The Sustainable Mom: The Podcast about Career, Ambition, & Motherhood
The Sustainable Mom is the podcast for high-achieving mothers navigating the messy, powerful intersection of career and motherhood.
Hosted by career coach Jennifer Gagnon, each episode explores how becoming a mom changes our ambition, our identity, and our relationship to work.
Through honest conversations and real stories, we’ll help you create a career—and life—that’s sustainable, fulfilling, and fully your own.
Podcasting since 2025 • 16 episodes
The Sustainable Mom: The Podcast about Career, Ambition, & Motherhood
Latest Episodes
15. Honoring Winter's Pace: Offloading, Resting, Recalibrating
In this episode, Jen shares about stepping into the natural quiet of winter and into a season asking us to slow down, which is in direct contrast to the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. She shares tips to help you honor your body's &...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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11:53
14. Small Habits, Big Shifts: Finding Light in Motherhood with Morgan Jackson
In this episode, Jen is joined by Morgan Jackson, founder of Light 56, a framework that helps women rediscover joy, lightness, and motivation through small, meaningful habits that actually stick.Morgan shares her journey ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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48:59
13. Golden Handcuffs: When Success Starts to Feel Like a Trap
You know that feeling when everyone thinks you’ve “made it” but you not only feel like you didn't make it, in fact, you feel trapped at your job.In this episode Jen is naming one of the most common things keeping moms trapped in their jo...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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18:21
12. Thinking About Quitting Your Job? Ask Yourself These 5 Questions First
If you’ve been repeatedly asking yourself how you'll keep showing up to a job where you feel stuck, and the voice inside tells you the only option is to quit, then this episode is for you.Deciding whether to leave your job as a mom isn’t...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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14:36
11. It Shouldn't Be This Hard: The Motherhood Standards That Are Setting Us Up to Fail
Working motherhood feels harder than it should and it's not because of your lack of organization or discipline. It’s the cultural script of intensive mothering. This model expects moms to give 100% at home while we’re also expected to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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17:51