Julia Goldstein invested many years in her education to earn a BS, MS and PhD in Engineering and Material Science. When she had her first child, she assumed she’d go back to work full-time. She never thought she’d panic as her maternity leave was coming to an end. Fortunately, she successfully negotiated a part-time return and even found a way to stay in her local mom’s group.
When it was time to go back after her second child, she thought she would follow the same path. That’s when she realized just how unique each child was – she would later discover he was on the autism spectrum – and how this would impact her journey.
Julia shares honestly about the challenges she faced and how she overcame them. Along the way she evolved from an engineer who writes to a freelance technical writer. Over the years, she kept her connections and said yes to opportunities that came her way. Today, she fills her schedule with a few select corporate clients and has recently published a book in her field.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How she managed to negotiate a part-time return from maternity leave
- What she did when her daycare suddenly closed
- Why she decided to delay her passion project
- How her writing skills emerged even when she was an engineer
- About the alumni research project she created to keep her mind active as a new mom
- How she represents part-time work on her resume/LinkedIn
- Why she went back to school to study Business Leadership
- Why she still needed flexibility even when her kids were beyond the daycare stage
- Where she gets her clients for her freelance work
- Her suggestions for new writers
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