She Built a Career. A Family. A Farm. And Still Makes It to Hot Yoga - With Jackie Parker

Jackie Parker has been in the energy industry for almost 3 decades.

She was the first woman at a remote gas plant, learning by walking the line and tracing pipes.

She became a leader, had three kids, took on an Area Manager role, and somewhere in there... figured out how to actually love her life.

Not by doing it all.

By getting really honest about what needed to change.

In this episode:

[00:00] Introductions... and why we almost forgot to hit record

[04:20] Jackie's career journey from first woman on the crew to people leader

[10:15] What success meant at 22 versus what it means now

[16:40] The postpartum moment that changed everything

[22:10] The girlfriend who told her the truth about self-care

[28:30] How she and her husband found each other again

[34:00] Why her kids do their own laundry... and why that's the point

[40:15] Buying back time without raising entitled kids

[46:00] What she'd tell a young woman who hasn't started a family yet

The line that will stay with you:

"It's not gender-specific. Everyone helps. These are the tasks that need to get done."

This one's for you if you've got the career, the family, the full life... and you're wondering why it still sometimes feels like you're running a race with no finish line.

Jackie navigated how to best manage work, children, being a mom and wife while not forgetting about looking after herself.

She'll show you how she got there.

Jackie Parker is a 28-year energy industry veteran, a people leader, a hot yoga devotee, a mother of three, and somehow also a hobby farmer.

She is the warmest person in any room.

And she will make you believe you can have it too.