The Fifth Trimester: A Working Mom's Guide | Lauren Smith Brody

Apr 17, 2018, 05:25 PM

CNN host Kate Bolduan and former Glamour executive editor Lauren Smith Brody give tips for heading back to work after having kids.  Just back from maternity leave, Kate Bolduan gives us three momhacks for transitioning back to work. And Fifth Trimester founder Lauren Smith Brody shares lessons from her fun, comforting, and informative book: The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity, and Success After Baby. We talk about changing workplace culture, the gender pay gap as it relates to mamas, how to ask for flex time, signs of postpartum mood disorder, and what to do if you have the sudden itch to quit. xx Ellie Knaus We love to hear from you on Instagram: @atomicmoms and Facebook. Subscribe on iTunes.com or your favorite podcast app. And if you enjoyed this episode, please share with a friend and leave a written review. It helps us out! About Our Guests: Kate Bolduan is anchor and host of CNN's "At This Hour" and "State of America" on CNN International. Lauren is the founder of The Fifth Trimester movement and the author of The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby (Doubleday), a simultaneous #1 best-seller in the Amazon categories of Motherhood, Women & Business, and Cultural Anthropology. Her work has been featured on Good Morning America, CNN.com, Forbes, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Glamour, Refinery29, and dozens more outlets for business leaders and mothers.