{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Academics, Independence, and Adoption - Interview with Myleen Leary. Ep 109","description":"Sarah and Laura open with a discussion of kids and independence, which is fitting because our guest is a strong independent woman herself!  Myleen Leary is a professor and shares her journey as a single parent and academic who made the choice to adopt two toddlers from abroad.  Her girls are now 9 and 11, and Myleen's career continues to thrive, and she shares how her unconventional journey helped her to bypass old assumption and patterns to enable her to create a life and family she loves.  In the Q&A, we tackle a planning question as a reader asks how to hold her planning time sacred among many competing priorities.     Ads:   Better Help is a convenient online counseling resource to enable you to get help at your own pace and on your own time.  Better Help offers licensed professional counselors who are specialized in multiple realms -- from depression, anxiety and stress to family conflicts, sleep issues, and grief management.  All sessions are fully confidential, and they offer 3000 US licensed therapists across all 50 states.  Best of all, it's a truly affordable option - Best of Both Worlds Podcast listeners get 10% off your first month with discount code bestof.  Get started at betterhelp.com\/bestof!   Hello Fresh is a meal kit delivery service that can be fun, convenient, and definitely delicious!  They do all the meal planning, shopping and prepping so you can focus on a healthier you and a happier family.    You get fresh, pre-measured ingredients and easy to follow 6-step pictured recipe cards delivered to your door each week in a special insulated box.  We enjoyed meals ranging from chicken caesar salad to beef tacos with kiwi salsa.  Laura enjoyed getting her kids in on the cooking fun!   For $80 off your first month of HelloFresh, go to HelloFresh.com\/Bestof80 and enter promo code Bestof80.   ","author_name":"Best of Both Worlds Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/bestofbothworldspodcast.libsyn.com\/website","html":"