💌 SOWM Digest 027 | it's a....

I took a week off to slightly retool the newsletter and would love to hear your thoughts!

Hopefully you feel like this kid 😎 but even if you don’t, I wanna hear from you!

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Founder, The Society of Working Moms

This weekly newsletter is part newsletter for the everyday working mom and
part digest for the Society of Working Moms paid Slack community.
(I try to keep it to a minimum, but any links followed by a 🔒️ are links back to Slack and will only be available to paid members.)

VIRTUAL EVENTS CALENDAR 🗓️

Member-led sessions are noted with an *asterisk.
Events that are free and open to the public are followed by a 🤗. All others are open to our paid members only. (Which, by the way, is less than $1/day and incredibly worth it!)

• Wednesday, October 2 @ 12:00 - 1:00 PM CT - Group Coaching (RSVP)

• Monday, October 7 @ 10:00 - 11:00 AM CT - Contemplative Circle* (RSVP)

• Monday, October 7 @ 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT - Working Mom Speed Networking “Coffee Break” 🤗 (RSVP)

• Tuesday, October 8 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT - October Biz Owners Chat: Pricing/Packaging* (RSVP)

• Wednesday, October 9 @ 12:00 - 1:00 PM CT - Group Coaching (RSVP)

• Wednesday, October 16 @ 12:00 - 1:00 PM CT - Group Coaching (RSVP)

• Monday, October 21 @ 9:00 - 10:00 AM CT - Workshop: Rest & Resilience 🤗 (RSVP)

• Monday, October 21 @ 10:00 - 11:00 AM CT - Contemplative Circle* (RSVP)

MEMBER RECS 🤌 

Never sponsored, just the good stuff as touted inside the Slack community!

This website if you’d like to give to hurricane relief efforts,

this ‘urgent and necessary’ book on caregiving, this AI-powered mental-load doer, this baby chest [and foot!] rub, these and these pjs for night sweats, this time tracking app, this business management software, these and these and these and these for nighttime potty training, this tubing mascara, this and this makeup clean-up balm, this face cleanser, and this 👇️ list of all the birthday freebies (compiled for all of us by recent birthday girl, Katie — thank you!!!)

WEEKLY READ 💡

The Importance of Teaching (and Learning) Negotiation Skills
(9-minute read; tip: there is an audio option at the very bottom)

➡️ Whether you are setting your rate as a freelancer or negotiating a salary at a new job, GO HIGH!
➡️ Have you personally negotiated for a higher rate/salary? Why/why not?
➡️ What tips would you add? Or what questions do you have? Join the conversation here!🔒️ (thanks to Missy V. for posting!)

WEEKLY GIGGLES 🤪

1. A wholesome one:
   (shout out to Katie R.!)

2. One for the moms of littles:

3. One for the moms of teens:
   (shout out to Jill J.!)

4. And one for the Pink Pony Girls:
   (you know who you are!)

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Share your best memes with us by replying to this email or posting in #mom-jokes-and-memes🔒️ and I’ll give you a shout out in the next newsletter!

OPEN ROLES 🤝

These are all jobs that were recently posted inside the #job-board🔒️.
Warm leads are noted with a ♨️ but only visible to members of the Slack community.

• ♨️ Growth Marketing Manager @ CourseStorm (Remote) (PD / Slack thread🔒️)

• ♨️ Senior Manager of Brand & Content @ Little Otter (Remote) (PD / Slack thread🔒️)

• ♨️ PR and Corporate Communications Manager @ FLIX (Dallas) (PD / Slack thread🔒️)

• Senior Product Designer @ Good Inside (Hybrid NYC) (PD)

• Marketing Manager of Member Communication & Engagement @ Carliloop (Remote) (PD)

• Demand Generation Manager @ Carliloop (remote) (PD)

• Senior Marketing Manager - Emerging & Growth Channels @ Shopify (remote) (PD)

Not FT roles, but a member is looking for some paid help with the following:
👉️ Graphic design
👉️ Website set up
Reach out directly from the #job-board🔒️ if you might be able to help!

WEEKLY AFFIRMATION ☮️ 

Thanks to Nancy D. for sharing this one!

