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The Balance Dilemma — 101 episodes
Episode 102 Reading Belle Burden’s Strangers with a Divorce Attorney: The Legal Wake-Up Call Belle Burden Needed with Lisa Zeiderman, Esq., CFL, CFDA
Episode 101 The Woman Behind 80+ Events a Year Talks Career Pivots, Connection, and Having It All with Amanda DePalma of the Business Council of Westchester
Episode 100 The Women Who Hold Everything Together with New York Times Bestselling Author Annabel Monaghan
Episode 99 Not Dead Yet: Life Lessons, Dating After Divorce, & Aging Without Apology with Barbara Ballinger and Margaret Crane
Episode 98 Moving to Europe: Real Advice from an American Expat with Angela Hanyak
Episode 97 Drop-Off, Pick-Up, Paris, Vogue: A Fashion Journey with Andrea Moore Beaulieu
Episode 96 From Campus to Career: Why Your Grad's First Job Search Isn't What You Remember with Nadine Varca Bilotta
Episode 95 Show Me the Money: How One Mom Negotiated Her Stay-at-Home Salary with Catherine O'Toole
Episode 94 Wedding Adventures with Maura & Christie: A Mother’s Perspective
Episode 93 Blended Family Success: Career Pivots, Modern Parenting, and Finding Balance with Dave Marcus and Susannah Ludwig
Episode 92 Writing Thriller Novels and Must-Read Summer Book Recommendations with Author Andrea Bartz
Episode 91 From Spelling Bee Rivals to Kitchen Revolution: The Entrepreneurial Journey of Skura Style Founders with Alison Matz and Linda Sawyer
Episode 90 From “The Nanny Diaries” to Solo Success - Writing Partnerships, Early Fame, and Work-Life Balance with Nicola Kraus
Episode 89 Cracking the College Code: Real Talk on Testing Changes, Application Hacks, and Keeping Your Sanity in 2025 with Kerry Roberts
Episode 88 "Get Yourself a Snack": How a Mother's Resilience Transformed Unexpected Challenges into the Million-Follower Brand Big Time Adulting with Caitlin Murray
Episode 87 Surrogacy Explained: Legal Rights, Costs & Modern Family Building with Expert Lisa Schuman, LCSW
Episode 86 From the C-Suite to Barefaced Living: Life Choices, Career Success, and Finding Love at 70 with former Estée Lauder Global Group President Lynne Greene
Episode 85 From Stage to Page: Career Pivots, Parkinson's, and Historical Fiction with New York Times Bestseller Fiona Davis
Episode 84 From Corporate Climb to Creative Calling: A Journey of Self-Discovery and Balance with Sarah Gormley
Episode 83 Redefining Marriage, Money, and Parenting in Today's Relationships with Brian Page
Episode 82 Family Building Through Donor Conception and Egg Freezing with Fertility Journey Expert Lisa Schuman, LCSW
Episode 81 Episode 81 How Humor, Faith, and Medicine Were Key to Surviving Breast Cancer with Gila Pfeffer
Episode 80 Co-Hosts Maura Carlin & Christie Derrico Catchup
Episode 79 Hurdles of a Military Wife and Mother with Major Lauren Perone Jones
Episode 78 Enter Talking And Don’t Stop with Debbie Nigro
Episode 77 Put Away That Phone! How a Digital Detox Will Improve Your Life with Dr. Gwenyth Jackaway
Episode 76 The American Childcare Dilemma with Tiffany S.W. Hamilton
Episode 75 The Power and Predicament of Saying Yes to a Pivot with Melissa Andrieux, Esq.
Episode 74 Lessons Learned From Not So Joyful Life Moments with Lori Pine, The Joy CEO
Episode 73 How to Write and Publish Your Book: “Women and the Power of the Written Word” featuring Lauren Marino, Bethany Saltman & Loren Stephens
Episode 72 How Millennial Moms Are Faring at Home and in the Workforce with Lauren Tetenbaum
Episode 71 College Admissions - How to work the system [legally] with Kerry Roberts
Episode 70 How to Start and Sustain Your Fashion Business When it Burns Down with Ellie Zieminski
Episode 69 Curating a Gem of a Life with Alexia Connellan
Episode 68 Art in Progress, an Event at Melinda Episode 68 - Art in Progress, an Event at Melinda Buie's Art Studio, with Melinda Buie, Talking Motherhood and the Working Artist
Episode 67 The Conscious Parenting Revolution with Katherine Sellery, 3x TedX Speaker and Author
Episode 66 Why Women Cheat and Lie with Susan Shapiro Barash
Episode 65 Military Mom Rises And Leads with Col. (Ret.) Mary Westmoreland
Episode 64 Never Quite Right: How Glass Walls Are Holding Women Back at Work with Dr. Amy Diehl and Dr. Leanne Dzubinski
Episode 63 Back on the Mic
Episode 62 “You Look Great For Your Age” Is Not a Compliment: Aging and Acceptance with Dermatologist Dr. Ellen Gendler
Episode 61 Why “Eat Less, Exercise More” Just Doesn’t Work As Women Age with Dr. Mary Claire Haver, Founder of The Galveston Diet
Episode 60 Why Women and Alcohol Just Don’t Mix with Jen Dorf and Jean Marie Stein of See Ya Sugar
