Looking Up: A Unity Podcast

Author and workplace expert Lauren Smith Brody makes an unexpected argument about our lives as caregivers in a pandemic: we’ve been forced to rebuild the way we work and live in ground shaking ways—just as many of us did when we first became parents. At the same time, the pandemic has thrust many couples into throwback gender roles, and women are shouldering the brunt of childcare and housework. Lauren shares strategies from her bestselling book, The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity, and Success After Baby. Kelly and Rachel explore the upside to work from home, and how the pandemic will change the way we work forever. Episode Discussion Guide: https://newsroom.paypal-corp.com/image/02_Discussion+Guide_+Caregiving+in+a+Pandemic.pdf [https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsroom.paypal-corp.com%2Fimage%2F02_Discussion%2BGuide_%2BCaregiving%2Bin%2Ba%2BPandemic.pdf&data=04%7C01%7Cmchamplin%40paypal.com%7Cde59979a7c16408fbd8a08d8e7e4c987%7Cfb00791460204374977e21bac5f3f4c8%7C0%7C0%7C637514317133908290%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=PS%2FGaIXG4VwXdDdZbWzIGFZSUsSQEBNlQ02JlwBN7YY%3D&reserved=0]

Why do so many women avoid sharing their strengths, and why do they respond to compliments by putting themselves down? Kelly and Rachel turn the clock back to the earliest days of grade school, when many girls learn to be modest and boys learn to be outspoken. They uncover the surprising reason why self-promotion is about much more than tooting your own horn, and share strategies to talk yourself up in a way that won’t leave you feeling icky. Episode Discussion Guide: https://newsroom.paypal-corp.com/image/05_Discussion+Guide_+Sharing+Our+Strengths.pdf [https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsroom.paypal-corp.com%2Fimage%2F05_Discussion%2BGuide_%2BSharing%2BOur%2BStrengths.pdf&data=04%7C01%7Cmchamplin%40paypal.com%7Cde59979a7c16408fbd8a08d8e7e4c987%7Cfb00791460204374977e21bac5f3f4c8%7C0%7C0%7C637514317133888297%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=MFedGVadKM8y4WBHA%2BJn05fOlcglTYXh6BUu58%2FKqNs%3D&reserved=0]

Kelly and Rachel speak with Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code and the first Indian-American woman to run for Congress. Reshma tells the moving story of how failure set her free from life as a pleaser, and shares strategies from her bestselling book, Brave Not Perfect: How Celebrating Imperfection Helps You Live Your Best, Most Joyful Life. Together they explore how our earliest experiences shape how we feel about failure, why the stakes are higher for women of color who fail, and the best tools to transform failure into an opportunity for growth. Episode Discussion Guide: https://newsroom.paypal-corp.com/image/06_Discussion+Guide_+Failing+Well+.pdf [https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsroom.paypal-corp.com%2Fimage%2F06_Discussion%2BGuide_%2BFailing%2BWell%2B.pdf&data=04%7C01%7Cmchamplin%40paypal.com%7Cde59979a7c16408fbd8a08d8e7e4c987%7Cfb00791460204374977e21bac5f3f4c8%7C0%7C0%7C637514317133878304%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=%2B4RGoUX9FhVEdal66i%2FLBkHMbxAuZPUm8k4aK4ddzD4%3D&reserved=0]

Research shows that sponsorship accelerates the careers of senior leaders, yet women consistently get less of it. PayPal CFO John Rainey and VP of Business Operations Martha Cass take us inside their sponsor-protégé relationship and examine how it has enhanced both of their careers. What is the difference a sponsor makes, and what’s in it for the sponsor? As John quotes from Emerson, “Our chief want in life is for someone to inspire us to be the person we can be.”

Why are we so much kinder to others than to ourselves? Why do so many of us turn to self-criticism as a source of motivation? Kelly and Rachel unpack the research on self-compassion, which consistently shows that being an ally to yourself during times of suffering can make you more resilient, engaged and brave. Women are somewhat more likely to lack self-compassion, and Kelly and Rachel look at why, then practice the three steps for self-compassion developed by Professor Kristin Neff. Episode Discussion Guide: https://newsroom.paypal-corp.com/image/07_Discussion+Guide_+The+Promise+of+Self-Compassion.pdf [https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsroom.paypal-corp.com%2Fimage%2F07_Discussion%2BGuide_%2BThe%2BPromise%2Bof%2BSelf-Compassion.pdf&data=04%7C01%7Cmchamplin%40paypal.com%7Cde59979a7c16408fbd8a08d8e7e4c987%7Cfb00791460204374977e21bac5f3f4c8%7C0%7C0%7C637514317133888297%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=hpD5%2BLVg4cfn0X%2Fny%2Bz9Obon69N4v7rsF0pKVuzE2BQ%3D&reserved=0]