Work-Life Balance & Guilt with Dr. Kaylee Hackney

November 4, 2021

What’s work-life balance have to do with mom guilt? We are diving into all things work and family in today’s episode.

Today’s guest is the brilliant Dr. Kaylee Hackney. Kaylee is an Assistant Professor at Baylor University studying work and family dynamics, mom of two, and host of the Elegant Balance podcast where she shares the science behind work-life balance. Today we talk all about work-life balance, what balance really means, how to be more balanced, how to stop mom guilt, and more.

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**Show Notes and Transcript: What’s Work Life Balance Really?**

Hey, hey friend! Welcome to Episode #30 of The Secrets of Supermom Show!

I am thrilled to bring you today’s show with Dr. Kaylee Hackney. Kaylee and I somehow met on Instagram, we are not even sure how, but I am so glad that we did. She is now one of my favorite brilliant mom bosses. She is doing research that impacts all of us including pregnancy and miscarriage in the workplace, work-life balance, and work-family guilt. I have had the pleasure of not only hearing about her research on her podcast but reading her actual papers. For this research nerd, this stuff is heaven!

Dr. Kaylee Hackney is an Assistant Professor at the Baylor University Hankamer School of Business. She teaches Leadership and Organizational Behavior and studies the challenges employees face when navigating work and family. Her research has been published in top academic publications such as the Journal of Applied Psychology and featured in Forbes, Businessweek, and Psychology Today. Kaylee lives in Waco, Texas with her husband and two children (ages 6 and 3).

For all the links mentioned in this episode including Kaylee’s How to Make a Life Plan worksheet, head to the show notes at secretsofsupermom.com/30. I am so excited to share this episode!

What’s Work-Life Balance Have to Do With Mom Guilt and How Do We Manage BOTH

How did Dr. Hackney officially start studying work-family balance, guil,t and pregnancy in the workplace? (6:01)
What’s work-life balance actually mean? What does the research say about it? (8:12)
What do moms or parents need to truly feel balanced? Hint! It isn’t equal time for everything! (8:57)
Tangible and specific changes you can make to feel more balanced (10:55)
How to take a bigger view of balance instead of a daily view (11:50)
What kinds of resources can you leverage to feel more peace and take better care of yourself? (13:51)
Are you playing the roles you actually want to play in work, home, and life? (16:40)
The importance of creating a life plan in evaluating and achieving work-life balance (FREE PDF!) (17:50)
What does the research say about work-family guilt? (20:05)
Do moms and dads feel work-family guilt equally (They don’t! Listen in to find out WHY!) (23:00)
What does it mean to be a good mom vs. a good dad? (23:45)
How can you prevent work-family guilt from happening in the first place? (24:57)
Once you already feel guilty or are struggling, what can you do now? (25:30)
Asking for help can actually make you feel less guilty (28:55)