. The enormous identity shift we experience when we become mothers The motherhood penalty Making peace with your child-care choices Returning to work and pumping Practical time management tips for working mothers To find out more about The Fifth Trimester, visit www.thefifthtrimester.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Going 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 https://www.amazon.com/Fifth-Trimester-Working-Sanity-Success/dp/0385541414 (The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby) and founder of http://www.thefifthtrimester.com (The Fifth Trimester) movement. Follow Lauren: https://www.instagram.com/thefifthtrimester/?hl=en (@thefifthtrimester) www.thefifthtrimester.com -- Our online parenting programs are HERE!! In need of some extra support with straight-talk, trustworthy, digestible information to level up your parenting? We've got you, mama! Covering four of the most difficult areas to navigate as a modern mom, these programs are geared toward helping moms overcome the cycle of overwhelm & burnout so they can get back to enjoying motherhood. 

What 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 shouldn’t be on women necessarily, and it shouldn’t be on moms necessarily, to have to make these big cultural corrections just because they’re the ones who need it in this moment. It's really on all of us.—Lauren Smith Brody, author and founder of The Fifth TrimesterWe talk about: Why openly talking about being a parent at work is so critical. “Coming back to work as a new mother was my first day on the job all over again in many, many ways...I didn't know how to do my job and be a mom at the same time. I felt like a newbie and I just decided to expose that all over the place as much as I could and make it ok.”How asking for what you need as a new parent can actually help everyone in your workplace. “Try to remember that this is not something that you are asking for for you, your family, in this moment. This is a plan for how you will get your job done. But also, any flexibility that you're able to win is really a win for everybody around you.”Why reckoning with our racist and capitalist past is the only way we can fundamentally change the system. “Racism so clearly impacts the access to support and even just obviously simple good health and the right to good health that American workers have. ...So very often you'll see that a company has gotten headlines for providing, you know, so-and-so is going to now have, you know, 12 paid weeks of family leave. Great. Who actually has access to that?” Plus: committing to becoming better advocates for people who have kids and digging a little deeper into the very real impact slavery’s history still has on our country today.LinksThe Fifth TrimesterLauren on InstagramThe 1619 Project, podcast episode 2: The Economy That Slavery BuiltThe 1619 Project, article: “In order to understand the brutality of American capitalism, you have to start on the plantation.”

#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 what to do if you have the sudden itch to quit. You may have first heard this episode in April 2018. It's worth a revisit! And it perfectly pairs with our recent podcast: Fair Play | NYT Bestselling Author Eve Rodsky on Rebalancing Family Responsibilities and Reclaiming Your Time with Eve Rodsky.xx Ellie KnausAs always: subscribe, rate, and review HERE! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed!Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter!

There 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 step by practical step. I LOVED this conversation with Lauren because I've been there before--standing in the closet full of clothing that no longer fits wondering, "What the hell am I going to wear?" Or asking my boss, "Where can I pump at work?" Or even simple things like, How do you navigate your relationship after having a baby? This conversation was a true delight and I'm SO SO excited to share it with YOU! I can't overstate the insane amount of value and practical advice Lauren offers in this interview, and in her book. Here are some of the topics we cover: + Finding childcare: Should you use in-home care, or day care? + Getting your relationship back on track after baby--the sweet spot of time spent together that research shows improves your relationship + Beauty tips--her favorite products to look "done" in five minutes or less + How to stock your closet if your regular clothes still don't fit when you head back after leave (Hint: They probably won't.) + Managing yourself, and others, at work + And so much more! I promise you'll walk away from this with not only practical advice, but also knowing that you are NOT alone in this crazy new part of life. Buy Lauren's book HERE: https://amzn.to/2ZnB3RE Read my blog post on Lauren HERE: http://bit.ly/2ZbXbmP Follow Lauren on IG @thefifthtrimester Follow me on IG @SonniAbatta

Returning from a maternity leave can be one of the most difficult transitions any new mother endures. Who will care for my baby? How can I do my job with my brain still so focused… Continue ReadingEnding Maternity Leave? Talking 5th Trimester with Lauren Smith Brody The post Ending Maternity Leave? Talking 5th Trimester with Lauren Smith Brody appeared first on .