Episode 59 Motherhood and The Empty Nest with “Miserable Mom” Sharon Brecher
Episode 58: Starting Over Again with Jen Graziano
Episode 57: What We Are Reading with Local Public Librarians Rosemary Farrell and Jack Weiss
Episode 56: Why You Need a Personal Brand and Yes It's Part of the Balance Equation with Janna Meyrowitz Turner
Episode 55: Career Shifting From Real Estate to Olive Oil with Marie-Charlotte Piro
Episode 54: Finding Balance When Death and Grief Tip the Scales with Beth Robbins
Episode 53: Poison Ivy and College Admissions with Evan Mandery
Episode 52: Pivot, Pivot, Pivot, But Don’t Give Up with Loren Stephens
Episode 51: Talking About Lead Dads with Paul Sullivan, Founder of The Company of Dads
Episode 50: A Burnout Coach Talks About the Power of the Pause with Rachael O'Meara
Episode 49: Is the Husband Going to Be a Problem? with Dr. Caroline Bicks
Episode 48: The Kids Are Not Alright with Dr. Risa Ryger
Episode 47: The Myth of Maternal Instinct with Chelsea Conaboy
Episode 46: An "Accidental Entrepreneur" Shares Lessons From Being Raised By Two Moms with Dori Acampora
Episode 45: Mid-Life Sex in the City: Dating Apps and All with Ginny Poleman
Episode 44: Fair Play in Real Life with Emily A. Hay
Episode 42: Ambitious Like a Mother with Lara Bazelon
Episode 41: Pivoting From Corporate Executive to Farmer Is Her Recipe For Life with Adrienne Evatt
Episode 40: The Mistress of Reinvention with Nina Sadowsky
Episode 39: Leveling the Playing Field with Tools for the Future: Creating the STEM Alliance with Meg Kaüfer
Episode 38: A German Grandmother's Recipe Brewed To Success with Ute Londrigan
Episode 37: Nice Doesn't Always Mean Saying Yes with Fran Hauser
Episode 36: Just a girl from Texas, with a writer’s pen and a Harvard law degree with Ginger McKnight-Chavers
Episode 35: Change is Not a Dirty Word with Dr. Risa Ryger
Episode 34: Employ ‘Fair Play’ So You Can Reclaim Your Right to Be Interesting with Eve Rodsky
Episode 33: Women and Building Financial Wealth with Elana Milianta
Episode 32: We All Have More Power Than We Know with Gloria Feldt
Episode 31: Creating a Business in a Place You Love with Susanna Herlitz-Ferguson
Episode 30: Making a Banking Career Work with Joanne Jensen
Episode 29: Rethinking Myths About Women in Business with Dr. Andi Simon
Episode 28: Real Life Can Be Stranger Than Fiction with Author Patricia Dunn
Episode 27: After Recalibrating Priorities This Man Wants to Be Mother with Frank Schaeffer
Episode 26: Sex, Drugs, Babies, and Breast Cancer with T. J. Hills
Episode 25: From American Dream to Mentoring Others with Carol Villegas
Episode 24: Painting the Life She Wants with Melinda Buie
Episode 23: Back in the Studio
Episode 22: Juggling Foreign Service and Family Life with Carlotta Ferraro
Episode 21: Funding Your New Women-Led Business Or Someone Else's with Loretta McCarthy
Episode 20: Mother of Reinvention - Tech Gave Her a Career and Future, Now She’s Giving Back with Pat Sigmon
Episode 19: Where Are We Going and How Shall We Get There - Advice on Travel, Life and Career with Audrey Hendley, President of American Express Travel
Episode 18: Navigating the corporate career lattice and using those "mom skills" with help from virtual coach hellocareerguru.com
Episode 17: Advice on Finding Balance in the College Admissions Process and Fatherhood, with Admissions Coach and Divorced Dad Dave Marcus
Episode 16: Two Young Millennials on Broadway Ambitions & Balance With Daniel Carlin and Wednesday Derrico
Episode 15: Hitting the Refresh Button
Episode 14: Not afraid to "Go to Grow" for Continued Motivation and Success with Dr. Tahira Dupree Chase
Episode 13: From Disney Princess to Star Maker
Episode 12: What happens when a woman takes over the restaurant kitchen and becomes the chief, cook and bottlewasher? with Anna Maria Santorelli
Episode 11: Do Equal Careers Equal Balance? Plus the benefits of paternity leave . . . from a dad’s perspective.
Episode 10: For One Australian Woman, Life is Either a Daring Adventure or it’s Nothing with Katherine Frankel
Episode 9: Daughter of a Superwoman with Dr. Christine Whelan
Episode 8: Mompreneur Turns Family Need into Global Company with Leslie Josel
Episode 7: Taming the Wolves of Wall Street with Toni Cortese
Episode 6: Balanced Body — Can you eat and “drink” what you want all the time? with Bruce Bloom
Episode 5: A Day in the Life of a Mompreneur/Momager with Michelle Gross
Episode 4: When Dad Takes Charge of the Home Front with John Brisson
Episode 3: Turning Curveballs into Pivots with Eileen Moskowitz-Palma
Episode 2: How Far Have We Come, Or Not? with Guest Rita J. Tino
Episode 1: Introducing The Balance Dilemma with Christie Derrico & Maura Carlin