💌 WM Digest | June 18, 2024

Greetings from my living room! This is the last digest I’ll write from here!!

I feel like I’ve been talking about my move ad nauseam (probably because I’ve been thinking about it ad nauseam) but I’m very much looking forward to getting settled in a new home and a new routine in a new town.

The added pressure of being the parent responsible for donwsizing/packing up the current house (since my husband is responsible for building the future house!) has contributed immensely to my “analysis paralysis.”

I had a great conversation today with Jess Ringgenberg, WM coach in residence, about “all or nothing” thinking — a topic that frequently comes up in group coaching sessions.

I am frequently blocked by my own big picture thinking and struggle to just take the baby steps that are necessary. I’d love to know if you ever struggle with the same? Share your thoughts here!🔒️ 

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🌐 COMMUNITY NOTES 🌐

• New: in addition to a promo code for moms looking for work, I’ve also created a discount code for solopreneurs who can’t expense member dues to their employer. Just reply to this email and I’ll hook you up!

  • By the way, if you’re not in the solo camp, have you asked your manager to support your membership? Let me know if there’s anything I can do to facilitate this!!

• Last Friday’s workshop, Get 8 Hours Back per week, was great! Thanks to presenter Tamara, and thanks to all who attended. I’ll be posting the recap and list of resources in #events-and-replays🔒️ soon.

• Our book club slate is set through March 2025! I’ll be announcing the line up on social media later this week or next, but see the #low-stakes-book-club🔒️ in the meantime.

• Looking ahead to July, we’ll have a slate of programing (all free and open to the public!) that will be of particular interest to folks looking for work. 👀 

• Most of our programming has been during the lunch(ish) hour, but this Thursday we have a WM happy hour/speed networking! 🌒👇️ 

🗓️ UPCOMING EVENTS 🗓️
(Newly added or updated events are highlighted. Coaching is limited to WM Slack group members, but all others are open to the public!)

• Wed, June 19 @ 12:00PM CT - Coaching Convo with Jess (RSVP)

• Thurs, June 20 @ 8:30PM CT - Working Mom Speed Networking (RSVP)

• Wed, June 26 @ 12:00 PM CT - Coaching Convo with Jess (RSVP)

• Thur, June 27 @ 12:00 PM CT - Community-Led Workshop: What’s the Buzz: Matrescence (RSVP)

• Mon, July 1 @ 11:30 AM CT - Working Mom Speed Networking (RSVP)

  
  And the second week in July kicks off our ⚡️Job Seeker Power Hour⚡️ series! Jam-packed content geared towards moms looking for work; 12:00 - 1:00 PM CT!

  • Tue, July 9 - ⚡Recruiter Resume Tips⚡ (RSVP)

  • Wed, July 10 - ⚡Group Coaching - Cultivating Confidence⚡ (RSVP)

  • Friday, July 12 - ⚡LinkedIn Power Hour Pt 1: Profile Optimization⚡ (RSVP)

  • Friday, July 19 - ⚡LinkedIn Power Hour Pt 2: Content + Connections⚡ (RSVP)

Our June sponsor is Coexist, the app that helps you and your partner effortlessly share tasks, plan meals, collaborate on lists, and even give each other kudos. Coexist is available worldwide on Android and iOS.

The WM community gets an exclusive 15% off the annual plan on iOS when you sign up for a two-week free trial before June 30th with the code WORKINGMOMS15.

Let's build a future where managing home life feels lighter.

🧵 THREADS OF NOTE 🧵 

• This absolute W for Maria — landed her new role with an all-in application time of less than a week! (celebrate!🔒️)

• What to do about staff churn at daycare? (weigh in!🔒️)

• Sleep deprived during the infant stage (support!🔒️)

• Re: the language we use around infertility (weigh in!🔒️)

• What to do when your kid is telling you and their therapist different things? (weigh in!🔒️)

• A successful departure for teenage son study abroad (celebrate!🔒️)

• Unofficial bookclub pick for the month? (ponder!🔒️)

• Navigating vaccines as an American ex-pat in Australia (weigh in!🔒️)

• Advice from a mom of a new high school graduate to Moms of younger kids (take note!🔒️)

Misc. Recs.

• This NYT article about the myth of maternal instinct (shared in response to last week’s group coaching session!)

• This beta testing opportunity for “busy parents with curious kids”

• These, these, and these drinking implements for toddlers on the go

• The Wailin’ Jennys for some kid-friendly music that is not “kid music”

• This TV series for all the action girlies

🔦 NEW MEMBER SPOTLIGHT 🔦 

… is out of office. 😎 See you next week! (And send me a DM if you’d like to be featured!)

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