Ep 209. Lauren Smith Brody: The Fifth Trimester

Work and Life with Stew Friedman

Lauren Smith Brody is the founder of The Fifth Trimester and author of the bestselling book The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity, and Success After Baby. Lauren’s book was a simultaneous best-seller in the Amazon categories of motherhood, women and business, and cultural anthropology. She writes regularly about the intersection of business and motherhood. She is also on the board of the early education nonprofit Docs for Tots. A longtime leader in the women’s magazine industry, Brody was previously the executive editor of Glamour magazine.

In this episode, Stew talks with Lauren about the practical advice she gleaned from her research about working mothers’ experiences following their children’s arrival, including tips for building strong relationships with the most important people in your life. They discuss how the pandemic has both highlighted and exacerbated the challenges working mothers face and what public policy can do to move us faster toward an egalitarian society.

Here then, is an invitation, a challenge, for you, once you’ve listened to the conversation. If you agree that investment in our nation’s children is wise, express your support for government policy that provides for their care. Share your reactions to this idea, this episode, and suggestions for future episodes with Stew by writing to him at [e-mail] or via LinkedIn.

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