#94 How do you cope as a working parent with a traveling spouse? (Part 2)- with Rhoda Bangerter

About this episode

This episode discusses coping strategies for working parents with traveling spouses, focusing on emotional support and personal development.

Episode takeaways: Series description: This is Part 2 of a podcast series for the partner managing life at home while their spouse/partner travels for work. Based on my Holding the Fort Abroad book. If you are the one away or anyone supporting families where one parent works away, this episode is a must listen to understand what a holding the fort parent is going through. If you are carrying the parenting load, emotional load, decision fatigue or feeling alone in your relationship, each episode shares a short reading from my book Holding the Fort Abroad , some behind the scenes, and practical ways to feel more supported and less alone. Episode 2: The professional side of Frequent Business Travel and Unaccompanied Assignments for the Home Based Parent What is going on? Most WHTF (Working Holding the Fort) Parents make adaptations to their jobs, change their working status, outsource like crazy Finding your Passion Being your own Manager and making your own Personal Development Plan Book Excerpt Chapter 2 pp51-53, 55-56 Takeaway Step 1: For parents who have stopped working, use the S.E.E.D.S. Framework if you don’t know what you would want to build. At the very least, it is…

People in this episode

Host: Rhoda Bangerter

Topics covered

• working parents
• traveling spouse
• emotional support
• personal development
• decision fatigue

Keywords

• working parent
• travel
• emotional load
• decision fatigue
• S.E.E.D.S. Framework

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Holding the Fort Abroad

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