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Moms with Benefits
by Samantha Saxby
Real stories from real moms navigating motherhood and their relationship with paid work. The host is a new mom seeking raw honesty on the impact motherhood has on mom careers, priorities, emotions, and finances.
Episodes
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Chasing Change: Creating a Culture That Cares: How Bozzuto Supports Working Parents & Caregivers
Want to become a change agent in your organization? Want to create a powerful and impactful Employee Resource Group? Join us as we talk with Meredith and Aprile from Bozzuto's 'Parents and Caregiving Together' (PACT) ERG. Learn the secrets to their success, from fostering engagement to driving...
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Chasing Change: Building a Supportive Workplace + How Liberty Mutual is Leading the Way
Looking for a workplace that truly supports working moms? In this episode, Samantha dives deep with Alison, a working mom and CFO at Liberty Mutual to explore the amazing initiatives they've implemented to create a positive and inclusive environment. From flexible work arrangements to enhanced...
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529 Plans: Everything Parents Need to Know
Are you a parent or grandparent who wants to learn more about 529s? 529s can be a great way to save for college but can also be confusing. In this episode, we break down everything you need to know about 529s in a way that's easy to understand. We talked to financial advisor Alissa Maizes about...
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Returning to Paid Work: Your Playbook
Tamara, Director of Product at a leading technology company, Harvard MBA, and mother, shares her personal journey navigating the complexities of a demanding career and motherhood. Tamara offers valuable insights into overcoming fertility challenges, developing a return-to-work strategy,...
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Chasing Change: Building Inclusive Workplaces: Lessons from a Parent ERG Founder
In our special mini-series Chasing Change, host Samantha Saxby unveils what change looks like from the inside. She interviews women who have instigated meaningful change in their workplaces to get the support they and others needed. In this episode, Samantha Saxby is joined by Kristen Posso, mom…
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Ambitious Identity Paradox for Working Moms with Dr. Anne Welsh
In this episode, Samantha Saxby is joined by Dr. Anne Welsh, mom of 4, a clinical psychologist and executive coach specializing in supporting women through the transition to parenthood, particularly in STEM, law, and healthcare. They dive deep into the Ambitious Identity Paradox, a concept...
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Chasing Change: How UPS, a Fortune 50 Company, Supports its Parents
In our special mini series Chasing Change, host Samantha Saxby unveils what change looks like from the inside. She interviews women who have instigated meaningful change in their workplaces to get the support they and others needed. In this episode, Samantha is joined by Lucy Boyd, working mom of...
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The Science of Motherhood: Breaking Stigmas & Embracing Postpartum Realities
Dr. Nikki Pensak is a working mom of 2 and after dedicating her work to supporting the medical field, she turned her interest and research to understanding how to support the caregivers in the room best. To her, mothers are the ultimate caregivers, and this has inspired her most recent book…
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Chasing Change: How to Advocate for Family-Friendly Policies at Work
In our special mini series Chasing Change, host Samantha Saxby unveils what change looks like from the inside. She interviews women who have instigated meaningful change in their workplaces to get the support they and others needed. In this episode, Samantha is joined by Allison Ward, working mom...
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How Mother Forward is Tackling Childcare Reform
Rachel Rangel is a working mom to a two-year-old son. Through Mother Forward (formerly Campaign for Childcare), she and hundreds of other women, moms, and caregivers advocate for large-scale meaningful change in the childcare system around the country, at all levels. Rachel is passionate about...
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Chasing Change: How this Mom is Transforming Maternal Mental Health
In our special mini series Chasing Change, host Samantha Saxby unveils what change looks like from the inside. She interviews women who have instigated meaningful change in their workplaces and communities to get the support they and others needed. In this episode, Samantha speaks with Nikki...
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Mom of 4 Shares Journey Including Covid Baby and Parent Death
Melanie Maldonado is a business owner, medical professional, doula, wife, and working mom to four children ages 10 and under. Through her business, Golden Love Birthwork, Melanie provides birthing mothers with prenatal, labor, and postpartum support to create a healthy, positive, empowering birth...
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Modern Motherhood: Research and Stories from Psychologist Molly Millwood
Dr. Molly Millwood is a clinical psychologist, author, educator, consultant, wife, and mother of two boys. Her 2019 book, To Have and To Hold: Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma, is inspired by her own experiences as a new mother and navigating the changes it brought to her marriage and...
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Evolving HR and Manager Support for Moms
Rosa Castano is a workplace well-being expert and advocate, business owner, yoga teacher, wife, and working mom of a three-year-old daughter. Through her business, Workplace Stress Solutions, Rosa and her team provide trainings and workshops on wellness, well-being, leadership development, and...
