In this episode, attorney and mother of 3 Colleen Blanco shares her story about her experience with giving birth at 24 weeks and her subsequent NICU journey, including an emergency evacuation of the entire neonatal unit during Hurricane Sandy! She describes the challenges and celebrates the wins. Her story is powerful, and we hope it might help others going through anything similar. To stay slightly on-theme, Sarah and Laura address a listener question from an OBGYN about batching work tasks (esp piled up notes).



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In this episode, attorney and mother of 3 Colleen Blanco shares her story about her experience with giving birth at 24 weeks and her subsequent NICU journey, including an emergency evacuation of the entire neonatal unit during Hurricane Sandy! She describes the challenges and celebrates the wins. Her story is powerful, and we hope it might help others going through anything similar. To stay slightly on-theme, Sarah and Laura address a listener question from an OBGYN about batching work tasks (esp piled up notes). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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 life.

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 life.

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In this episode, attorney and mother of 3 Colleen Blanco shares her story about her experience with giving birth at 24 weeks and her subsequent NICU journey, including an emergency evacuation of the entire neonatal unit during Hurricane Sandy!

Prematurity and Beyond with Colleen Blanco

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In today's episode, Sarah and Laura share their thoughts on whether they'd ever be up for long-haul travel with kids, and share memories of longer trips in the past.

Then, Elisabeth Frost joins Sarah to provide her fascinating perspective on a months-long European adventure she recently completed with her 2 school-aged children, including an entire semester out of 'regular' school and visiting over 10 countries!

Find more from Elisabeth at optimisticmusings.com!

Additional resources from Elisabeth:
Her website/blog: optimisticmusings.com
Patreon Community: patreon.com/LighthouseKeeper
Planning summary post we chatted about during the podcast episode: https://optimisticmusings.com/how-to-plan-a-europe-trip/
And this category link contains all the travel posts from the full 110 days in Europe (87 and counting)! https://optimisticmusings.com/category/travel/euro-adventure/

In the Q&A, a listener wonders about how to set household policies on swearing. What do Laura and Sarah do?

In today's episode, Sarah and Laura share their thoughts on whether they'd ever be up for long-haul travel with kids, and share memories of longer trips in the past. Then, Elisabeth Frost joins Sarah to provide her fascinating perspective on a months-long European adventure she recently completed with her 2 school-aged children, including an entire semester out of 'regular' school and visiting over 10 countries! Find more from Elisabeth at <a href="https://optimisticmusings.com/">optimisticmusings.com</a>! Additional resources from Elisabeth: Her website/blog: <a href="https://optimisticmusings.com/">optimisticmusings.com</a> Patreon Community: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/LighthouseKeeper">patreon.com/LighthouseKeeper</a> Planning summary post we chatted about during the podcast episode: <a href="https://optimisticmusings.com/how-to-plan-a-europe-trip/">https://optimisticmusings.com/how-to-plan-a-europe-trip/</a> And this category link contains all the travel posts from the full 110 days in Europe (87 and counting)! <a href="https://optimisticmusings.com/category/travel/euro-adventure/">https://optimisticmusings.com/category/travel/euro-adventure/</a> In the Q&amp;A, a listener wonders about how to set household policies on swearing. What do Laura and Sarah do?

Around the World with Kids: A Semester-Long Travel Adventure with Elisabeth Frost EP 473

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Is it possible that there have been NINE previous back to school episodes? 2017's version may have featured preschoolers (and multiple children not yet born!) -- back to school has definitely been a journey, and the adventure looks different every time!

This year, Laura and Sarah have kids ranging from 1st grade to college sophomore. They share notes on re-entry, from anticipated morning schedules to trepidations about new levels.

In the Q&A, a listener asks for tips on NOT forgetting about things you'd like to think about in the future.

Is it possible that there have been NINE previous back to school episodes? 2017's version may have featured preschoolers (and multiple children not yet born!) -- back to school has definitely been a journey, and the adventure looks different every time! This year, Laura and Sarah have kids ranging from 1st grade to college sophomore. They share notes on re-entry, from anticipated morning schedules to trepidations about new levels. In the Q&amp;A, a listener asks for tips on NOT forgetting about things you'd like to think about in the future.

10th Annual Back to School Bonanza! EP 472

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In the intro, Laura and Sarah open with a discussion of resilience. Then, psychotherapist and resilience expert Amy Morin joins Laura to share all about the top things (13 in her book!) that mentally strong people DON'T do.

In the Q&A, a listener asks for ideas to support a friend going through an especially tough time.

In the intro, Laura and Sarah open with a discussion of resilience. Then, psychotherapist and resilience expert Amy Morin joins Laura to share all about the top things (13 in her book!) that mentally strong people DON'T do. In the Q&amp;A, a listener asks for ideas to support a friend going through an especially tough time.

Things Mentally Strong People DON'T Do with Amy Morin EP 471

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/34a4097a-c80b-4678-acd7-b4a200aab837/transcript

Prematurity and Beyond with Colleen Blanco

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