The Myth of the Harried Woman with Laura Vanderkam

In this episode of Parents Who Think, Danusia Malina-Derben speaks with Laura Vanderkam—author, researcher, and mother of five—about time. Not just how we spend it, but how we talk about it. Laura's work tracks how high-achieving women actually use their hours, and what she found flies in the face of everything we've been told: the women she studied weren't burned out, short-fused, or collapsing in heaps at the end of each day. Danusia and Laura get into it: why our cultural myths around 'busy women' persist, how remote work has reshaped everything from commutes to childcare, and what happens when you zoom out from the day-to-day panic and look at time over a full week. This conversation refuses the tired narrative that success for women is always a breathless, collapsing compromise. Instead, it's a quiet rebellion—a reclaiming of time, energy, and joy. Discover more from us: • Join the Parents Who Think community on Substack •

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The Myth of the Harried Woman with Laura Vanderkam is an episode from School for Mothers Podcast by Danusia Malina-Derben.

This episode is 14:58 long.

This episode was published on Aug 2, 2025.

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