About this episode
The episode explores how individuals manage tough, meaningful work while also fulfilling parenting and family responsibilities, sharing strategies and seeking listener input.
How do people do tough, meaningful work—and even thrive doing it—alongside caring for being a parent or caring for family members? I've unearthed a few strategies! WHAT'S YOUR ADVICE ABOUT THIS? I need your input on this one—as do other Great Work listeners. Join the Great Work chat ( https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/dd23f6ab-5185-4da6-921f-d5b616b9d2d3 ), comment on the written version ( https://letter.adamsandell.com/p/caring-responsibilities ), or email me at adam@adamsandell.com. ARE YOU GETTING THE EMAILS? Great Work's an email as well as a podcast, with podcast embedded in the emails, so you can choose to read or listen. Sign up (free, easy to unsubscribe) here: https://www.adamsandell.com/newsletter . FEEDBACK If you’re willing—you can answer just two questions and it helps me improve this! https://www.adamsandell.com/survey STUFF REFERRED TO IN THIS EPISODE • New research on sex differences in occupational distress: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2840686 • Exhaustion: https://letter.adamsandell.com/p/tired-exhausted-burned-out • Imposter syndrome: https://letter.adamsandell.com/p/remember-everyone-else-is-an-imposter • Worrying you've…
People in this episode
Host: Adam Sandell
Topics covered
- parenting
- work-life balance
- strategies for tough work
- family responsibilities
- self-improvement
Keywords
- parenting
- work-life balance
- strategies
- family care
- self-improvement
More episodes of The Great Work Podcast
- Read yourself to a better working life · May 12, 2026 · 9 min
- The vacation test: a sign that something needs to change · May 1, 2026 · 6 min
- Three ways overwork warps your perspective · March 4, 2026 · 13 min
- The Kind–Businesslike Matrix, or: Why So Many Teams of Good People Struggle · January 28, 2026 · 11 min
- You’ll be happier, and achieve more, if you’re kinder to yourself · December 27, 2025 · 16 min
- The Startling Benefits of Taking Some #&@?*%! Responsibility · December 12, 2025 · 8 min
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The Great Work Podcast podcast page.