The Art of the Juggling Act With Sarah Armstrong

Superwomen with Rebecca Minkoff

Rebecca Minkoff

Society & Culture

4.8 • 543 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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It’s easy to think your ambitions are gone forever once you’re a parent, or worse, after a divorce. Suddenly, “having it all” feels unrealistic, if not impossible. But Sarah Armstrong is proof that ambition doesn’t just disappear. It evolves. This week on SUPERWOMEN, I sat down with Sarah, VP of Global Marketing Operations at Google, and author of The Art of the Juggling Act and The Mom’s Guide to a Good Divorce. She shares what it looked like to keep her career moving through motherhood, divorce, and single parenting, without losing herself in the process. We talk about choosing what matters, setting boundaries that actually hold up, and letting go of pressure that does more harm than good. If you’ve ever wondered whether your goals still fit the life you’re living now, this one’s for you. Episode Guide: (00:00) Meet Sarah Armstrong, Author And Global Executive (01:46) The shock of early motherhood and realizing there is no blueprint(05:51) The power of saying no without guilt (07:48) Finding her new normal as a single mom (09:51) Why pulling back does not end your trajectory (13:24) Setting firm boundaries that actually work (20:48) Redefining what having it all really means (25:58) What Sarah would tell her younger self about motherhood & ambition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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