157: Why so many high-achieving moms feel exhausted with Dr. Anne Welsh

3 Aug 2026 · 36 min

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Get ready for an amazing conversation with Dr. Anne Welsh , a psychologist, executive coach, working mother, and the author of the upcoming book, Ambitious Mother: From Surviving to Thriving in Your Career and at Home (Bloomsbury, 8/6/26). As a mother who has navigated the demands of career ambition alongside parenting, she understands the invisible pressure many women feel to succeed at work while being fully present at home, often at the cost of their own well-being. Through Ambitious Mother, Dr. Welsh challenges the myth that mothers must choose between success and sanity. She offers a…

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We come to parenting with all the patterns we learned in our own childhood. Together in this podcast, we uncover the roots of our reactivity and grow in education, capacity, awareness, and skills so we will be able to respond vs. react to our strong-willed children. The beauty of this process is as

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