Before launching The Working Mom’s Playbook, I was a first-time mom doing what so many of us do—trying to juggle it all. I was working full-time, keeping a home running, cooking dinner, squeezing in workouts, trying to maintain a social life, and still be fully present with my son. In the middle of that chaos, I finally understood the true weight of the mental and physical load mothers carry. Adding a career on top of that? It felt nearly impossible.

Eventually, I transitioned from being a full-time magazine editor to a marketing role at a local real estate group in Philadelphia—one that offered a bit more flexibility. But navigating that shift opened my eyes to a bigger question: Where is our village? Where is the support system that helps us work, mother, and still care for ourselves? Does it even exist?

That’s why I created The Working Mom’s Playbook—a space where real moms share real stories. My hope is that this podcast becomes a modern-day village for all of us: a place to hear experiences that reflect our own, learn from different perspectives, explore the topics that shape us, and feel a little less alone as we navigate motherhood, work, identity, and everything in between.