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Courage, Boundaries & Career Clarity — Real Stories from Two Corporate Cohort Moms
Two working moms—Megan (leading a 300–400-person global team) and Andrea (senior-care navigator + PTA)—share how our Corporate Cohort helped them regain energy, confidence, and boundaries at work and at home.
Episode Snapshot
- Corporate Cohort announcement: final round of 2025 (kicks off week of Nov 17; 10 spots; one woman per company)
- Meet Megan & Andrea: busy careers, busier families—why they joined
- Saying it out loud: releasing the “blah,” rebuilding momentum (Megan)
- When work bleeds into home: setting boundaries that stick (Andrea)
- Reclaiming confidence & courage for hard conversations (Megan)
- Why community > going it alone (both)
- Phone & Apple watch constant notifications, screen-time resets with kids (Megan)
- Friday planning blocks, meeting culture, and delegation (Megan)
- Morning routines, gratitude, and quarterly couple getaways (Andrea)
- Learning to strategically say no (Andrea)
- Final advice to high-achieving moms feeling stuck
What We Cover
When you feel “blah” at work – and it’s transferring to home
Megan was feeling flat at work—and it was spilling into home. The simple act of voicing the hard inside a high-trust room jump-started energy and forward motion.
Boundaries that stop the bleed
Andrea had a history of working in every spare pocket, which left her short-tempered and unfocused. Clear work windows (and group accountability) helped her bring her best to both work and home.
Rebuilding confidence with courage
From reframing what she can control to finding the guts for hard conversations, Megan shares how like-minded peers and practical tools restored her footing.
Community > going it alone
Both women highlight the power of unbiased peers who “get it,” so their spouses don’t have to be the fixer and they don’t have to white-knuckle it solo.
Tactics you can borrow this week
- Turn off Phone & Apple watch notifications- cut the reactive pings
- Kid iPad cleanse (and modeling it)
- Friday afternoon planning blocks to set Monday up right
- Delegation, calendar alignment, and meeting pruning
- Morning routines that anchor the day (movement + gratitude)
- Quarterly kid-free couple weekends to reset
Key Takeaways
- Speaking your truth in a safe, non-gossip, professional space releases pressure and clarifies next steps.
- When work expands into every margin, guardrails (and a cohort to hold them with you) restore your best self at home.
- Confidence follows courageous conversations—especially the ones you don’t feel fully ready for.
- Protect deep work with visible calendar blocks and communicate the value of that time.
- Your routines (AM anchors, tech boundaries, planned resets) are necessary strategies for higher performance, not luxuries.
Impactful Quotes
“Saying it all out loud really allowed me to get it off my chest and began to rebuild that momentum and that energy.” — Megan
“I’ve only ever worked here, I’ve only ever drank this Kool-Aid… this cohort brought a new lens.”
— Megan
“[On Friday afternoons] I go through my whole entire calendar the next week… look at where I’m double, triple booked and shift and change and delegate…You’re gonna be happier come Monday morning if you just put it in a few hours now to get it done.” — Megan
“I just found that [working in all pockets of time] was not serving anybody well in our family at all.”
— Andrea
“The cohort gave me unbiased feedback and perspective from other people who are in similar situations or seasons of life…” — Andrea
“You can never be the smartest person in your circle.” — Andrea
Apply to the Final Corporate Cohort of 2025
We begin the week of November 17. It’s a 6-week, small-group experience for high-achieving women who want to feel a clear sense of direction, energy, and in the driver’s seat heading into the holidays. 10 spots only and one woman per company.
👉 Apply here: mollyasplin.com/application
Connect with Today’s Guests
Megan Schutz Norgren – Connect on LinkedIn
Andrea Van Dyn Hoven – Connect on LinkedIn
