Creating a Sustainable, Parenting Framework with Dr. Whitney Casares [IEP 168]

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re so thrilled to have Dr. Whitney Casares (“Dr. Whitney”), creator of the popular “The Modern Mommy Doc” website with us for today’s interview! Join us as we dive into the topics around new parenthood and self-care, and discuss her newest book,</span> <a href= "https://modernmommydoc.com/books" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Working Mom Blueprint</span></em></a><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">which will be released May 11, 2021.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whitney Casares, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P. is a pediatrician and a mom to two young girls in Portland, Oregon. After completing her undergraduate degree in journalism, she completed her medical school training at the University of Vermont and her pediatrics residency training at Stanford University. She also holds a Master of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health from the University of California, Berkeley. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She cares for children and adolescents as a full-time, board-certified pediatrician in Portland, Oregon. She knows from experience what it’s like to welcome a new baby into the world and what it’s like to make sure those babies thrive in their first days, weeks, and months.</span></p> <p><strong>Show Highlights:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Whitney reveals how her struggles as a new mom lead to her writing a blog, which in turn became her first published book.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Having a village of mom-friends and dad-friends around you provides a much-needed network of support.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Creating a sustainable framework for herself, where she could be tuned in to her own needs, turned out to work for other moms, too.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Learn to say ‘no’ to things that do not serve you.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Learn