Ep 60 – Embracing the Unpredictable with Fire Wife and Working Mom Karissa Whitman

Before she was known online as @thatmomkarissa, Karissa Whitman faced a dilemma many moms know well: how to manage chaotic careers while she and her husband grew their family. With a demanding job in emergency veterinary medicine, Karissa and her husband, a fire fighter in their native Southern California, realized a major career shake-up needed to happen to make their family dreams a reality. Today on the Mama Mode podcast, Karissa shares the why and how behind her decision to become a work-from-home mom and the conversations that continue to shape her choices for her career, her children, and her marriage. Tune in to learn more about how Karissa found blogging as a new mom and grew that hobby into successful content creation work as she embraces her family’s own kind of unique dynamic. We’re diving into all of it- including the challenges of parenting (and sometimes solo-parenting) on an unpredictable schedule while navigating what it means to be a fire wife and the impacts of that lifestyle on kids as they grow. Connect with Karissa on Instagram @thatmomkarissa for more.