Episodes
March 7, 2023
Ep. 1: Indra Nooyi, Former CEO of PepsiCo
After winning the lottery of life with a supportive family, Indra Nooyi, a trailblazing woman, must juggle her responsibilities as a mother and CEO while navigating the conflicting demands of power and humility. You will lear...
March 3, 2023
Introduction: The Work-Life Equation
Listen to The Work-Life Equation to hear candid conversations, stories, and strategies from corporate leaders, public figures, and everyday people who are putting the pieces together to make life work. Subscribe today! Learn ...
April 2, 2020
Ep. 40: How COVID-19 Shifted the Work-Life Equation
It seems like forever ago: working parents dropping the kids at child care and then heading to work. Today those same parents ARE child care — and they’re still going to work, just in the home office. We asked about strategie...
March 13, 2020
Ep. 39: Parenting through Uncertainty (Teach. Play. Love.)
World events shake all of us — parents and children alike. So how do you answer when your child asks, “Are we going to be okay?” On this bonus episode, we feature an important discussion from our podcast, “Teach. Play. Love.”...
Feb. 14, 2020
Ep. 37: VP Moms REPLAY
Four of our awesome Bright Horizons vice presidents talk very candidly about being working mothers and having high-powered careers. Listen again to this episode, as they reveal what’s worked for them, what hasn’t, and what th...
Jan. 15, 2020
Ep. 36: Parenting Success in 2020
What’s your most recent parenting success story? We asked, and parents told us about theirs — the big and little wins that made them break out in happy dances. Plus, our resident editor of our parenting blog, The Family Room,...
Dec. 19, 2019
Ep. 35: Making the Holidays More Meaningful
Holiday stress is no joke. When it seems like everyone’s in a perpetual rush to the next moment, how can you and your family just enjoy where you are? And what can you do to make the holidays more meaningful? We asked two of ...
Nov. 15, 2019
Ep. 34: Let's Talk Baby Blues
We all start with the idealized image of parenting. Then comes the first night of crying (yours and the baby’s), and you wonder if you were cut out for this at all. On this episode, mother/daughter parenting pros Marti and Er...
Oct. 8, 2019
Ep. 33: Easy School Lunch Ideas for Kids
Dread making school lunches? You’ve got lots of company. A study (really!) says it’s a parent’s most dreaded task. Why no love for lunch? And what can we do to restore the love — and get your kids to eat what you pack? Listen...
July 8, 2019
Ep. 31: The Child Care Location Equation
In child care, as in real estate, it’s location, location, location. But is the right center for you near home or work? That’s the question! If you need help deciding, this episode — featuring two Bright Horizons moms, one ac...
June 4, 2019
Ep. 30: Pumping Strategies for Work That Work
The pumping, the storage, the oddly personal conversations with co-workers...can nursing and working ever feel comfortable? Karen Rubin, work-life coach and consultant with Life Meets Work, answers questions from expectant mo...
May 8, 2019
Ep. 29: The Truth About Varsity Blues
Cheating...bribery...athletic scholarships for sports never played—how did admissions get so wacky? Fresh from her morning-show tour, Bright Horizons educational counseling vice president, and former admissions officer, Eliza...
April 5, 2019
Ep. 28: (Rewind) Secrets of Successful Working Parents
Not long ago, we talked to author and consultant Jodi Detjen about what it will take get women’s careers out of the second-rate zone — and give men equal cred as parents. After our episode on the Motherhood Penalty, her advic...
March 8, 2019
Ep. 27: The Motherhood Penalty is Real
It’s not your imagination — the Motherhood Penalty is real. Listen to real moms talk about real experiences. And get the not-so-surprising secret from Bright Horizons CHRO Maribeth Bearfield — that the very thing you feel mig...
Feb. 6, 2019
Ep. 26: Single Mom Life
Every podcast or webinar we do at Bright Horizons generates the same question: how does this work for single parents? So we asked. Join Helen and Christine, two working moms at Bright Horizons, as they talk single motherhood—...
Jan. 2, 2019
Ep. 25: More of Your Caregiving Questions-Answered
Anyone who’s done it will tell you—caring for an elder loved one is all-encompassing, especially when you’re in the Sandwich Generation. Where do you go to find in-home help? How do you manage finances? What’s the secret to h...
Dec. 8, 2018
Ep. 24: Working Parent + Two
On this episode of The Work-Life Equation: working parent, the sequel. You’ve had your first baby, you’ve got your whole work/parenting system down…and then number two comes along and changes everything. What do you need to k...
Oct. 31, 2018
Ep. 23: VP Moms
On this episode of The Work-Life Equation: VP Moms. What does it take to rise up the ladder with a family? Helen, Ilene, Christine, and Jessie — four of our awesome Bright Horizons vice presidents — talk very candidly about w...
Oct. 4, 2018
Ep. 22: Building Your Parenting Village
On this episode of The Work-Life Equation: building the parenting village you need. The secret to successful working parenthood isn’t doing more — it’s getting more done. And the way to get more done, says our guest Daisy Dow...
Aug. 31, 2018
Ep. 21: Summer's Over! Back to School
On this episode of The Work-Life Equation: the back-to-school shuffle! Are you ready for all that it entails: endless permission slips and school forms, book covers, parent-teacher meetings, homework, after-school schedules…a...
July 27, 2018
Ep. 20: Making Work and Life Fit
On this episode of the Work-Life Equation: thinking about work-life “fit” — creating more time in your day to help you fit more of what you want into your life: family, work, or personal time. How? The secret, according to ou...
June 30, 2018
Ep. 19: Mindfulness in 30 Seconds or Less
On this episode of the Work-Life Equation: mindfulness. You’re knee-deep in work and family and feeling the chaos of everything that goes with it. What if you could stop in the moment and wrangle control of your inner turmoil...
June 3, 2018
Ep. 18: Work and Life After Twins
On this episode of the Work-Life Equation: twins! Can you be doubly blessed, and still have a career, and your sanity? Our guest says you can. Jessica Alpert Silber, mom of twins and creator of the WBUR children’s podcast Cir...
April 28, 2018
Ep. 17: Peaceful Parenting on Busy Workdays
On this episode of the Work-Life Equation: Peaceful Parenting 101. We’ve all been there…the get-out-the-door chaos, the after-work frenzy, those toddler-parent moments when things just seem to go, “kaboom.” Is there a better ...