Navigating travel expectations at work

It's not easy to travel for work particularly if you have young kids at home. There’s lots of feelings of guilt, sadness, likely anxiety. There’s a lot of coordination and plans that have to be made, traveling for work is just hard.In today’s podcast I want to talk about the cocktail of emotions that we experience as working moms when we travel for work. I’m gonna talk about my own experience of traveling when my daughter was young and how I ugly cried on the floor of my hotel room, and then will dig into the three choices you have if you travel for your job and are experiencing lots of guilt and sadness. Topics in this episode:Chatting about how tough it is to keep up work-life balance when big changes hit. Real talk on why the usual calming tricks sometimes don’t cut it. Believing things will get better, even when it’s all up in the air. Sharing stories about the tough emotions of traveling for work as a mom. 3 options for dealing with travel guilt and sadness. Show Notes & References:   This podcast is on YouTube! Check it out by clicking here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPZA5JKXYxjCMqodh4wxPBg  Learn more about coaching with me by clicking here: https://www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/aligning-motherhood-program  Listen to Episode 66 here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/podcast/2022/6/20/cultivating-satisfaction-at-work Want ongoing support as a working mom? Sign up for the free 19-day audio series: How to be a present and connected mom. Each day you will receive an email with a downloadable audio of 5 minutes or less that will teach you a tool or strategy for being more present and in the moment. Click here to sign up and receive the first audio: https://www.ambitiousandbalanced.com/be-present-optin Enjoying the podcast? Make sure you don’t miss a single episode! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or where ever you listen to podcasts.  Leave a rating and review in Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.