This is the Shameless Mom Academy, episode 164 with Elizabeth Friedland.

Show notes for this episode can be found by going to shamelessmom.com and clicking on episode 164.

Welcome to the Shameless Mom Academy. I'm your host, Sarah Dean, and I'm here to give you and other passionate, dedicated moms the tools you need to

bridge the gap between motherhood and living the life of your dreams. I'm also here to help you be

a little more shameless every day, because if you aren't building a life, you're extraordinarily

proud of, what kind of legacy are you building? So let's dive in. Elizabeth Friedland is the senior director of corporate communications for

Aperio, a global tech consultancy. She spent more than 12 years in the public relations and

communications world, both working in Indianapolis where she currently lives and in New York.

Outside the office, Friedland writes, directs, and produces award-winning short films.

She's also an advocate for foster care.

In addition to being a proud foster mom to five children since 2015,

Elizabeth is a member of the Foster Success Leadership Council,

part of the nonprofit connected by 25, an organization dedicated to providing financial,

educational, and social support to assist

India youth as they age out of the foster care system. I was so excited about this interview.

Elizabeth and I actually connected through Facebook in a group that I really thought that I

wasn't even getting updates on anymore. It's like I hadn't seen an update in months and

the post from her showed up in my feed and it was like I just needed to see this at this time. It was like I hadn't seen an update in months and the post from her showed up in my

feed and it was like I just needed to see this at this time. It was something already on my mind.

So it was divine intervention. I was so excited to connect with her. I reached out to her immediately

via Facebook Messenger and was like, please let her see me because I was like, I know this is going

to go to her other folder, that little folder where messages get hidden and they go to die. But she saw my message and we connected and we were able to have this really

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