Boldly Both, A Mom's Guide to Balancing Career and Family Without Guilt
Stop choosing. Start thriving. In Boldly Both, Christina Runnels shares her deeply personal journey of navigating motherhood and career, offering an empowering guide for women who refuse to settle for less. Drawing from her experience as a mother, entrepreneur, and leader in mental health, Christina explores:
• How to create work-life balance without guilt
• Stress management strategies for career moms
• Tools for women in leadership to lead authentically
• Practical steps to manage motherhood and ambition
Perfect for:
• Women building businesses while raising families
• Leaders striving for success without burnout
• Mothers seeking stress management that honors all roles
The book for ambitious women who refuse to choose between success and motherhood.
Stop choosing. Start thriving.
In Boldly Both, Christina Runnels shares her deeply personal journey of navigating motherhood and career, offering an empowering guide for women who refuse to settle for less.
Drawing from her experience as a mother, entrepreneur, and leader in mental health, Christina explores:
• How to create work-life balance without guilt
• Stress management strategies for career moms
• Tools for women in leadership to lead authentically
• Practical steps to manage motherhood and ambition
Perfect for:
• Women building businesses while raising families
• Leaders striving for success without burnout
• Mothers seeking stress management that honors all roles
What's inside Boldly Both
✓ Your personal definition of success
✓ Work-life balance strategies without sacrifice
✓ Stress management tools for working moms
✓ Leadership advice for authentic women leaders
✓ Real stories proving thriving in both worlds is possible
What People Are Saying
I am a therapist and business owner. I'm also a mother. This book is a living example and reminder of the necessity of balance. Of not foregoing or short-changing ourselves for one dream or the other.
This book is not only about the necessity of balance but the achievability of this balance. Not just for our kids or our careers, but for US. This book has been so encouraging to me, I cannot wait to share it with other women in my life. Thank you for writing this much needed reminder that we can be "boldly both".
- Katie Porter, Therapist, Mom & Business Owner
As a therapist, entrepreneur, and mom, I know what it feels like to juggle the weight of everyone else’s needs while questioning if there’s still space for your own. Boldly Both doesn’t just tell you it’s possible to do both—it shows you how to do it without burning out or selling yourself short. Christina keeps it real while giving you a roadmap to reclaim your time, energy, and joy. If you’ve ever felt torn between showing up for your dreams and showing up for your babies, this book will meet you right in that tension and help you move through it with intention.
- Nikquan Lewis, Therapist, Mom, Business Owner
Reading Bodly Both by Christina Runnels really resonated with me in a personal way. As both a mother and a Police Lieutenant, I found myself connecting to the message on multiple levels.
As a mom to my son and bonus daughter, the book made me reflect on how important it is to be present, intentional, and mindful of the example I set. It reminded me that our children are always watching, learning, and forming their sense of self through us. That hit home for me in a real way.
Overall, it made me pause and think about how I show up for my family and for the community I serve. I would definitely recommend it, especially to parents and those in leadership roles. It’s a meaningful read that sticks with you.
- Montoya Jones, Mom, Law Enforcement Leadership
About the author
Christina Runnels is a mom of three, Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S), Perinatal Mental Health Certified (PMH-C), speaker, and host of Lead Like a Mother podcast.
She's been exactly where you are — juggling therapy clients, speaking gigs, writing deadlines, and three kids' schedules while fighting her own exhaustion and mom guilt. Through her own messy middle, she learned how to:
• Set boundaries that actually stick (even with toddlers)
• Build a therapy practice without burning out
• Lead her family and career with clarity, not chaos
• Help thousands of women do the same
Now she shares those hard-won lessons through Boldly Both, her podcast, speaking, and coaching, always with compassion for the real struggles of motherhood and ambition.
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