Best of Both Worlds Podcast Work + Life: Then and Now with Corinne Hammons EP 444
Feb 3, 2026
Corinne Hammonds, longtime nonprofit CEO and mother of two, reflects on shifting work and family rhythms as kids grow. She recounts managing full-time nonprofit leadership with childcare, navigating COVID-era changes, and preparing for an approaching empty nest. She also shares new hobbies, fitness routines, and thoughts on evening rhythms and presence in this life-career transition.
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Long-Day Daycare Shaped Early Return To Work
- Corinne used a daycare between her office and home that accepted infants at 11 weeks and provided long days (8am–6pm).
- She weaned early because pumping at her office felt impractical given shared restrooms and noise concerns.
Tag‑Team Illness Coverage
- Share sick‑day duties with your partner and coordinate pick‑ups to avoid one person bearing all the burden.
- Call in promptly and alternate responsibilities so neither partner feels solely penalized at work.
Children Often Accept Working Parents
- Kids normalized parents working and saw different parental roles as just different lives, not better or worse.
- Corinne felt more envy than her children did about other parents' daytime flexibility.