When Mommy Grows Up

About When Mommy Grows Up

As moms, we love to inspire our kids to dream big dreams about who they’ll be as they grow up. But when is the last time you stopped to ask yourself, "Who am I going to be (next) as I grow up?" The When Mommy Grows Up Podcast is the motherhood and career podcast for moms who need help defining what success looks like to them as mid-career professionals and parents, along with the support they need to go after it. Hear real stories from real moms facing the same challenges you are. Finding flexible jobs, crafting a job you love, discovering your passions, crushing it at work, and getting kids off the bus! We’ll talk through it all. Hosts (and fellow mom) Becca Carnahan of Next Chapter Careers takes your questions and provides practical step-by-step advice to help you move forward. All served up with a virtual mom hug and lots of laughs! Send your stories and questions to podcast@nextchaptercareers.us. Interested in sharing your insights as a guest on our podcast? Share your story here: https://forms.gle/iefCf9PTTu7kQtpc7 (https://forms.gle/iefCf9PTTu7kQtpc7)

Publisher

Becca Carnahan | Next Chapter Careers

Category

business · kids & family · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Jan 2023

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

13 of 200 episodes have a transcript.

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   13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep. 138: You Don’t Have Enough Information to Worry About That Yet

   Host [Host Name] interviews [Guest Name] about managing career anxieties by focusing on present information rather than future assumptions.

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   23 Sept 2026

   Ep. 137: Pushing Out of the "Uncomfortable Comfort Zone"

   Host Becca shares how teaching a college class pushed her beyond her comfort zone, opening doors to a portfolio career and unexpected growth.

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   1 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep. 136 What if Your Career Change Comes with a Pay Cut?

   Host Becca guides listeners through five questions to evaluate career change trade-offs, helping them discern strategic moves from undervaluing themselves.

Inside a recent episode

Ep. 138: You Don’t Have Enough Information to Worry About That Yet

Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] We hear about a job opening and immediately we're asking, could I do that job? We noticed a promotion might be coming up and we're already asking, what would this mean for school pickup? What would this mean for dinner? What would this mean for my kids? What would this mean for my marriage? What would this mean for me? We think maybe I should look for a new job and suddenly we're trying to solve the entire job search. We're worried about how long it will take, whether we'll get the interview and how we'd actually fit that interview into our schedule. We worry about the salary, how we'll explain a gap on our resume, whether the company will be flexible, whether we'll regret leaving and whether we'll really be able to start over. […]

Who has been a guest on When Mommy Grows Up

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Laura
• Barbara Palmer
• Michelle Keefe
• Claire
• Maya

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

14 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 49 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

67

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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Books guests

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