💌 SOWM Digest 025 | fall routines and changing scenes

School’s back in session and we’re collectively settling back into routines (including, in many cases, disrupting said routine with allllll the daycare/school colds and viruses).

Our household has not been spared, with both kids out for 2-4 days in the last 3 weeks.

That said, I’m still grateful for the changing season and pace. And as always, I’m grateful to this group of incredible women who inspire me daily.

𝙻𝚘𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐… an upcoming post about my favorite moments from inside the Slack community. In the meantime… just keep reading to get the gist of it! (Or better yet: join us and see for yourself!)

Links followed by a ‘🔒️’ are links to the WM Slack community.
You can apply at www.working-moms.com/apply.

If you’d like to re-up or manage your membership, you can do so at this link. (If you’re a returning member, please forward me your confirmation email and I’ll reactivate your Slack access.)

🌐COMMUNITY NOTES🌐

• Welcome to our newest members: Kati, Meredith, Erin & Kristine! 👋

• Help out coach Jess and her company ELIXR with their motherhood research! Especially if you are a mom to older kiddos (8+ all the way through adult children) she’d like to hear from you! 

• A reminder that when possible we post event recordings in #events-and-replays!

  • Most recently added: Getting The Interview!

• Our September member drive continues! Thanks to everyone who’s been participating.

  • BINGO prizes include 3 months of wm membership, 1 60-minute 1:1 session with Jess, $50 to Nuts.com, $50 to Sophisticated Small, $50 to Hand & Stone Spas!

  • If BINGO is not your thing, here are the top tasks that would help us out in a big way! 🙏🫶

  GET THE BINGO CARD

• Check out our September workshop (Enclothed Cognition: The Hidden Impact of Clothing with Nancy Dilts — Friday, Sept. 20) and our September Ask-An-Expert (Grief with Katie Huey — Thursday, Sept. 26)! Tickets for both are available via the RSVP links below. 👇️ 

🗓️UPCOMING EVENTS🗓️

New sessions since the last newsletter are noted in grey!
Member-led sessions are noted with an *asterisk.

• Wednesday, September 18 @ 12:00 - 1:00 PM CT - Group Coaching (RSVP)

• Thursday, September 19 @ 8:30 - 9:00 PM CT - Working Moms Speed Networking "Happy [1/2] Hour" (RSVP)

• Friday, September 20 @ 10:00 - 11:00 AM CT - September Workshop — Enclothed Cognition: The Hidden Impact of Clothing (RSVP)

• Tuesday, September 24 @ 11:00 - 12:00 PM CT - Creative Command: Design Best Practices with J Sherman Studio (RSVP)*

• Wednesday, September 25 @ 12:00 - 1:00 PM CT - Group Coaching (RSVP)

• Thursday, September 26 @ 12:00 - 1:00 PM CT - Ask the Expert: What's grief got to do with it? with Katie Huey, ACC (RSVP)

• Friday, September 27 @ 10:30 - 11:00 AM CT - New & Prospective Member Orientation (RSVP)

👉️MEMBER RECS👈️

These Google job search pointers, this card deck for divvying up the household load, this free seminar for building a personal brand on LinkedIn, these splurge-worthy chocolates, this children’s apparel with a huge sale going on right now, this book with a 5-step plan to a richer life, this startup job board, this coach matchmaking platform, and this free webinar to help you ace your interview.

🔦MEMBER SPOTLIGHT🔦 

Haley Thannum | Creative Connector | Marketing Consultant | Founder of Hilivate

👨‍👩‍👦‍👦Kids: 3 y.o. (Norah) and 3.5 months (Calvin)
📍Location: Suburbs of Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
💗Favorite thing about the WM Slack community: I love how I feel connected to other working moms around the world. Everyone is really encouraging. It feels like I have a group of personal cheerleaders who also act as a support group for so many different topics from parenting to recipes to work referrals.
📽️ Favorite movie: About Time
🐶 Pets: Presso (he has his own Instagram which sadly has been on hiatus since having kids, but he is still just as cute )
💪Recent win: My brother-in-law just got married over Labor Day weekend and I led the charge on his rehearsal dinner which turned out really well.
🍪Favorite way to relax: Baking chocolate chip cookies

🔗LINKEDIN HIGHLIGHTS🔗

Here’s what some of our members are saying outside of Slack:

• Your own definition of success is what matters, not the world's… (read more)

• Growing up, a 90% grade was never enough—my parents always wanted to know why it wasn’t 100%… (read more)

• Although I’ve always believed in the power we find when humans come together, I feel it now more than ever… (read more)

• My baby was sick today… So that means I’m working on a Friday night to catch up… (read more)

• The truth is, parenthood can be very isolating and lonely… The power of having a community, a network of support, is critical… (read more)

• I have learned so much throughout my job searching experience… that I was able to pay it forward to helping somebody else... (read more)

• I didn't realize when I began studying retreat facilitation that I was entering a space that is not well understood… (read more)

• After an incredible five and a half years at Avocado Green Mattress, I am excited to take the next step in my career. I am currently exploring senior marketing roles… (read more)

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🧵SLACK-TIVITY🔒️🧵

• On being an older parent (own it!)

• How to prep/massage kale (weigh in!)

• How does one find a mentor? (share tips!)

• Woo woo for the win after a hard week (celebrate!)

• Job hunting in a new city and feeling down (lift up!)

• This little one’s successful foray into gymnastics (yay!)

• And this little one’s successful ninja warrior feat (yesss!)

• Swapping themed playlists with a loved one (get inspired!)

• Contact her if you’re a creative looking for work (reach out!)

• Imposter syndrome hindering the job search (offer support!)

• Wanting a role but being suggested for a role below it (wwyd?)

• Overcoming interview anxiety with a handy mindset shift (woot!)

• Clueless man remarks while presenting at a conference (eye roll!)

• This friend and fellow momma being done with chemo (fuck yeah!)

• On the market after 14 years and need some resume ideas (weigh in!)

• Helping an adult child who might have a learning disability (share tips!)

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