Episode 70: Pressing Pause: Taking a Summer Break to Choose Presence Over Productivity with Denise
From Working Moms Redefined by Denise Tallcott
June 4, 2026 · 5 min
About this episode
Denise reflects on the importance of taking a summer break to prioritize family presence over productivity.
In this special summer sendoff episode of Working Moms Redefined, Denise reflects on the past year and a half of the podcast while sharing an important decision for her family and for herself as a working mom: pressing pause for the summer season. This episode is an honest conversation about motherhood, family priorities, overcommitted schedules and the pressure many parents feel to create the “perfect” summer for their children. Denise opens up about choosing intentional family time over packed calendars, sports camps and nonstop activities in order to create more meaningful moments at home with her children. She shares the heart behind stepping away from the podcast temporarily, the importance of recognizing when your family needs more of you and why sometimes the healthiest decision is simply slowing down. Denise also encourages listeners to rethink summer expectations and focus less on overplanning and more on connection, simplicity and presence. In this episode, we talk about: ☀️ Why Working Moms Redefined is taking a summer pause 🏡 Choosing family connection over constant…
People in this episode
Hosts: Denise, Denise Tallcott
Topics covered
- summer break
- family connection
- parenting pressure
- intentional time
- overcommitted schedules
- slowing down
Keywords
- working moms
- summer pause
- family priorities
- meaningful moments
- parenting expectations
- bucket list
- connection
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