Make the Most of an Extended Leave or Career Pause

January 6, 2022 / Mom &… Podcast Episode 52 / Guest: Linda Gardner of Your Next Career with Linda

Show Summary

This episode covers finding career purpose, making a pivot, and maternity leave policies. We talk with Linda about what it was like to make a bit change in her own career, and how she now guides clients through their own shifts.

More About Linda Gardner

Linda Gardner is a mom and… career coach and founder of Your Next Career with Linda. She has 10-plus years of progressive experience in human resources and recruitment in tech and manufacturing. She successfully pivoted her career from a recruitment agency to corporate, and now, to career coach.

Topics From This Episode (Complete transcript is available below… scroll to the bottom!)

• Purpose
• Maternity Leave
• Staying relative while on leave
• Building Skills
• Maintaining Skills
• LinkedIn
• Networking

Connect with Linda

• Website
• LinkedIn
• TikTok
• Instagram
• Facebook
• YouTube

Look, Listen, Learn

Missy

• This bag from Social Threads x Motherchic – currently sold out, but watch the site for restocks (this one is also great, and appears to be in stock)
• Taylor Swift, Taylor’s Version
• Breast health: do your self exams and get your mammograms! https://www.breastcancer.org 

Linda

• You’re a Badass by Jen Sincero
• Learning sign language

Susanne

• Salad spinner (kind of like this one)
• Hamilton soundtrack
• The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
• Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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Musical Notes

Our delightfully happy intro and outro theme music, “We Will Get Through This” is performed by Young Presidents, and used under license from Shutterstock.

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