Questioning the System and Letting Go of Parental Guilt with Dr. Amy Beacom

11/17/22 • 45 min

Being a parent is one of the biggest transitions we go through in life. Moving from being a working person to a working parent can be overwhelmingly stressful, which results in many new (or not-so-new) parents struggling to engage in self-care.

There are better ways to have a smooth parental leave and return transition, and we will exactly talk about that in this episode.

Center for Parental Leave and Leadership (CPLL) is a consulting and coaching company that helps both parents and companies navigate parenthood and strengthen leadership positions by improving parental leave policy and practices.

In today's episode, we have Amy Beacom, the founder and CEO of CPLL and co-author of the book The Parental Leave Playbook, to discuss the importance of parental leave to self-care, family, and companies.

Amy highlights the impact of postpartum depression, particularly on dads, shares some insights into dealing with parental guilt, and gives tips on developing self-care for parents to reset and recharge.

She also explains how to plan parental leave as a positive experience for both parents and employers.

In this episode, you'll hear:

How Amy started her retain parental leave program
The importance of new parent-coach relationships
Getting clarity with values and boundaries to self-care
The isolating feeling for dads that can cause painful results; and
How managers can support parents employees

Connect with Amy Beacom and learn more about Center for Parental Leave Leadership:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-beacom/

Website: https://cplleadership.com/

To connect with Christine Forte Klotz, head to:

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/storiesforinspiration/

Website: https://forteklotz.com/

There are better ways to have a smooth parental leave and return transition, and we will exactly talk about that in this episode.

She also explains how to plan parental leave as a positive experience for both parents and employers.

In this episode, you'll hear:

How Amy started her retain parental leave program
The importance of new parent-coach relationships
Getting clarity with values and boundaries to self-care
The isolating feeling for dads that can cause painful results; and
How managers can support parents employees

Connect with Amy Beacom and learn more about Center for Parental Leave Leadership:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-beacom/

Website: https://cplleadership.com/

To connect with Christine Forte Klotz, head to:

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/storiesforinspiration/

Website: https://forteklotz.com/

Previous Episode

Who says we can’t? with Dr. Simone Schwank of Une Sur Cent

Striving to balance it all and feeling unsupported? You aren’t alone: many workplaces lack policies to support families and parents. In today’s episode, we connect with Dr. Simone Schwank, a psychologist based in Zurich, and founder of Une Sur Cent fills us in on workplace trends and conditions in Switzerland, especially as they affect women’s self-care and parenting.

With so many hats to put on, many women in leadership end up feeling overwhelmed and burned out. This can lead to women leaving leadership positions in disproportionate numbers.

UNE SUR CENT is a community of diverse like-minded women that connects, inspires, thrives, and networks to open up new opportunities for all women. A space to create a meaningful connection, conversation, and change for women.

In this episode, Dr. Simone Schwank, the founder of UNE SUR CENT, tackles some workplace trends and conditions that affect women's self-care and parenting.

She shares how the current work culture imbalance women's careers, families, parenting, and life and why more female role models are needed, particularly in Switzerland. She also talks about how a community like UNE SUR CENT can encourage and support women to change and be leaders in their lives and careers.

In this episode, you'll hear:

Building a diverse female empowerment movement
Different events inside the UNE SUR CENT
The can and can't expect of parenthood
Unfriendly work systems for mothers and women in general; and
Understanding loneliness particularly post-pandemic

Read the full report: LeanIn Report with Mckinsey

Women in the Workplace 2022

https://leanin.org/women-in-the-workplace/2022

Connect and learn more about Dr. Simone Schwank:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simone-eliane-schwank-phd-57747157/

Website: https://www.drschwank.ch/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drschwank/

To connect with Christine Forte Klotz, head to:

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/storiesforinspiration/

Website: https://forteklotz.com/

Next Episode

Holistic Self-Care: The Mind Body Connection with Janet Li Patel

Carving out time for exercise is certainly a challenge - finding the time or energy especially when balancing life with young children. In today's conversation with Janet Li Patel, we explore how this can become a virtuous cycle - by starting to fit in some exercise, we generate greater energy and strength for all the other activity in our lives.

Janet is the owner of RE Pilates (originally PilatesMamas) located in Brooklyn, New York. She first began her career in finance but decided to take a different direction and became a pilates instructor in 2008.

Janet has seen firsthand the benefits of Pilates and what it can do for parents, mothers, and fathers. After having children, our bodies undergo many changes, and our time and energy demands can be immense.

Janet discusses how Pilates helps parents find strength and flexibility in their bodies and mindsets. Through breathing work and mindful movement, she also discusses the importance of moving one's body and aims to help all parents who want to take care of themselves and prioritize wellness so they can become more present and engaged parents.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

~How Janet started her Pilates journey
~How pilates can help us not only physically, but also mentally and emotionally
~How it can be part of modeling healthy habits for our children
~The different demands on our bodies during different stages of parenthood

Stay tuned at the end of this episode for some guided breathwork exercises that you can use at home.

Connect with Janet Li Patel and learn more about RE Pilates:

Website: https://www.repilatesstudio.com/about

To connect with Christine Forte Klotz, head to:

Website: https://forteklotz.com/