Lauren 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 leave how partners can help moms who are on maternity leave helping your kids understand your job and why it's good to bring your work home where we're making the most progress for working moms where we have the most work to do for working moms and a lot more! 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, where she produced the Women of the Year awards, honoring luminaries like Dr. Maya Angelou and Hillary Clinton. As both an executive-level manager and a content expert, she led colleagues and 12 million monthly readers through career and life transitions with empathy and vital information. Raised in Ohio, Texas, and Georgia, she now lives in New York City with her husband and two young sons. (from www.thefifthtrimester.com) For more episodes and inspiring stories of moms making a difference, visit www.influentialmotherhood.com. 

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 Lauren and so much more! This episode of Nina’s Got Good News is brought to you by typeA Deodorant! Visit their website by clicking the link below. Visit typeA Deodorant: https://typeadeodorant.com Use promo code GoodNews20 for 20% off your typeA order! ——————— Follow Nina on Instagram: www.instagram.com/ninabclarke/ Follow Nina on Twitter: twitter.com/ninabclarke Visit Nina’s blog: www.ninabradleyclarke.com Buy The Fifth Trimester: https://www.amazon.com/Fifth-Trimester-Working-Sanity-Success/dp/0385541414/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1496959818&sr=1-1&keywords=the+fifth+trimester+by+lauren+smith+brody Check out Lauren’s website: http://www.thefifthtrimester.com Follow The Fifth Trimester on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefifthtrimester/

Nyssa'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!You can read more about Lauren's work here and follow her on Instagram here. And please visit Nyssa's website and Instagram for more information about our company and community.

The expectation and pressure on new moms are higher than ever, and it doesn't help that most mothers don't get the time they need to spend with their baby before returning to the workforce.

According 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 conference! Highlights: Lauren's background and what lead to writing The Fifth Trimester What she means by the fifth trimester and why it's important How being transparent in the workplace will change things in the future How you can be a voice to push forward in your own workplace What makes being a working mom a strength in the workplace and why this helps in profit for companies The story behind the viral photo of Lauren registering for after school care while on a conference panel The role of fathers and partners in support of working mothers What to do if things feel unbalanced with your partner How companies can better support parents Today’s Guest: Lauren Smith Brody is the founder of The Fifth Trimester movement and consulting, which helps parents and businesses collaborate to retain women and foster family-friendly workplace culture. Her book, The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity, and Success After Baby (Doubleday/Anchor), was a simultaneous best-seller in the Amazon categories of motherhood, women and business, and cultural anthropology. The Fifth Trimester has been featured in The New York Times, on Good Morning America, CNN.com, and dozens more outlets, and Brody has been a featured speaker at companies and organizations including Facebook, Fried Frank, The New York Times, Google, American Express, The Wing, GLG, Rackspace, Liberty Mutual, PwC, The Wharton Women’s Summit and more. As an entrepreneur who can’t quit journalism, Brody writes regularly about the intersection of business and motherhood for, among others, The New York Times, Slate, Bloomberg Businessweek, and Elle.  Current ongoing engagements include: a new monthly motherhood column for Harper’s Bazaar, launching spring 2019; a six-city pilot work/balance coaching program at a top law firm in the healthcare space; the launch of #FAM x Condé Nast, an experiential-first content brand for Millennial parents raising culturally inclusive kids, for which Lauren is the editor-in-chief.  A longtime leader in the women’s magazine industry, Lauren was previously the executive editor of Glamour magazine, where she ran the editorial staff and produced the magazine’s annual Women of the Year awards, honoring luminaries like Dr. Maya Angelou and Hillary Clinton. Raised in Ohio, Texas, and Georgia, she now lives in New York City with her husband and two young sons. Resources: www.thefifthtrimester.com Instagram: @thefifthtrimester Twitter: @laurensbrody Facebook: /thefifthtrimester The Fifth Trimester book

