128. Creating Sustainable Support Structures with Arianna Taboada

Overview

Having support structures in place is vital to sustaining our life and work ambitions particularly as we transition through different life stages.

Support structures take many forms, large and small, internal and external, across work and life. Entrepreneurs and people who are self-employed have an acute need for strong support structures because they tend to wear all the hats and stretch themselves too thin.

Add in pregnancy and childbirth, and the need for strong support systems is even more intense for women entrepreneurs managing and running their businesses while also caring for new life and recovering from birth.

As part of my periodic series where I invite guests across disciplines and experiences to share their insights into shifting narratives of work and life, I spoke with Arianna Taboada. She shares her unique perspective on the need for support systems, particularly for expecting entrepreneurs.

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More About Our Guest

Arianna Taboada is a public health social worker by training and author of The Expecting Entrepreneur: A Guide to Parental Leave Planning for Self-employed Business Owners. She is also the co-creator and lead for the Mindful Return Maternity Leave course for entrepreneurs. Arianna lives, works, and plays with her family in Oakland, CA.

Listen to the full episode to hear:

• Why expecting entrepreneurs need a narrative shift around maternity leave

• The structural challenges around taking leave for those in the U.S.

• Creating an Eco-map of support from family to neighbors to peers and other professionals

• How entrepreneurship can allow for periods of ramping up and down as family needs evolve

• How to build in ways to honor all the facets of yourself even while running a business and caring for a child

Learn more about Arianna Taboada:

• The Expecting Entrepreneur

• Instagram: @theexpectingentrepreneur

• Connect with Adrianna on LinkedIn

• Get the Postpartum Eco-Map

Resources Mentioned

• Ep 127: From Academia, to Diplomacy, to Bourbon: Ashley Donahey’s Journey to Entrepreneurship

Thanks for Listening!

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