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Leaving Leave

by Kara Cox

A place for women to share theirs stories around maternity leave and their life after maternity leave

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Episodes

  1. 11.0 Megan's Story

    Megan's story is so good! As a naturally engaging speaker, she drew me in right away. We dive deep into fertility, loss, and postpartum experiences. Megan was just coming to the end of a couple of years away from her corporate job when she spoke with me, and offers a different, valuable…

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  2. 10.1 Dr Elizabeth Arleo Recap

    Alexis and Kara catch up and reflect on Dr. Arleo's episode.

  3. 10.0 Dr. Elizabeth Arleo's Story

    Dr. Elizabeth Kagan Arleo is a Board-Certified radiologist specializing in Women’s Imaging and a Fellow of the Society of Breast Imaging. She is also an accomplished author and advocate for improved family/parental leave in radiology and beyond. Dr. Arleo and Kara reflect on how workplace leave...

  4. 9.0 Betsy's Story

    Betsy is an non profit executive from the Washington DC area. Tune into her story on Leaving Leave! Podcast Guest: Purves Host: Kara Cox Editor: Alexis Greenwood Follow Kara on instagram for me details @tech_mama_pnw

  5. 8.1 Cristal's Recap

    Alexis and I review Cristal's episode!

  6. 8.0 Cristal's Story

    Crystal Westwood went back to work after maternity leave with a newborn, a pandemic, and zero childcare options — only to face workplace bias, two layoffs, and the challenge of untangling her identity from her career. In this episode, we talk postpartum mental health, advocating for yourself when...

  7. 7.1 Alicen's recap

    Catching up on these recaps! Take a listen as we reflect on Alicen's journey with her first, transitioning to 3 with a some gnarly childcare challenges, such as "nannicking"

  8. 6.1 Kris's Recap

    This is a really juicy and helpful recap!! We get into some "unpopular opinions" around wfh, and some more helpful stuff, like how to advocated to yourself to your manager, and what you can do as a manager to support someone going on or returning from leave.

  9. 7.0 Alicen's Story

    Alicen is a corporate mom and fellow podcaster. She is an "alumni" of the 3 under 3 club. She navigated two returns to work as well as becoming a manager shortly before her first leave. We touch on postpartum mental health challenges as well as the importance of a supportive workplace culture....

  10. 6.0 Kris' Story

    Kris is a managing director and mom of two tween boys in Texas. She delves into her personal story of pregnancy, returning to work, and the loneliness that can come during early motherhood. The conversation touches on resilience, adaptability, and the critical need for better parental support...

  11. 5.1 Courtney's Recap

    A new feature of the podcast will be recap episodes after the main event! We'll share our takeaways and highlight useful tips and insights. Plus plenty of jibber jabber. This is our first one so we are a bit awkward <3. We will get better!

  12. 5.0 Courtney's Story

    Courtney is the chiief culture officer for a fortune 50 company, as well as an entrepreneur. She shares her experience of maternity leave and returning to work from both of her pregnancies. Her kids are 18 months apart, and she worked in professional services at the time. She is an expert when it...

  13. 4.0 Zeinab's Story

    Zeinab is a consultant in machine learning and analytics as well as an executive leadership coach. She specializes in coaching women working in male dominated fields. She has her PhD, which she acquired while beginning her journey to motherhood. Zeinab has two kids, 5 years apart, and she shares...

  14. 3.0 Hannah's Story

    Hannah is a graphic designer, home school teacher, and stay at home mom. Hannah's story is one of resilience and grit - as she navigated through trauma and job uncertainty. Want to here more about Leaving Leave? Follow me at @tech_mama_pnw. Hannah is a talented graphic designer. Check out her…

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  15. 2.0 Tess's Story

    Tess is mom to a little boy. She navigated maternity leave after a traumatic birth, returning to work as a newly appointed manager, and sharing the parenting load with a partner who had limited job flexibility and leave. Tess's story really highlights the importance of allyship and persistence…

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  16. 1.0 Kara's Story

    We are kicking off this series with Leaving Leave's, host, Kara Cox's story! Kara is an engineering manager and mom of 2 kids. She has a guest host JoCee Holladay on to interview her. Her story involves returning from leave at two separate large tech companies. JoCee and Kara compare and contrast...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A place for women to share theirs stories around maternity leave and their life after maternity leave

HOSTED BY

Kara Cox

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How many episodes does Leaving Leave have?

Leaving Leave currently has 16 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Leaving Leave about?

A place for women to share theirs stories around maternity leave and their life after maternity leave

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Leaving Leave has 16 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Leaving Leave is created and hosted by Kara Cox.
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