In the quest for the perfect balance between work and family life, parents are on the lookout for jobs that offer flexibility. We've gathered insights from Directors of Content and CEOs to provide you with a range of options. From embracing fractional employment to considering marketing jobs with remote flexibility, discover the top six job recommendations for parents in 2024.

This episode is about figuring out how to stay at a job that you don't love. I share three strategies for making workdays more tolerable when you're in a job that you don't love but need to stay for financial reasons or stability.

Meet Alicia Duncan. An esthetician turned interior designer; mom of four turned mental health advocate.

This episode is one where you just need to listen. It is an incredible story that covers:

+ How to navigate a career pivot with small children at home 

+ How to “test” out and make decisions when considering a career change

+ Alicia’s advice on how to make your home a sanctuary

+ What Alicia’s life looks like now as an advocate for mental health, specifically regarding the safeguards she believes are needed for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) here in Canada

As a Registered Clinical Counsellor who is trained and specializes in perinatal mental health, Lauren Champion is sharing some VERY practical tools, resources and ideas around how to stay regulated as a parent.

In this episode, we cover:

+ Lauren's career journey including the story where she went back to school to do her masters with an infant at home

+ What life is like as a practicing Registered Clinical Counsellor

+ How to support your mental health in the perinatal stage (and as a parent in general)

+ Tools for regulating yourself in the moment

In this episode, Georgina Wysiecki, founder of Woodlands Collective, shares invaluable insights on toddler sleep transitions and challenges. Understanding that every child is unique, she emphasizes the importance of adapting to your child's specific needs. Whether it's moving from a crib to a bed or dealing with daycare changes, Georgina provides practical strategies for parents to navigate these transitions effectively.

Bruce has been married to the love of his life for over 30 years and is a father of 2. Along the way, he’s started 4 companies and as a business consultant, helped more than 25 entrepreneurs build their businesses. Amid all that, he and his wife flew halfway around the world to adopt their 2 children. Bruce has some incredible stories and one even involves a cyclone.

I'm sharing my journey of returning to work after having my second child. As an entrepreneur, career coach, and curriculum designer, this transition has been a multi-faceted adventure. Join me as I discuss the decisions I've made, what's been going well, and the ongoing challenges of balancing motherhood and work.

Raising children can (most of the time) be a mystery and a lot of trial and error. Layer on trying to figure out how to raise resilient, well-adjusted, happy, and healthy children...and cue overwhelm.

That's why we have Kathleen Sullivan here: she's going to share with us ALL about how we can raise resilient children.

If you have young kids, you know that talking about sleep is a hot topic around the table when chatting with friends these days.

You chat about what sleep methods work, what don’t, what you’ve tried, what regression you’re at etc.

It can be really all-consuming and at times, confusing! We’re in an information age which can be a blessing and a curse.

That’s why I’m bringing you this interview I did with the best sleep expert around, Georgina Wysiecki.

Check out my interview with Danielle Wiebe from the Business Babes Collective podcast. It is truly one of my favourite podcasts that I listen to religiously. It was such an honour to be on Dani's show!

It's filled with practical knowledge and inspiration for anyone who is thinking of starting a side-hustle, small business or going into full-time entrepreneurship. 

In this particular episode, we chat about career changes, going from the corporate world to being a business owner, motherhood and more!

Danielle Wiebe is my business coach, mentor, mastermind leader and cheerleader. As the founder of Business Babes Collective, Danielle is a community builder, collaboration expert, business strategist and educator. She is a mom, a wife, and an entrepreneur both in experience and at heart. In this episode, Danielle shares what to do if you feel called to start a business, what steps you can take, what to think about, the power of community and so much more. Let’s hear from the babe herself, Dani Wiebe.

How you can manage and be more in control of your never-ending list of to-dos…so it’s not managing you? A million-dollar question that Natascha Corrigan and Alegre Ramos will answer for us today. They are the founders of Beyond Your Wildest Dreams, where they specialize in helping moms and caregivers prioritize themselves, save time and accomplish their goals. In this episode, we talk about the list itself, the science behind task management and the hot topic of using timers to get stuff done. There are lots of actionable tips in this episode for you to start implementing today. 

Qainoor Khan Nuraney explains in super simple terms just how easy, and IMPORTANT, it is to get your legal affairs in order. Even if you don’t have a cent to your name, or kids, everyone should have a will. She’ll share the 3 documents you should have in place, and what happens if you don’t…

Qainoor Khan Nuraney is a lawyer, and founding partner of Logica Law, and she has a very cool story. Listen to her story of being born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya, and the pivots that brought her to be living and growing a family in Vancouver, Canada. 

Casey Archibald went from the countryside of interior British Columbia to playing professional basketball in Europe and is now…family man living in North Vancouver with a wife, two kids and a thriving real estate business.

Casey shares about the different pivot points throughout his career, how serendipity has played its role in his journey and the power of going all in and working hard.

In this episode, I'm airing the episode where I'm featured as a guest on The Worthy Mother Podcast, hosted by Emily Rose Hardy. We talk all things career: my career change, advice for anyone who wants to make a career change, what job searching and changes look like now as a parent, and so much more...

3 degrees, a diploma, a slew of certificates (as she puts it) and an eventual ADHD diagnosis, Becca Harris shares her career and life journey. Becca’s story will be especially inspiring to those who know that they’re not pursuing the right career path, and need encouragement that the “right one” is out there if you can muster up the courage to not settle for mediocre fulfillment.

Short and sweet - let's talk spring cleaning. I've curated the best of what I have learned from TikTok. The scrubbing you can do inside the home, inside your mind and around your technology.

And….pause. That is our topic for today’s episode. While I aim to support and serve you high-performing working parents out there through talk about setting big goals, crushing them, how to push boundaries and limits, and being the most organized version of yourself…today, we’re going to explore tackling ALL of that, but through the lens of pausing.

Cindy Bachop has had a 30+ year career where she has facilitated learning experiences of all kinds in the public and non-profit sectors. She’s the Founder of BoomSpiral Facilitation where she has now opened her knowledge and gift for creating connection and experiences to the general public through workshops and experiences that help women reduce overwhelm and create new habits to feel their most calm and vibrant selves.

I love working with people who are smarter than me. In both a work and personal capacity, that means surrounding myself with people who know things I don’t; or know things better than I do. Today, I’m breaking down a tonne of different professionals who have supported me on my life and career journey to optimize my mind, body and soul. I’ll dive into coaches and consultants I have worked with, paramedical services that I swear by (aka the people who you can hire and then expense through your health benefits) and many more. I’ve kissed a lot of frogs, and I’m excited to share my experience with you today.

Tech sales, raising children, feeling pulled between excellence at home OR at work. 

Amanda O’Reilly shares so vulnerably about the incredible career she has built as a tech sales professional and what it has looked like to raise three little humans all at the same time.

We talk about what a career in sales is like, maternity leave expectation-setting, being okay with great versus perfect, postpartum mental health and sooo much more.