Navigating Childcare Challenges with Priya Krishnan

With federal funds expiring, the child care crisis is top of mind for us, so we are lucky to have an expert guide us through this moment.

Priya Krishnan, Chief Digital Transformation Officer at Bright Horizons, joins us for an eye-opening conversation on the challenges of balancing child care and the crucial role employers play in supporting working parents.

Prior to this role, she founded KLAY, a school for marginalized children, which has grown to become India’s largest child care and schooling service provider.

As she says, “To help combat this crisis, we believe employers need to become – and continue to be – a source of financial support for working parents’ child care requirements. The most tragic outcome will be the reversal of the women workforce participation we have seen increase over the years.”

Join us for an important conversation on how we can lean on each other, and advocate for better solutions.

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Bright Horizons homepage here.

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Motherhood & Music with Rachel Platten

What does it take to juggle the demands of being a mother in the entertainment industry while dealing with postpartum anxiety? Rachel Platten, singer-songwriter of the hit single, “Fight Song” joins us to share her perspective.

Her note to her fans on Spotify says it best, “Emotions are just waves, and I am the entire ocean.”

In our Season 3 kickoff episode, Rachel gives us the behind-the-scenes inspiration behind her upcoming album and touching song, “Girls” and unravels her personal experiences as a mom, including a moment where her daughter reacted emotionally to her live performance.

Together, we uncover profound lessons on trust, embracing disappointment, and the significance of female support in healing. Rachel's stories are a mirror to the challenges each one of us faces and the resilience we find within ourselves. Join us for this conversation, filled with real talk, important lessons and big laughs.

Listen to the end of the episode to hear a snippet from “Girls.” Warning, it cuts deeeeeep in the most stunning way!

Show Note Links:

Follow Rachel on Instagram: @rachelplatten
Follow Rachel on Facebook here.
Listen to 'Girls' here

Please make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode, and kindly review the podcast on Apple Podcasts so we can reach more working moms. We always want to hear your thoughts, concerns, questions or guest suggestions – email [email protected].

Episode social handles:

@WorkingMomHour

@EMechlinski

@MadsCaldwell