• Navigating Your Relationship as a Dual Career Couple with Abby Davisson

  • Nov 6 2024
  • Length: 59 mins
  • Podcast

Navigating Your Relationship as a Dual Career Couple with Abby Davisson

  • Summary

  • In this episode, I welcome author, entrepreneur, and coach Abby Davisson to the show to talk about the intersection between careers and relationships. Abby is a Fortune 200 leader-turned-founder of the Money and Love Institute whose mission is to help people turn daunting decisions into achievable action. She's also the co-author of Money & Love: An Intelligent Roadmap for Life's Biggest Decisions and the writer behind the popular newsletter, Practically Deliberate.

    Abby and I discuss how couples can navigate pursuing their career aspirations while prioritizing the needs of a long-term committed partnership. More specifically, we address:

    • The importance of self-reflection around values and career goals
    • How to lead with curiosity when discussing careers with your partner
    • Gendered expectations in straight couples
    • Planning for eldercare and childcare
    • Corporate trends in supporting dual career couples

    Abby also explains the 5Cs framework for decision-making as explained in Money & Love: An Intelligent Roadmap for Life's Biggest Decisions:

    1. Clarify
    2. Communicate
    3. Choices
    4. Check In
    5. Consequences


    Publications and resources mentioned in this episode

    • "Talk It Out" by Rebecca Beyer (Stanford Magazine article)
    • Money & Love: An Intelligent Roadmap for Life's Biggest Decisions by Myra Strober & Abby Davisson
    • Money and Love Institute
    • Quiz: What's your money and love decision-making style?


    Learn more about terms mentioned in this episode

    • Sliding vs Deciding - Dr. Scott Stanley
    • Kinwork (also known as kinkeeping)
    • System 1 vs System 2 thinking from Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
    • Resulting - Annie Duke


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    Edited by Veronica Gruba
    Music by Sage Holt-Hall

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