How Motherhood Reshapes Ambition and Purpose in Your Career

Welcome to this week's episode of The Power of Owning Your Career Podcast!

Today, Simone E. Morris is joined by the inspiring Dr. Anne Welsh—a psychologist, executive coach, and consultant dedicated to empowering women leaders and supporting working parents. With a rich background at Harvard and deep expertise in maternal mental health, Dr. Welsh shares her unique journey from early ambitions in medicine to building a multi-faceted career focused on helping working moms navigate identity, ambition, and the challenges of modern parenthood.

In this conversation, Dr. Welsh gets candid about tuning out external expectations, embracing career pivots, and redefining ambition for mothers. She offers practical strategies for integrating motherhood with career goals, overcoming shame, and staying intentional about your professional path—even when it means coloring outside the lines.
Whether you're a working parent, considering a career pause, or searching for inspiration to design your professional life, this episode is packed with wisdom, resources, and encouragement. Tune in as we explore how to own your career journey by leading with curiosity, confidence, and a healthy dash of playfulness.

 

✴️Episode TimeStamp:

00:00 Career Reinvention and Self-Discovery

04:31 Trusting Your Inner Voice

08:17 Discovering Career Paths Beyond Medicine

10:42 Identity Struggles in Motherhood

14:21 Redefining Ambition Through Parenthood

18:04 "Challenging Biases Against Working Parents"

22:22 Caregiving Pauses and Career Strategies

24:07 Curiosity-Driven Career Growth

 

✴️Resources:

• 52 Tips for Owning Your Career Book by Simone E. Morris 
  
  
• Book recommendation: The Power Pause by Neha Rouch

 

✴️Connect with our guest, Dr. Anne Welsh, at

https://www.linkedin.com/in/drannewelsh 

 

✴️Connect with the show's host, Simone E. Morris, at https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonemorris/.

 

✴️To apply to be a guest or recommend guests for the show, visit 

bit.ly/pooycshowguest.

 

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