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Jun 4
37m 13s

Summer Triggers for Working Moms

Marisa Lonic
About this episode

Are you ready for summer, mama? Or are you getting triggered by all the things summer related? 

We’ve talked about fall triggers. We’ve discussed holiday triggers. Now it’s time for summer triggers. If you’re ready to feel seen as a working mom trying to hold it together in the summer, and maybe even laugh a little with Marisa and Estella, two working moms who get it, tune into this week’s episode of the Mama Work It podcast.

Here’s what you’ll get out of this week’s episode:

·       Is it true that we do indeed only get 18 summers with our kids? 

·       The competitive sport of summer camp sign-ups and the audacity of summer camp schedules for working parents

·       Summer schedules and how to navigate PTO, mom guilt, and everything that comes along with the juggle of work life, mom life, summer life. 

Read the summer incentive blog post Marisa mentioned: https://www.mamaworkit.com/blog/summer-routine-incentives-for-kids

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For more resources on juggling mom life, work life, wife life, fill in the blank life, head on over to www.mamaworkit.com and subscribe.  

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