It’s more than possible! Lauren Smith Brody, author of the upcoming book The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby (Doubleday, April 4), will give us a preview of what she learned from 800+ new working moms and hundreds of studies and experts, drilling down on the three areas you told us you need most:
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Getting to 50/50 at home with your partner (the dual working parent trap, solved)
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Making an effective, easy self-care plan -- especially if you’re going back before you feel emotionally ready
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And solving your mommy-guilt issues once and for all!
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Pregnant? On maternity leave? Already back at work? Wherever you are in your journey as a new working mom, you'll leave with great information and ideas about how to make it work for you.
And, babies in arms are welcome at the workshop!
Lauren is also happy to answer any questions you have about choosing childcare, working through sleep deprivation, asking for pumping accommodations, negotiating new work schedules, and more. If the first three trimesters are for pregnancy, and the fourth is newborn stretch, the fifth is when the working mom is born. Whether you feel like leaning in, or are just struggling to put one foot in front of the other (in matching shoes), Lauren’s judgement-free advice for this transition will help you help yourself -- and ultimately improve your workplace culture for all families.
Lauren Smith Brody is the founder of The Fifth Trimester movement, which helps businesses and new parents work together to create a more family-friendly workplace culture. A longtime leader in the women's magazine industry, Lauren was most recently the executive editor of Glamour magazine. Raised in Ohio, Texas, and Georgia, she now lives in New York City with her husband and two young sons.
photo by Nancy Borowick
Before attending this workshop, we recommend taking this ten-to-fifteen minute survey, and we'll discuss it at the workshop: http://bit.ly/Via_Survey
PRE-ORDER the book!
To pre-order Lauren's book, use this link: http://bit.ly/FifthTrimesterBookbyLaurenBrody
Better yet, buy Local from Community Bookstore here: http://www.communitybookstore.net/book/9780385541411
There's more! To celebrate your new life as a working mom, Marc Goldberg will be taking portraits, for no additional charge! For more information on Marc, click here: http://www.marcgoldbergphotography.com/.