Sanity-preserving strategies for working moms, dropping the ball, outsourcing, and getting expert help

“The biggest mistake that I made, before I started working at Kepler Academy, was that I didn’t trust the process. Now that I work there, I can see how well it is managed and handled, and I wish that I trusted them sooner as my life would have been so much easier during the early stages of my motherhood journey.”In this episode, Pros&Babes founder and CEO Kinia Romanowska is joined by Rachel Jones from Kepler Academy to discuss sanity-preserving strategies for working moms, dropping the ball, outsourcing, and getting expert help.Listen to this episode if you want to hear more about how investing in childcare and other experts can save you from headaches and promote self-care.Rachel is Marketing Manager for Kepler Academy Early Learning and Child Care located in Edmonton, Alberta. Rachel shares Kepler's story and services in a variety of markets, where quality care for children is in high demand. Her background includes public relations and marketing with a progressive work history in both the private and public sectors in Alberta. Connect with Rachel on Linkedin, personal website or Kepler Academy’s website.0:00 Intro1:46 Meet Rachel4:28 Kinia and Rachel’s experience of transitioning from career women to working moms10:04 How embracing outsourcing, support systems, and reaching out for help can save you from thousands of headaches?15:37 Getting help with childcare isn’t dropping the ball, it’s throwing it19:23 Kepler Academy’s approach to their childcare practices23:05 How your investment in childcare can become an investment towards your mental health27:16 “Let us take that off your plate”: How Rachel exceeds her role as a childcare provider30:04 How can childcare support benefit your self-care?32:47 Getting the proper support you need to stay sane37:15 Breaking things down and talking with experts for problems that every mom faces43:25 Connect with RachelIf you’re enjoying the show, I’d be so grateful if you left us a review on iTunes so we can reach more moms, just like you. No one should be alone with the crushing overwhelm of trying to balance family and career life.Want more support from moms just like you? Join us in facebook.com/groups/prosandbabesBe the first to access our free training on career and family life strategies, financial planning for moms, back-to-work planning, and more.Kinia Romanowska is mother of two, wife, and award-winning journalist turned founder and CEO of Pros&Babes. She helps women in STEM, competitive, and corporate careers (and their employers) turn the "motherhood penalty" into their greatest advantage, through the MoMBA™ (Mom MBA), a 12-month hybrid group coaching, and 1-1 program.For more information, visit momba.prosandbabes.com