{"podcast":{"title":"FedUpward Podcast - Tips for Federal Government Employees","slug":"fedupward-podcast-tips-for-federal-government-employees-624290","podcast_index_feed_id":624290,"rss_url":"https://fedupward.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://fedupward.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/0/3/8/40389506a724e392/fedupward_logo.png","author":"Love Rutledge","episode_count":199,"summary":"The FedUpward Podcast gives federal employees and friends of feds strategies and tips for navigating everyday problems. This is a place for federal employees to network, share ideas and get better. Don't get fed up. Get FedUpward!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fedupward-podcast-tips-for-federal-government-employees-624290"},"episode":{"title":"218. Pivoting Parents: How a former Federal Contractor's Layoff led to Purpose","slug":"218-pivoting-parents-how-a-former-federal-contractor-s-layoff-led-to-purpose","published_at":"2025-11-03T15:25:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fedupward-podcast-tips-for-federal-government-employees-624290/218-pivoting-parents-how-a-former-federal-contractor-s-layoff-led-to-purpose","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fedupward-podcast-tips-for-federal-government-employees-624290","url":"https://fedupward.libsyn.com/218-pivoting-parents-how-a-former-federal-contractors-layoff-led-to-purpose","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/fedupward/Oct._24_Mixdown_1_1.mp3?dest-id=1392413","summary":"Layoff Led to Purpose: How Kathleen Borgueta Built a Lifeline for Working Parents When federal contractor Kathleen Borgueta received her termination letter just 11 weeks postpartum, she could have let it break her. Instead, she built Pivoting Parents—a growing community helping caregivers navigate job transitions, childcare challenges, and career reinvention. In this episode of The Fed Upward Podcast, Kathleen talks about the power of community, the realities of caregiving while job-hunting, and why federal parents need holistic support now more than ever. 👉 Visit pivotingparents.com 👉 Connect with Kathleen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleenborgueta/ #FedUpward #FederalEmployees #WorkingParents #CareerTransitions #PivotingParents Connect with Love: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/love-rutledge Facebook: facebook.com/fedupward The FedUpward Podcast gives federal employees and friends of feds strategies and tips for navigating everyday problems. This is a place for federal employees to network, share ideas and get better. Don't get fed up. Get FedUpward!","meta_description":"Layoff Led to Purpose: How Kathleen Borgueta Built a Lifeline for Working Parents When federal contractor Kathleen Borgueta received her termination lette…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":573,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fedupward-podcast-tips-for-federal-government-employees-624290/episodes/218-pivoting-parents-how-a-former-federal-contractor-s-layoff-led-to-purpose/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fedupward-podcast-tips-for-federal-government-employees-624290/218-pivoting-parents-how-a-former-federal-contractor-s-layoff-led-to-purpose.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}