Lara Bazelon: Ambitious Like a Mother

March 21, 2023

Cherylanne Skolnicki

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Lara Bazelon: Ambitious Like a Mother

Cherylanne Skolnicki | Brilliant Balance Cherylanne Skolnicki | Brilliant Balance

Lara Bazelon: Ambitious Like a Mother Lara Bazelon: Ambitious Like a Mother

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Merging professional ambition with managing your home life isn’t easy, but I think it’s worth it. While you may constantly have to task-switch between meeting professional goals and meeting the needs of your family, the satisfaction that comes from having a foot in each world runs deep.

The question is – what do we do with the guilt?! Wondering how our professional ambition will affect our kids keeps a lot of working women up at night, and that’s why my guest today decided to investigate.

In this episode, I interview Lara Bazelon: attorney, law professor, and author of the book: Ambitious Like a Mother. Lara and I discuss how we can dance with work-life balance, embrace our ambitions and model for our children what it means to live a truly purposeful life.

Listen in…

Show Highlights Include:

Why the word ‘ambition’ holds a negative meaning for women (and how looking past that can help you achieve your goals faster) (6:24)
The three mother-child archetypes (and how they differ in work-home balance) (7:58)
Why it’s important to model vulnerability as a leader in the workplace (17:44)
Why the children of working mothers fare slightly better than stay at home mothers (26:51)
The boring conversations we have to hash out when starting a relationship (instead of going into it blindly) (29:37)

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Check out Lara Bazelon’s website: http://www.larabazelon.com/

Atlantic Article by Lara Bazelon – “The End of Mom Guilt”: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/working-mom-career-women-guilt/629364/

Cherylanne Skolnicki

You deserve a big, full life and the freedom to enjoy it. The Brilliant Balance Podcast helps women in leadership design their next chapter for sustainable success—without burnout.

Every week, host Cherylanne Skolnicki, a leading expert in work-life balance, leadership growth, and mindset coaching, shares ideas, inspiration, and insights to help high-achieving women align their ambition with personal fulfillment. Through conversations on leadership mindset, time management, and personal growth, you’ll gain the tools to thrive in both your career and personal life.

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