Getting Started

How has Our Community Overcome the Obstacles Families Face When Adopting this Approach? Couples can get stuck as they reach for their work-life integration goals, even though getting unstuck leads to happier relationships and better role models for the next generation. Join authors Eve Rodsky, B. Hibbs and Yael Schonbrun as we explore how to break unhelpful habits and achieve more joy.

Sometimes it’s hard to imagine how to make your work and life integration solution affordable. Learn how Matt Becker helps young families create “life-centered” financial approaches. Scott Behson will also share how progressive organizations are helping employees meet their work, life, and financial goals. Guests: Matt Becker, Scott Behson, Gary Abud Jr. www.thirdpath.org

Care is Essential Labor, says Angela Garbes. So are diversity and gender equity. How can we weave these important truths together? Reimagine the workday, and normalize that people of all ages and all genders are willing and capable of providing care across the life cycle.  Guests: Paula Span and Ed Frauenheim www.thirdpath.org

Learn how Amy Beacom is promoting change for new parents and Alex Pang is helping organizations work smarter and work less. Whether it’s changed for yourself, your team, or your workplace – three work-life integration skills are essential: Investing in Strong Relationships, Setting Boundaries, and Taking Calculated Risks. For more information, visit us at: www.thirdpath.org

Thinking outside the box provides a wider array of options for integrating work and life. Authors Kate Mangino and Kristin Maschka join us to explore how families can work together to achieve this by applying two important work-life integration skills: Anticipating the Future; Planning and Re-prioritizing. Guests: Kate Mangino Kristin Maschka www.thirdpath.org

We can work anywhere all the time, but is that what we want? Join experts Brigid Schulte and Kyra Cavanaugh as we explore the new book, Out of Office. Learn why Cultivating Self-discipline, Creating Quiet Time, and Using Technology Strategically are all critical skills for the “new ideal employee.” Visit us at: www.thirdpath.org

For over two decades, we’ve supported people to follow a “third path”—an integrated approach to work and life. In today’s replay of our May event, Alex Pang discusses his book Shorter, which explores the ways that a four-day workweek can benefit individual employees and whole organizations. If you’re interested in implementing a four-day workweek for yourself or for your whole organization, this is worth a watch! Make sure to pick up his book to read case studies about organizations that have four-day workweeks, too. Guests: Alex Pang, Ashley Forde, Ed Frauenheim

At the heart of promoting gender equity and family, well-being is supporting fathers to overcome the unique obstacles men face when redesign work. Doing this also paves the way for their increased sharing of care at home. Hear from dads who have overcome the obstacles and become the dads they’ve always wanted to be.  Guests: Kelly Little, Julian Lute, Ed Frauenheim Host: Jessica DeGroot www.thirdpath.org

Becoming a parent can provide the perfect opportunity to begin your work-life integration journey. Join this interactive discussion with the author, Amy Beacom, and Project Matriarchs as we reimagine the opportunity of combining work and parenting. Host: Jessica DeGroot

Alongside the mass exodus of women from the workplace, some couples quietly learned how remote work helps two-parent households share family responsibilities. Learn how couples began their process of sharing, and how it changed when a baby was born. Join us for real-life examples and launch your Shared Care journey today. Guests: Roger Trombley, Tricia Honea & Brian Anderson Host: Jessica DeGroot https://youtu.be/6gpMxjgYNro