Meet 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 particularly supportive culture when it comes to working and being a mother in tandem. For many, challenges persist when back in the workplace which is why Lauren set out to write a book—a book that would connect the dots and serve new mothers a collective post-pregnancy mentor.   On this episode, you'll  learn: What is The Fifth Trimester How working moms can navigate their own return to work And what actions we can take today to change the status quo   Show Notes: 28-Day Career Kickstart Career Contessa Instagram The Fifth Trimester

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Lauren Smith Brody, author of The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity and Success After Baby, shares her own experiences (and relevant studies) about going back to work, trying not to fight with her husband, childcare options, "mom guilt," how to look and feel better, and attempting to not turn into her mother. Lauren has started a movement in the workplace advocating on behalf of new moms and offers workshops, personal sessions for moms and more. Check out www.thefifthtrimester.com. 

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 what to do if you have the sudden itch to quit. xx Ellie KnausWe love to hear from you on Instagram: @atomicmoms and Facebook. Subscribe on iTunes.com or your favorite podcast app. And if you enjoyed this episode, please share with a friend and leave a written review. It helps us out!About Our Guests:Kate Bolduan is anchor and host of CNN's "At This Hour" and "State of America" on CNN International.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 (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.

Lauren Smith Brody, Founder of The Fifth Trimester movement, joins host Laura Zarrow to discuss her new book "The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity and Success After Baby" on Women@Work. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lauren 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, where she produced the Women of the Year awards, honoring luminaries like Dr. Maya Angelou and Hillary Clinton. As both an executive-level manager and a content expert, she led colleagues and 12 million monthly readers through career and life transitions with empathy and vital information. Raised in Ohio, Texas, and Georgia, she now lives in New York City with her husband and two young sons.Aired on April 4, 2018 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today’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 on the transitional and critical stage of going back to work. Culturally, the United States falls short of what she considers to be the gold standard in maternity/paternity leave for a mother's emotional health and a baby’s physical needs. Her foundation works to promote deep cultural shifts in corporations on the financial viability of retaining women in the workplace after childbirth. As a woman who has experienced the transition twice and who consults with tech giants on the subject, she shares her tips for negotiating with employers, making self-care a priority and ways to create a cultural shift around motherhood. Lauren gets vulnerable with us as she shares the struggles and joys of her own journey, what she did different the second time around, and how women don’t have to just accept the “way things are” even when change seems impossible. Expectful is a guided meditation app for each stage of the motherhood journey — you can sign up for an exclusive one-month free trial here! In This Episode: ● How we can better support ourselves and coworkers in the transition back to work ● How organizations can retain working women after childbirth ● Why paternity leave is as important as maternity leave ● What to do if a workplace is not culturally parenthood adapted ● The importance of working together to change cultural norms ● The importance of valuing parenting as actual work ● Why it’s a good idea to make friends with moms in other industries ● What the gold standard for parental leave should be ● How to negotiate creative ways to ease back into work ● How intermittent leaves can ease the transition back to work ● How new mothers can start the work day with less hassle ● How to fit self-care into your daily commute ● How to get a free one-month trial of guided meditations through Expectful Show Notes: Expectful — One Month Free Trial for MotherBirth Community Members The Fifth Trimester Website The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby, by Lauren Smith Brody

Lauren 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/laurensmithbrody

Laura and Sarah discuss maternity leave tips + transitioning back to work with the author of The 5th Trimester, Lauren Smith Brody