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Therapist & Mom of 3 Reflects on Her First 5 Years of Motherhood
Alexis Adams is a full-time business owner, therapist, coach, wife, and mother of three kids five and younger. Her motherhood journey has been anything but conventional, and she joined the Moms With Benefits Podcast to share her experiences and what she’s learned about motherhood and herself and...
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Chasing Change: How a Colorado Business Solved Their Childcare Crisis with a 300% ROI
In our special mini series Chasing Change, host Samantha Saxby unveils what change looks like from the inside. She interviews women who have instigated meaningful change in their workplaces to get the support they and others needed. In this episode of Chasing Change, Samantha speaks with Loryn...
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Financial Confidence in Motherhood: Expert Advice from a Financial Advisor
Alissa Maizes is a financial advisor, attorney, RIA, wife, and mother of two adult children. She’s the Founder of Amplify My Wealth, where it’s her mission to empower women and families with their finances. She provides her clients with financial advice and custom plans to help simplify their...
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Aligning Work, Mission, and Motherhood
Linda Alunkal is an entrepreneur, strategic business consultant, COO, founder and CEO, wife, and mother to two boys. In childhood, she and her family came to the United States as Chinese immigrants, and it’s those experiences that shaped her work ethic, outlook, and values. After an impressive...
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Inspiring Connections: The Working Mom Conference
Christa Bright is the founder of the Working Mom Conference, an annual two-day event that honors working moms, acknowledges the challenges they face, and helps them achieve success in their professional and personal lives. This year’s conference is August 3-4, 2024, in Philadelphia, PA. Christa’s...
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Chasing Change: How Northeastern University Supports Their Working Parents
This is the first episode of our podcast miniseries, “Chasing Change.” Host Samantha Saxby unveils what change looks like from the inside. She interviews women who have instigated change in their workplace to get the support they needed. Including how employees have utilized Employee Resource...
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Finding Harmony in Your Career and Motherhood
Zaiba Hasan is a corporate event planning professional, corporate wellness consultant, coach, podcast host, wife, and mother of four. She’s the founder and CEO of Emerge Consulting Solutions, a coaching company that guides and empowers parents to align their body, mind, and soul and unlock...
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Finding Your North Star as a Working Parent
This week, host Samantha Saxby is joined by Danielle Pickens, a mother of three, consultant and career coach. Danielle has coached working parents through negotiating with their employers and effectively advocating for flexibility vs. shortened hours. This conversation gives tangible examples and...
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Navigating Purpose-to-Impact Work as a Single Mother
Arika Linton is a nonprofit leader, education expert, board member, writer, scholarship supporter, and working mom to a five-year-old son. Her writing has been published in The Chicago Defender, Blavity, 21Ninety, PYNK Magazine, and more. Arika is passionate about “purpose to impact” work and...
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Top Tax Tips for Mompreneurs
Octavia Conner is a virtual CFO and tax strategist, Founder and CEO of Say Yes to Profits, mother of four, and new grandmother. Say Yes to Profits is a premier full-service accounting firm that offers virtual CFO services tailored to consultants and service-based businesses seeking clarity,...
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Working Through Startup Realities as a New Mom
Dr. Carly Buxton is a mother of two, certified lactation specialist, postpartum doula, and the CEO of Nessle, a parent-to-expert connection platform. Through Nessle, Carly and her team connect parents to experts, resources, brands, and services that match their needs throughout their parenthood...
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Happiness in Motherhood: Can Science Help?
In this week’s episode of the Moms With Benefits Podcast, host Samantha Saxby is joined by Elle Benson, mom of two, non-profit capacity builder, keynote speaker, author, and certified expert on the science of happiness. Her 2020 TED Talk, “A Crash Course in Learning to Laugh,” explores the...
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Demystifying California’s 2024 Parental Leave Laws
In this week’s episode, host Samantha Saxby talks with Akiko Thayer, wife, mother of two, certified leave management specialist, and founder of Maternity Leave 411. Through her business, Akiko helps parents navigate the complexities of maternity and paternity leave benefits, in California and...
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Boundaries and Burnout in Working Motherhood
This week, host Samantha Saxby is joined by Danielle Melton, a coach, speaker, foster parent, and working mom wellbeing expert and advocate. Danielle is the Founder and CEO of MOTHERboard Society, a comprehensive burnout and wellness solution for working mothers. In their conversation, Samantha…
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Creating Generational Wealth as a Mom-focused Entrepreneur
Discover how Mariah, founder and CEO of Made for Mothers, transformed her traumatic maternity leave experience into a powerful mission to support and uplift fellow mom entrepreneurs. Gain valuable insights into financial empowerment, long-term visioning, and the importance of a value-driven...
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Maternity Leave Anxiety: Daycare and Small Team Struggles
In this compelling episode, we sit down with Molly, a doctor of physical therapy and a working mom, to explore the anxiety-inducing challenges of navigating maternity leave on a small team and the daunting task of finding suitable daycare. Molly also shares her perspective on postpartum healing,...
