In this episode of Season 8 of The Mother Honestly Podcast, Take The Day Off, Powered by Splendid Spoon, Hosts Blessing Adesiyan and Andrea Mullan are joined by Dr. Darby Saxbe who is a clinical psychologist and professor of Psychology at the University of Southern California, she researches stress within the context of relationships with a focus on the transition to parenthood as a nexus of neural, hormonal, behavioral and psychological change. Dr Darby directs the USC Center for the Changing Family, a group of affiliated faculty from across the University of Southern California, including faculty from Psychology, Sociology, Economics, Pediatrics, Social Work, Law, and Preventive Medicine who study families from different methodological lenses.

In this episode, they discuss the science behind caregiving behaviour and how much of it can be tied to neurology versus experiences and learned behaviour. They also discuss the wonderful work Dr Darby directs at the USC Center for the Changing Family and how much work and research they have been able to do with the help of families and caregivers.

This podcast is in partnership with Splendid Spoon. Visit www.splendidspoon.com and join us as we #DropTheGuilt #TakeTheDayOff

To become a Mother Honestly Member for only $97/yr, visit www.motherhonestly.com/membership and if you are a Company seeking support for your employees and their families, visit www.motherhonestly.com/atwork to provide real solutions at home and at work.

Grab Your Copy of The Modern Workplace Report by Care.com and MH featured in Fortune, Romper, The Bump, and more.

You can find Dr Saxbe here

In this episode of Season 8 of The Mother Honestly Podcast, Take The Day Off, Powered by Splendid Spoon, Hosts Blessing Adesiyan is joined by Danielle Weisberg who is co-founder and co-CEO of theSkimm, a digital media company dedicated to succinctly giving women the information they need to make confident decisions and helping them live smarter. Since disrupting the media landscape a decade ago with the launch of theSkimm, Danielle and co-founder Carly Zakin have built a brand that continues to be a trusted source for a community of millions. theSkimm’s first book, How to Skimm Your Life, was released in June 2019 and debuted at #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list.

Danielle has been featured on a number of prominent lists including: Forbes 30 Under 30 in Media, Vanity Fair's The Next Establishment, Fortune’s 40 Under 40, Variety’s Power of Women, and Adweek's Young Influentials, and has also been recognized by Goldman Sachs Builders and Innovator Summit as one of the most 100 Intriguing Entrepreneurs. Prior to founding theSkimm, Danielle graduated from Tufts University in 2008 before starting her career in broadcast and digital media at NBC News DC Bureau, Nightly News, Today, and MSNBC.

In this episode, they discuss the powerful movement around paid leave theSkimm started with #showusyourleave with over 600 companies joining in and being transparent about their leave policies. They also talk about the very real impact that keeping women in the workforce has on the economy and the practical steps carrer men and women need to take to help them get more flexibility at work and ultimately take more time off.

This podcast is in partnership with Splendid Spoon. Visit www.splendidspoon.com and join us as we #DropTheGuilt #TakeTheDayOff

To become a Mother Honestly Member for only $97/yr, visit www.motherhonestly.com/membership and if you are a Company seeking support for your employees and their families, visit www.motherhonestly.com/atwork to provide real solutions at home and at work.

Grab Your Copy of The Modern Workplace Report by Care.com and MH featured in Fortune, Romper, The Bump, and more.

You can find Danielle here

In this episode of Season 8 of The MH Podcast, Take The Day Off, Powered by Splendid Spoon, Hosts Blessing Adesiyan and Andrea Mulan are joined Dr. Sheryl Gonzalez Ziegler who Is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and an author, keynote speaker, digital health advisor, frequent media contributor, founder of a pre-teen puberty course called Start with the Talk, and board member and program chair at The Tennyson Center for Children. She is the author of Mommy Burnout, one of the top Parenting books of 2018 and winner of the Best Parenting/Family Book as awarded by International Latino Book Awards. Dr. Ziegler also wrote a chapter in Advice for Working Moms (Harvard Business Review Press) in May 2021 and was also a contributor to the book, Self-Care for New Moms. Her work is also featured in Find Your Unicorn Space by NYT best selling author, Eve Rodsky.

She is on a mission to change the healthcare landscape to thinking of self-care as health-care. She is a frequent keynote speaker on topics related to burnout, chronic stress, mental wellness in the workplace and parenting issues. She speaks to large companies and school districts around the world about how to best support the mental health of employees and their families.

In this episode, they discuss burnout, mom guilt and the ways in which we can combat these through meaningful connections with our people and setting boundaries. They also deep dive into female friendships and the very vital role it plays in physical and mental wellbeing.

This podcast is in partnership with Splendid Spoon. Visit www.splendidspoon.com and join us as we #DropTheGuilt #TakeTheDayOff

MH expands into fintech and hrtech launching its Work-Life Wallet on Techcrunch Disrupt stage to meet individual employee needs and its mission is to unlock care in the workplace through commerce, community, and content. We support companies such as Indeed, Mercury, AMN Healthcare, MMGY Global and more!

Read Blessing Adesiyan’s story on Forbes to learn more about what we’ve built, and get your company on the waiting list at www.mhatwork.com to unlock care for your employees by 2023.

Grab Your Copy of The Modern Workplace Report by Care.com and MH featured in Fortune, Romper, The Bump, and more.