💌 SOWM Digest 029 | and now we wait...

I recalled to a SOWM member in our speed networking yesterday, that I (like many others) had a pit in my stomach 4 years ago.

I was so anxious about the election results that I felt like I was going to throw up for several weeks straight. I was also a poll worker in a very purple district, which compounded the stress.

Turns out I was in the first trimester with my oldest daughter. IYKYK!

I’m decidedly not pregnant this election, yet the low-grade nausea still persists.

As in 2020, I’m nervous that no matter what, roughly half the country will be left in a lurch — a combination of sad, mad, confused, scared.

In the face of these moments, having a sense of community is so critical.

I believe that being a mother is inherently political. However, I work hard to keep partisanship out of The Society of Working Moms Slack community. It’s an admittedly hard line to walk, and one I probably falter on more than I realize. But the spirit of the SOWM is truly built on a foundation of reciprocity. Good old fashioned mom-to-mom support.

May we continue to lean on one another no matter what happens in the next few days.

(Channeling Coach Jess here) Deep cleansing breath,

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Events Preview

* = member-led session
🤗 = free and open to the public
All other events are open to our paid community only.
(Which, by the way, is less than $1/day and totally worth it!)

• Wednesday, November 6 @ 12:00 - 1:00 PM CT - Coaching Conversation

• Wednesday, November 13 @ 12:00 - 1:00 PM CT - Coaching Conversation

• Thursday, November 14 @ 2:00 - 3:00 PM CT - Workshop: Building Generational Wealth 🤗

• Monday, November 18 @ Contemplative Circle*

• Tuesday, November 19 @ 1:00 - 12:00 PM CT - Biz Owners Chat*

• Wednesday, November 20 @ 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CT - Coaching Conversation (note different time)

• Wednesday, November 20 @ 8:30 - 9:00 PM CT - Speed Networking “Happy [1/2] Hour 🤗

Register at lu.ma/working-moms.

Member Recs

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

These well-worth-the-price bamboo pajamas, these pithy and punchy newsletters, this microcommunity for freelance writers who are just starting out, this apple corer/slicer doodad, this no-fuss hair dye option, this free webinar on how to position a career break to your advantage, this community for women interested in discussing AI, and this nasal aspirator (‘tis the season!)

Weekly Read

In lieu of this week’s weekly read, here are two books that will inform upcoming conversations inside the SOWM!

• LEAP by Jess Galica, who will lead a 12/5 Ask The Expert: Career Transitions

  • Purchase LEAP wherever you like to purchase books

• The Power Pause by Neha Ruch, who will do a book club author chat with us in early 2025.

  • Get a copy of The Power Pause sent directly to your home for $5!

Meme Me

“Choose Potato.”

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 & Opportunities

These are all jobs that were recently posted inside the #job-board🔒️.
Warm leads are noted with a ♨️ and only visible to members of the Slack community. If you have a warm lead to share but aren’t in the community, feel free to simply reply to this email!

• ♨️ Mid-Market AE @ Spot AI (various) (PD / Slack thread🔒️)

• ♨️ Director, E-Commerce Site Merchandising @ Spanx (Hybrid Atlanta) (PD / Slack thread🔒️)

• ♨️ Merchandising Manager @ Spanx (hybrid Atlanta) (PD / Slack thread🔒️)

• ♨️ Hubspot Operations Manager @ Revive (Remote) (PD / Slack thread🔒️)

• ♨️ Business Development Manager @ Revive (Remote) (PD / Slack thread🔒️)

• ♨️ Director of Marketing @ Serenity Kids (hybrid Austin) (PD / Slack thread🔒️)

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

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

Not a role, but a leadership development cohort for folks with 0-10 years of leadership experience (program info / Slack thread🔒️)

Mindset Moment

SOWM Community News

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

• Welcome to our newest members: Alison and Ashley! 👋

• New channel alert: #travel🔒️

• We have some great January programming slated to kick off the year! One Ask The Expert with a registered dietician, and one vision board/intention setting workshop. Vote for a third [fitness adjacent] program here!🔒️

• The low-stakes book club has become the NO-STAKES book club.

  • Members and friends of the Society of Working Moms can get the first pick of 2025 — The Power Pause — sent straight to their door!

ISO…

• … moms of all ages to fill out a brief motherhood survey

• … advice for cowriting of ghostwriting a book🔒️ 

Slacktivity Highlights

The following are 10 highlights from this past week inside the SOWM Slack community.

• Sleep training advice? (support!🔒️)

• Views from a daily walk (share yours!🔒️)

• How do you share your work wins? (weigh in!🔒️)

• This cell phone/tech contract for families (borrow it! 🔒️)

• This thread of our Halloween cutie patooties (add yours!🔒️)

• Hot procurement tip for freelancers/contractors (bookmark!🔒️)

• “First year” baby data project (what would you want to know?🔒️)

• Ideas for supplementing income while on the job hunt? (weigh in!🔒️)

• What are the 3 best things that happened to you this week? (weigh in!🔒️)

• “Losing” a part of your identity when becoming a mom (share thoughts!🔒️)