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SOWM MEMBER SPOTLIGHT 🔦 

Megan Weatherford | Content Manager | Storyteller | Video & Audio Editor | Podcast Producer

👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Kids: 5, 7
📍 Location: We live in the Charlotte, NC suburbs
💗 Favorite thing about the WM Slack community: I love being surrounded by other moms in the same season as me. I can’t wait to jump in and take advantage of all the support and advice that’s offered.
🍝 Favorite food: Manicotti - I don’t eat it often but savor every bite when I do!
📚️ Reading right now: I’ve gotten into audiobooks lately, which has given me more opportunity to “read.” I’ve listened to 30+ books this year! I’m a sucker for romance. I can’t get enough of Emily Henry, Colleen Hoover, and Lucy Score.
🛫 Most recent trip: We got to take our daughters to see the Grand Canyon. It was their first flight and such an amazing experience to have as a family.
🎉 Recent win: I started my business two years ago to spend more time with my daughters and cut the cost of daycare by doing a 4-day week preschool for my youngest. She just started kindergarten, so I reached my goal, and I’m really proud I was able to support my family in the way that worked best for us.
🌻 Favorite way to relax: You can find me on my wrap-around front porch. I am always in my rocking chairs or swing. It is the most relaxing place in the world for me.

(Want to be featured here? Send Kate a DM on Slack or respond to this email!)

SOWM COMMUNITY NEWS 🌐 

If you’d like to join, re-up, or otherwise 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.)

• Welcome to our newest members: Nancy, Anna, and Jill! 👋 

• This week’s coaching conversation is about challenging negative thoughts. Tune in today/Wednesday at 12PM CT over in #coaching-convos!🔒️

• We are back to using a free version of Slack — this will allow our programming to continue at the same pace without needing to migrate to another platform and with minimal changes to functionality. (More about that decision in #announcements!🔒️)

• The low-stakes book club just got even lower stakes 🙃 For now, rather than planning out a calendar, we’ll be discussing whatever books we are reading ad hoc.

  • Recent group reads: When Women Were Dragons, The Seed Keeper, The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control, How Not To Hate Your Husband After Having Kids. If you’ve read any of these titles or want to share a recent fave, head on over to #low-stakes-book-club🔒️ 

LINKEDIN HIGHLIGHTS 🔗

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

• We don't talk enough about the role that privilege plays when it comes to sharing online... (read more)

• Earlier this year, Jason Kelce gave a show-stopping, tear-jerking retirement speech… (read more)

• Their faces say it all—shock, frustration—when I reveal the one word they’ve never heard… (read more)

• Today is my birthday! 🎉 🎁 🎂 Let me reintroduce myself to you with a bunch of random things about me!… (read more)

• Great to see TikTok taking a significant step to combat health mis- and disinformation on the platform… (read more)

• 🎉 Need more joy in your life? … (read more)

• I’ve been laid off 3 times in the past 7 years... (read more)

• Like many of you, I am devastated by the catastrophic loss in Western North Carolina and along the coast from Hurricane Helene… (read more)

Want to be featured here? Post in #like-my-post🔒️!

SLACK-TIVITY🔒️

All of the following links direct back to Slack.

• Hurricane Helene devastation (help out!)

• An SOS from a teen girl mom (send support!)

• 40% discount code for Toad&Co (treat yo’self!)

• What do you love about yourself? (don’t be shy!)

• What do you use to remove your makeup? (weigh in!)

• Dodging a bullet with this company? (count it as a win!)

• Has anyone worked as or with a travel agent? (weigh in!)

• Gratitude for family pitching in when things get tough (yay!)

• Preferred market research incentive structuring? (weigh in!)

• Tips for managing client load during a chaotic Q4? (send help!)

• How to share work samples that contain IP/private info? (advise!)

• And ode to a “total package” — and goofball — husband (giggle!)

• Struggling with lack of community/social supports (give some love!)

• Going with your gut on a job offer with some clear red flags (cheer on!)

• A first foray into freelancing, with a negotiation win to boot! (celebrate!)

• LO’s anxiety-producing doctor’s appointment (send all the good vibes!)

• A summary of last week’s coaching convo, in case you missed it (catch up!)

• Explaining multiverse theory to toddlers to assure them they are safe (watch!)

• Free career audit for aspiring managers in exchange for some market research (sign up!)

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