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Balancing the Care in Care-Work with Carolyn Martinez-Class ’17

Academics
Undergraduate Season 4
Season 4 Innovative Paths in Mental Health with Elizabeth Kroll '18 Balancing the Care in Care-Work with Carolyn Martinez-Class '17 Mark Kaplan
Academic Approach Areas of Study Global Education Combined Degree Programs Pre-Professional Programs Faculty Students & Faculty in Conversation Success After Sarah Lawrence

In this episode, "Balancing the Care in Care-Work," campaign coordinator and activist Carolyn Martinez-Class ’17 joins Sophie Hammond '24, Jason Colella '24, Emma McKibben '25, Cora Colvin '25, and Kate Hansberry '27 for a compelling discussion on her experiences and challenges within the nonprofit sector. She discusses the struggles of working in a field where it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by what can’t be changed, strikingly stating, “I do not orchestrate the system; I am just trying to navigate through it.” Carolyn offers insights on cultivating a work-life balance and reflects on the meaningful moments that have shaped her path.

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Innovative Paths in Mental Health with Elizabeth Kroll ’18 

In this episode, Elizabeth Kroll '18, Research Manager at Charlie Health, is joined in conversation by Viktoria Balbin ‘26, Abigail Dixson-Boles ‘25, Carolyn Kelly ‘26, Lucille Marten-Risk ‘27, and Elena Montes ‘24. Kroll discusses work-life balance within the social services and education, sharing valuable insights on how to navigate career decisions and reevaluate life goals. She emphasizes the importance of setting professional boundaries and reflects on how her academic journey at Sarah Lawrence led her to discover her passion for psychology.

Balancing the Care in Care-Work with Carolyn Martinez-Class ’17 

In this episode, "Balancing the Care in Care-Work," campaign coordinator and activist Carolyn Martinez-Class ’17 joins Sophie Hammond '24, Jason Colella '24, Emma McKibben '25, Cora Colvin '25, and Kate Hansberry '27 for a compelling discussion on her experiences and challenges within the nonprofit sector. She discusses the struggles of working in a field where it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by what can’t be changed, strikingly stating, “I do not orchestrate the system; I am just trying to navigate through it.” Carolyn offers insights on cultivating a work-life balance and reflects on the meaningful moments that have shaped her path.

Mark Kaplan 

In this episode, fostering growth and creativity in marketing and the multimedia field we are speaking with Sarah Lawrence, alum Mark Kaplan, who works in entertainment industry sales as a marketing executive producer and director.

What Was That Like? Podcast Series

Inspired by the style of Story Corps, the What Was That Like? podcast series features recorded conversations between Sarah Lawrence students and alumni about life after college. Working in small groups of shared interests, students completing internships (or other work experiences) speak with an alum about their experience after graduation. Each episode is centered on students’ questions and features a particular career community or pre-professional area. Topics include alumni’s paths after graduation, transformative experiences, work-life balance, networking, belonging, advice for students, and more. What Was That Like? is offered in collaboration with Alumni Relations, and features a growing number of alumni from an inclusive range of experiences.
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