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Secrets to Work-Life Balance (with Laurie Halter)

January 19, 2023 • Lee Koles, Ph.D. • Season 1 • Episode 71

In this episode of the CareerSequel podcast, guest Laurie Halter and I get real about the challenges of work-life balance. We discuss:

Authenticity as your secret weapon
Navigating your career through divorce
The gifts of being a single working parent
Strategies for managing children during remote work
Confronting your fears

Laurie Halter is the founder of the automobile PR firm, Charisma! Communications, and host of the Carearing Podcast.

Hello, everyone and welcome to the CareerSequel podcast. I’m your host, Dr. Lee Koles. I’m going to fan-girl all over my next guest. She is host of one of my very favorite podcasts, Carearing, where she explores work/life balance issues for women leaders. Her humor, warmth and authenticity come through in every episode, as she discusses topics including leadership, self care and single motherhood.

I welcome Laurie Halter.

In addition to hosting an amazing podcast host, Laurie is the Founder of Charisma! Communications, a successful automobile PR firm. Laurie has a passion for business and entrepreneurship, but what really gets her jumping out of bed in the morning is sharing her experience balancing life, work and motherhood of her two teens, Ethan and Emerson.

Welcome to the podcast, Laurie!

Laurie, I’m honored to have you on my podcast.

You’ve been open about your divorce over social and other channels. How did you continue to work, host your podcast, be there for your kids and do all the things?

How has being a single mom challenged how you view your work?

If you’re the employer, how can you support your employees through hardship?

What lessons do you feel you’re teaching your teenagers through being a single mom?

How have you thrived in your new normal and what advice do you have for others in the same position?

If you could offer a once-sentence piece of advice, what would it be?