Join us at the shop on Wednesday, August 26th at 7 pm to meet Dr. Anne Welsh--a licensed psychologist and mom of four--and hear about her new book, Ambitious Mother: From Surviving to Thriving in Your Career and at Home, which offers a refreshing perspective for overwhelmed moms.
About the Book
Women are told, "You can have it all." You can be an incredible mom and have an incredible career at the same time. But nobody explains how to actually pull this off--until now.
In Ambitious Mother, Dr. Anne Welsh--a licensed psychologist and mom of four--offers a refreshing perspective for overwhelmed moms. Welsh asks, "What are you truly ambitious for?" and invites readers to shed societal expectations, name what they really want, and pursue their own version of success. Listeners will
- Why being a working mom feels so hard and what we can do to change this.
- How to find their own version of ambition that fits their values.
- The difference between unhealthy striving and healthy striving and how to make the switch.
- The Three Ps--perfectionism, people-pleasing, and pretending--and how to shed these weights without lowering standards.
- How to navigate career choices as a mom.
- Inspiring stories about ambitious mothers, demonstrating that ambition comes in many forms.
Motherhood will change your ambition. As Welsh shares, you may discover that you are more ambitious than ever before, or ambitious in new and different ways. Ambitious Mother gives you permission to be as ambitious as you want to be. Permission to set down a few balls that you no longer want to juggle--and pick up others that you do. Permission to have the career and life you truly want.
About the Author
Dr. Anne Welsh is a clinical psychologist, executive coach, Speaker and author of Ambitious Mother: From Surviving to Thriving in Your Career and at Home. A former Harvard psychologist and mother of four, she has spent her career helping high-achieving women navigate ambition, motherhood, leadership, and the invisible pressures that shape work and family life. Her work has been featured in outlets including Forbes, Fast Company, The New York Times, Parents, and Scary Mommy. She lives in the Boston area with her family.
In Conversation
Lauren Smith Brody is the CEO and founder of the workforce strategy firm The Fifth Trimester, which advances gender equality through support for caregivers across the five-generation workforce. Lauren’s work grew out of her bestselling book The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity, and Success After Baby (Doubleday), written in the sunset of her first career as a media executive (RIP, print magazines). These days, she brings her research and expertise frequently to the national media (NYT, WSJ, GMA, CNN), and her consulting clients include a broad spectrum of businesses in tech, big law, education, media, and finance. Lauren, who was named a 2025 Next Gen Award winner by Parents, is also a co-founder of the Chamber of Mothers, a national nonpartisan nonprofit that mobilizes Americans around public policy solutions for moms, bringing local chapters advocacy to Capitol Hill. Raised in Ohio, Texas, and Georgia, she lives in New York City with her husband, two teenage sons, and a highly-medicated rescue dog.