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Pivoting with Purpose: Navigating Career Change After Motherhood
In this insightful episode of "Moms with Benefits," host Samantha Saxby sits down with Yasmine, a former lawyer and mother of three, to delve into her journey of pivoting careers after entering motherhood. Yasmine shares her candid experiences, from grappling with the internal struggle of feeling...
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Two Mom Military Family Making It Happen
Listen to Joanna’s experience as a military spouse and mom on planning ahead for RIVF, childcare, constant moving across states, and a partnered approach to family finances.
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Reinventing the Norm: Life with a Traveling Spouse and Non-Traditional Benefits
Navigating assumptions, clearly communicating, and rethinking the narrative are all part of Heather’s ingredients for success. Listen to working mom Heather share how her family thrives even with the challenge of having one spouse who is consistently traveling for work.
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Single Mom By Choice
With an 11% chance of getting pregnant through IVF, listen to Abbey, age 40, who chose to financially invest over $40,000 in her dream of becoming a mom. As a therapist and coach, Abbey shares her return to paid work journey and discusses the current social and cultural climate of support for...
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Gaining Independence Through Motherhood
Listen to Kim, mom of 2, discuss her evolution as a career-oriented woman in a male-dominated fitness industry, navigating an amicable divorce, and on what keeps her emotionally grounded.
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Fresh Perspective from a Working Mom of a 16 Month Old
We talk to mom, principal, and breadwinner Brianna on her transition back to paid work. With a 16-month-old at home, she shares her recent struggles and how she overcame them. Brianna also talks about having separate bank accounts with her husband, but shared accounts for her children’s financial...
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Working Mom vs. Stay at Home Mom: Financial Considerations
To be very clear, ALL MOMS WORK. HARD. REALLY HARD. Some moms just get paid for it. Join us as we discuss with Alissa, her perspective on the financial considerations - both short-term and long-term - of deciding which path aligns with your goals.
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Is postpartum the best time to start your new business?
Join us as Samantha talks with the founder of MamaMode app, Emily, on how her gut told her to create a new business she wished she had existed for herself. A lively and fun conversation - Emily and Samantha share a similar postpartum feeling of wanting to help and create resources for other moms.
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Postpartum Depression + Burnout Seasons
Kim shares raw details of her postpartum depression journey and how she felt like it made her a ‘bad mom.’ This mother of 1 also shares her seasons with burnout and how she has learned to manage it.
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Curating Your Mom Tribe
If you’re in the thick of young motherhood, this episode will ground you with the perspective of a working mom who's 13 years in. Join us as we talk with former teacher Devin, mom of 4, on why your curated mom tribe is essential for your motherhood journey.
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The Common Denominator is You, Mom
Immerse yourself in Jenessa's personal transformation story through motherhood - tackling mental load, layoffs, and fulfilling a lifelong dream.
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2024's Parental Leave Landscape: Creating & Navigating The Maze
Shelby George, CEO and ERISA attorney breaks down the 2024 Parental Leave landscape. Shelby explains the various types of protections that exist today, gives a legislative update, and shares a new resource available to every expecting parent to learn what their unique bonding leave protections are.
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US vs France: Motherhood Cultural and Systemic Differences
Shawna had her first child in the US and her second in France. Shawna shares the shocking differences between those two experiences with real-life examples of pregnancy and postpartum support, child care infrastructure, and cultural expectations.
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Navigating Mental Load, Partner Resentment, and Family Finances
With two kids under 4, Corporate Climber Savannah shares how her evolution into motherhood meant a career shift and overcoming partner resentment.
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Identity, Work-Life 'Balance', and Entrepreneur Postpartum Reality
As a new mom of a four-month-old, Entrepreneur Ronniesha shares her experience being on the job site one week after birth, how she gets her mom-confidence, her work-life 'balance' evolution, and her household's unique approach to finances.
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Heart of Motherhood: Therapist, Social Worker, and Working Mom
As a married mom of 3 kids, Lauren shares her evolving relationship with return to paid work. Lauren also digs into her work as a therapist and social worker and the postpartum challenges she helps her clients with.
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Welcome All Working Moms!
“This is just real moms, doing real mom work, and real moms listening trying to figure out our real mom stuff.” Through stories of everyday, earnest working moms, this podcast community aims to be a bright, yet honest spot in your day to help us moms evolve into working motherhood with emotional...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Real stories from real moms navigating motherhood and their relationship with paid work. The host is a new mom seeking raw honesty on the impact motherhood has on mom careers, priorities, emotions, and finances.
HOSTED BY
Samantha Saxby
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Real stories from real moms navigating motherhood and their relationship with paid work. The host is a new mom seeking raw honesty on the impact motherhood has on mom careers, priorities, emotions, and finances.
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