Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs

Many of us struggle to find time for self-care, interests and healthy adult relationships. It often feels impossible because our priorities as mothers - like caring for our kids and households, are never-done. Today I am joined by Leslie Forde, the creator of the Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs, where we discuss her research that has supported thousands of mother’s to reclaim more time from the never-done list for their wellbeing and growth.  Leslie is a mama and passionate about exploring the complicated intersection between job, personal life, and motherhood.  Together we discussed the ever tricky balance of work-mom life, what the systems are that we are up-against as mother’s that restrict our ability to flourish and reach our potential (or sense of self-actualisation) and we dive into Leslie’s revolutionary advice for influencing the pecking order of how things get done. This episode is for you if you feel like your health, well-being, and sanity as a mom always comes after your family’s needs– and you desire something different.  I’d love to hear your experience of this episode, please feel free to drop a comment below with any of your thoughts.  As always, we continue this conversation over on Instagram. Come join us there.  Resources:  Website Instagram  About Leslie Forde:   Leslie Forde is the CEO and Founder of Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs®. The business provides evidence-based tools for Moms to reclaim time from the never-done list for wellbeing and helps Employers retain caregivers. Over 3,500 parents have participated since March of 2020 in the Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs research study. The longest running of its kind about the pandemic’s ongoing impact to work/life, care, and wellness needs, for parents. Leslie has used research to inform growth and innovation strategy for over 20 years. Most recently, she held leadership positions at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Care.com and CSpace, an Omnicom market research agency. And for the past decade, she’s focused on media and technology for the childcare, eldercare, mental health, and education sectors. She’s a frequent speaker and consultant to organizations on how to retain and support parents, caregivers, and people of color, including HubSpot, Merck, Scholastic and the Barr Foundation. Her writing about wellbeing, equity and the future of work has appeared in The Washington Post, Slate, Parents Magazine, TLNT, Directorship and her website, Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs among other publications. She’s been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, CNN, National Geographic, Fast Company, US News & World Report, SHRM, and many other outlets.