Parents need support before, during and upon return to work form a leave. Company leaders need training for ways to manage their own Parental Leave Policies.Faiza, Claire and Cara from CPC discuss our thoughts in this episode Allison Whalen from Parentaly discusses the findings from their research in this article: https://www.fastcompany.com/91188012/this-is-the-top-concern-for-the-majority-of-women-who-take-parental-leave?lid=pgepr5i18u8a --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carapollard/support ..read more

We talk today about Darbe Saxbe term Mindfully Underparent. She suggested to let your kids be bored and go on errands with you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carapollard/support ..read more

At Cara Pollard Coaching, we've long recognized the mental health crisis affecting our children and have been sounding the alarm for years. The distress our kids are experiencing is deeply connected to the fact that their parents are not okay. The Surgeon General recently stated:" Parents who feel pushed to the brink deserve more than platitudes. They need tangible support. That’s why I am issuing a Surgeon General’s advisory to call attention to the stress and mental health concerns facing parents and caregivers, and to lay out what we can do to address them." He also emphasized, "T ..read more

Evan Harrel and Laura Berland are back as guests on Mindfulness At Work to further discuss Compassionate Leadership at work. They founded and lead the non-profit organization, Center for Compassionate Leadership, and help train leaders for many corporations. In this episode, they explain the evidence and science behind the ability to relate to others in a compassionate way. They share that it starts in the way we see ourselves. It seems so simple but it's not. It's really difficult to relate to others in a healthy manner if we treat ourselves in challenging ways. In fact, there are over 2000 r ..read more

Listen to this informative episode of Mindfulness at Work with Laura Berland and Evan Harrel, the founders of The Center for Compassionate Leadership. Laura is the Center's Executive Director and she is a serial tech entrepreneur, former Fortune 500 executive, meditation teacher, yoga therapist, nonprofit founder/board member, executive mentor, and digital media veteran. Evan is the Center's Chief Operations Officer. He has an MBA from Harvard's Business School and has served in the nonprofit sector as the executive director for a group of inner-city Houston preschools. He was an investment ma ..read more

In this episode, we talk with Christina Glickman about the power of community and why being a bright light for others is her life's goal. Christina recently wrote the book, xtra the art of being. She wants other people to see that she's OK just being herself, in case they want to try the same for themselves. The book and her community following, are for strong, loving, purpose-driven women that are looking to step into life with unapologetic confidence. In the realization that she doesn’t know everything, her self-confidence deepens. The book has great stories and so many beautiful pictures. T ..read more

Griffin and I discuss college graduation in 2020, how it was different for all, and what he missed most. We further discuss all the other things 2020 has uncovered; including anxiety, the need for therapy, and unbridled resilience.  In this economy, recent college graduates had to manage their expectations for securing a job.... as did their parents. If a graduate was lucky enough to get a job, they may even be struggling to adapt to a new city because they may be a lot lonelier than they would have before Covid. Some of his peers are having a hard time. Therefore, people his age are awar ..read more

Are you feeling anxious? Are your kids? If the answer is YES, we aren't surprised. In this conversation with Dr. John Duffy, we break down the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to anxiety. Most importantly, we talk about how your anxiety, as a parent, affects your kids. You may be forging a path for how they will always relate to anxiety and stress in their life. Not only are they learning- in the now but they may carry these habits for a very long time. And right now we are feeling an epidemic proportion of stress and anxiety. In fact, as the coronavirus spreads so does our collective ..read more

Nicole Telfer from EmpoweredKidsTV uses her media education platform to empower parents to reduce conflict, heal, and connect in their homes. Nicole started Empowered Kids’ TV because when she needed advice and help for her own parenting, she mistakenly thought she could get it from the experts who were often on TV. She realized these "stars" didn't really know much about parenting and the actual real experts were doing deep research and she wanted to find a way to showcase them. They aren’t people just having success in the moment, when the cameras are on, but people who really know how to he ..read more

Listen to this episode and hear expert insights from the hosts of the popular podcast, Hot Flashes/Cool Topics podcast. Bridgett and Colleen are accomplished women who bring their own knowledge, as well as their guest experts', to their podcast for midlife women, ages 40-75. Any age listener gains wisdom from their content. They say they keep growing, learning, and developing. They invite their listeners to join them on their journey. We discuss the changes their own careers took when they were raising their children who are now young adults. They both had some hurdles to overcome, during thos ..read more