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Episode 2 - Brittany Lynch
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On this week's episode, Katherine and Rachel get to chat with Brittany Lynch! They discuss balancing motherhood and a design career, parenting roles, unpaid labor and communication within a household, how the industry is reacting to mothers in the workforce, breastfeeding experiences and bringing up puberty with your kiddos.
Links Brittany Mentions:
Organizations:
Moms First: Reshma Saujani founded, this movement is trying to get better care in the US. It’s a big task, but they are making their way.
https://momsfirst.us/?source_id=1046013
Better Life Labs: Brigid Schulte is the director, she wrote the book Overwhelm: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time. That book was published in 2014, and already is outdated in how we think, but it was a catalyst for me.
https://www.newamerica.org/better-life-lab/
https://www.amazon.com/Overwhelmed-Work-Love-Play-When/dp/0374228442
Podcasts about this stuff (some are limited episodes but so good)
Why Care: Reshma Saujani’s podcast with Care.com CEO Tim Allen
https://whycarepod.com/
Parent Data: Emily Oster is an economist, loves numbers, and she uses numbers and data to help explain parenting issues, so good
https://parentdata.org/post-type/podcast/
Time Out: Author of Fair Play, Eve Rodsky’s podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/time-out-a-fair-play-podcast/id1601845368
White Picket Fence: listen to season Nuclear Family Myth, What Could Have Been, and the Rise of Neoliberalism. These episodes are when things truly began to sink in.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/white-picket-fence/id1534150764
Books:
Fair Play: such a classic at this point, take the guess work out of the “shit I do” list!
https://www.amazon.com/Fair-Play-Game-Changing-Solution-When-ebook/dp/B07NTX84PY
Screaming on the Inside: Jessica Grose, NYT author I follow. I recommend this book only for already parents. Some people may not ever want to have kids after reading.
https://www.amazon.com/Screaming-Inside-Unsustainability-American-Motherhood/dp/006307835X
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