We’re tackling one of the most frequently asked questions I get from clients: “How do I return to the workforce after being a stay-at-home mom who is now facing divorce?” Stacey Delo, CEO of Your Turn Careers by Après, offers expert advice on reentering the workforce, boosting confidence, and leveraging core skills honed during motherhood.

Stacey encourages women to embrace their career gaps and highlights how staying home with kids can be a strength in your professional story. As co-author of Your Turn: Careers, Kids, and Comebacks—A Working Mother’s Guide, she shares strategies for financial independence and landing roles that align with your expertise, interests, and aspirations.

Join us for a conversation about building your financial future and reclaiming your professional identity!

Featured topics:

  • How patriarchal patterns are reflected in the workforce (6:00)
  • Building confidence and owning the gap: leveraging your core competencies and soft skills learned during parenting (17:35)
  • The journey of discovering what you want to do when reentering the workforce (24:03)
  • Rebuilding confidence when you feel beaten down—remember, the skills you had before being a parent haven’t disappeared (33:00)

Learn more about Stacey Delo:

Stacey Delo is CEO of Your Turn Careers by Après, the premier site for women returning to work after career breaks, and co-author of Your Turn: Careers, Kids and Comebacks–A Working Mother’s Guide (Harper Business 2019). She’s an expert in helping women navigate their careers, and in helping companies build strong workplaces to recruit and retain women talent. Stacey spent eight years as a journalist with The Wall Street Journal, where she was a multimedia reporter and the host of Digits, a live video program about technology. Prior to Digits she was a contributing correspondent for the nationally syndicated show CBS MarketWatch. In 2012, Stacey founded Maybrooks, a career resource for moms, which was acquired by Après in 2017. Stacey holds a journalism degree from Northwestern University and a masters from American University. Stacey is also known for her work on The Ford Heights Four case to overturn the wrongful conviction of four innocent men on Death Row. She has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and other live shows in addition to having interviewed many Fortune 500 and startup CEOs in her work as a journalist. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and two children.

Resources & Links:

Private Coaching with Kate

Stacey’s website

Stacey’s book, Your Turn: Careers, Kids, and Comebacks


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