Why Moms Choose Between Work and Family

Do You Really Have to Sacrifice Your Family for Your Career? w/ Becca Carnahan

It’s 2021, why are moms still being forced to choose between careers and families? Think about it, during this pandemic so many moms left the workforce either by choice or by force.

Show Notes

In this episode, I am talking with Career Coach and Working Mom Blogger, Becca Carnahan about issues still impacting moms today. 

Today Becca shares:

  • why you need to figure out what you like to do and rediscover your passions
  • how clarity and confidence play a role in your career and work
  • how the traditional hours are not ideal for working moms
  • how you can turn the skills and talents you have into new opportunities
  • her framework to make answering “Tell me about yourself” and “Why should we hire you?” easy

About Becca

Becca Carnahan is a mom of two, writer, and career coach from Massachusetts. She is the founder of Becca Carnahan Career Coaching & Communications where she specializes in helping women find more joy and fulfillment in their work. She also writes and manages the working mom blog, With Love Becca, which helps women manage motherhood, manage careers, and manage to laugh through it all. 

Becca gained her expertise in the career development field over a 13-year career at Harvard Business School, where she still works as a career coach.

In addition to her career coaching work, Becca is also the author of Belinda Baloney Changes Her Mind, a fun and inspiring “when I grow up” children’s book and When Mommy Grows Up: A Guide to Parenting Yourself to a More Fulfilling Career.

Connect with Becca

https://facebook.com/withlovebeccablog

https://www.instagram.com/with_love_becca/

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