Best of Both Worlds
Best of Both Worlds
Love your career? Love your family? Best of Both Worlds is the show for you! Hosts Laura Vanderkam, author of I Know How She Does It and a mom of five, and Sarah Hart-Unger, a practicing physician and mom of three, discuss work/life balance, career development, parenting, time management, productivity, and making time for fun. Tune in each week for strategies to help you thrive in all spheres of l…Social links:
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One Journey to Motherhood with Rebecca Thompson EP 435
In today's episode, Sarah and Laura reflect on their own paths to motherhood, and then Dr. Rebecca Thompson joins Laura to share about her own complicated journey. Please note: this episode contains discussion of fertility issues and loss, so please skip this one if this kind of content is not for…
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Dreaming Big: Lessons from BLP Live EP 434
In today's episode, Laura and Sarah share upcoming Thanksgiving plans and then discuss the various way they love to dream about the future, from 100 Dreams lists to Long Term Visioning and beyond. Then, they recap BLP Live -- their 3rd annual planning conference held live in South Friday. They sha…
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7 Daily Practices to Enhance Your Life with Xtend Barre's Andrea Leigh Rogers EP 433
In today's episode, Sarah and Laura open with a discussion of their own favorite daily rituals. Then, Sarah interviews Andrea Leigh Rogers, creator of Xtend Barre (currently on BODi) who is a dance who built her own exercise brand and has navigated some personal challenges in recent years. In her …
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Keep it Hot: WORK Edition! EP 432
In today's episode, Sarah and Laura discuss ways to rekindle the flame . . . with your job! While hot fiery passion may not actually be feasible (or even the goal!), there are some ways that might help you enjoy your hours spent at work more. Lots of ideas are discussed in this episode, from increa…
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Finding Your Life's Purpose with Suzy Welch EP 431
In today's episode, Laura interviews Suzy Welch, a New York Times best-selling author, business journalist, and television commentator, and also an NYU professor. She and Laura talk career advice and she provides thoughts and advice on finding your purpose -- a topic she talks about in her new book…
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How to Fall in Love with Your Weekends EP 430
In today's episode, Laura and Sarah share a 5-part formula for crafting a weekend that you truly enjoy -- or that at least contains some elements you enjoy! They acknowledge the struggle (it's real!) of weekends feeling like a lot of work during the infant/toddler years and provide suggestions that…
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Things Making Us Happy Now: Fall Edition EP 429
In this chatty (and positive) episode, Sarah and Laura trade off naming things making them happy now, in this fall season. Categories run the gamut from Laura's new planner to fresh-caught fish! In the Q&A, they share carpool dos and don'ts for a listener frustrated by a carpool that seems to be t…
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The Busy Woman's Guide to Reading More EP 428
Sarah and Laura kick off this episode with 5 of their most recent reads -- an interesting variety to say the least! Then, they share tips to fit more reading into your life, as well as specifics on how they choose to do it -- including a discussion of paper vs electronic, morning or evening, and ho…
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Avoiding the Comparison Trap & More with Kate Strickler EP 427
In today's episode, Sarah and Laura talk about their own tendencies to compare + despair at times, as well as what helps them to avoid this! Then, Sarah interviews Kate Strickler, creator of Naptime Kitchen and author of I Just Wish I Had a Bigger Kitchen: And Other Lies I Think Will Make Me Happy.…
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Time Tracking Manifesto! EP 246
In today's episode, Laura discusses the merits of time tracking, while Sarah shares how her own time tracking has evolved over time. Laura shares some of the most common findings from the (many) others who have shared their time logs with her, and she also talks about why she's kept put the habit f…
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