#004 — Most new moms head back to work about 12 weeks after giving birth. The problem is that this is often several months before women are physically and emotionally ready. Scientific data and anecdotal evidence point to the six-month mark as the time when moms start to feel adept again (and for some women, it takes longer). The United States is one of the worst countries in the world (bottom three) offering zero paid maternity leave for new parents, often putting women, partners, and children in tricky to dire situations that don’t help with those early days of recovery and new life. But return to work we do, and Lauren Smith Brody, the founder of The Fifth Trimester movement and the former editor of Glamour magazine, dubbed those sleep-deprived transition months after the newborn days the “fifth trimester,” or the period when the working mom is born. So how do we navigate this ‘fifth trimester’ when we’re still in the newborn haze? By asking for the things we need. When Lauren Smith Brody returned to work after having her first son, she was very transparent about what she was going through. As the executive editor of a prestigious magazine, she wanted to mentor younger colleagues and change the perception of parenthood in the workplace. And after having her second son, Lauren was inspired to take her mentorship to the next level, making the shift from publishing to entrepreneurship. She wrote The Fifth Trimester, a book to help new and expectant mothers prepare for working motherhood, and now she’s moving to Phase B of the business, consulting with companies to upgrade policy and foster support of new parents in the workplace. Today, Lauren shares her advice for new moms returning to work and her vision of ideal workplace culture. I ask her about the impetus for writing The Fifth Trimester, the shift from publishing to entrepreneurship, and what she would say to aspiring entrepreneurs. Listen to learn what friends and family can do to support new moms, the concept of self-soothing for parents, and your most important job as a woman and a new mother: getting really good at asking for what you need—both at home and at the office. Quotes from the show — “We are living in a time of amazing opportunity, but also in a time when expectations for working parents are just so out of line with reality.” — “It’s upsetting to know that in America, women are back at work before they are physically and emotionally ready to be there.” — “[Gender parity] has a trickle effect that affects everything at home and at work.” — “The only way we will shake out of the traditional pattern is if [men and women] take equal leave.” Sponsor offers, full show notes and more from the episode: Thank you to the sponsor of this episode: Taskerly! They’re a virtual assistant company that helps busy parents and entrepreneurs get more done at work by doing the things you can outsource of don’t have time for. Check them out at www.taskerly.co and mention the Startup Pregnant Podcast to get 10% off of your first three months working with them. All of our sponsor offers are available on our website for you to grab the perks and discounts offered to podcast listeners: http://startuppregnant.com/sponsors And get the complete show notes with episode quotes, photos, and time stamps at www.startuppregnant.com/004  Learn more about Lauren Smith Brody Lauren Smith Brody had a 16-year career in publishing culminating in the role of Executive Editor for Glamour magazine. After becoming a mom, Lauren conceived of the Fifth Trimester Movement to help parents and businesses revolutionize workplace culture. Her bestseller, The Fifth Trimester: The --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startuppregnant/message

On this episode of Yoga | Birth | Babies, I speak with author and 5th Trimester Movement founder, Lauren Smith Brody.  Lauren and I have a lively conversations about the challenges and struggles many mothers face when heading back to work after the birth of their baby.  Enjoy some incredibly useful tips on how to make this transition a little easier. For the full show notes visit: prenatalyogacenter.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, Liz is joined by Lauren Smith Brody, the fabulous author of The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby. Join us for a fun, revealing, extremely honest chat about getting over mommy guilt (argh!), how to look and and feel human again, how to carve out me-time, and why single moms are our role models. | Comments/Questions? Find us on social @coolmompicks using hashtag #spawnedshow or drop us an email at spawned@coolmompicks.com | And fear not...Kristen will be returning next week!

Lauren Smith Brody talks about her new book, The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, & Big Success After Baby. We discuss the ways families can plan for a parent's return to work and how dads can support their working partners.   The Parents Phrase Book author Whit Honea joins to talk about how he and his wife have set up their work life to support active parenthood and meaningful employment.

Heather and Kate discuss mommy bloggers and the (ahem) joy of raising teenagers, hear Alli P's latest travel nightmare, power nap on "The Fifth Trimester" by Lauren Smith Brody and wrap with Nodelman. Enjoy and thanks for listening!