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Reposting this LinkedIn post from my colleague and Future Built co-host Stefanie Reichman I couldn't have said it better:

Which buzzword do you hate most? AI, mental health, or work-life balance?

Maybe it’s a synergy of all three.😏

For most of careers, we didn’t think much about mental health. If I was stressed, I just powered through. That’s what engineers do, right?

But after becoming a mom, I realized mental health isn’t just about feeling “stressed” or “fine.” It’s the difference between having the energy to play with toy cars for an hour or feeling too drained to read one more bedtime story.

For me, prioritizing mental health has meant:
✔️Taking walks outside during lunch
✔️ Grabbing lunch with a friend (wish I did this more)
✔️ Getting coaching through BetterHelp
✔️Hitting the gym—even (especially) when I don’t want to

And that’s exactly why I’m SO excited for Episode 2 of FutureBuilt! 🎉

Taylor Allen dives into this topic with so much positivity. She’s a fellow career pivoter (engineer → CSM), a Bluebeam Mental Health Advocate, and the proud dog mom of a pup with a burrito blanket!

We even take our syncs on walks—once at a company summit, we got to do it IRL!
If you’ve ever struggled with balancing career changes, stress, and life outside of work, you need to catch this episode.

👉 Episode 2 of FutureBuilt is OUT NOW!