35: Communicating News As a Mother and ABC Correspondent

"Being transparent with them at an appropriate language level; giving them analogies to daily life and explaining things in a way that children can understand it then they will embrace that and the way they interpret it can be really meaningful and inspiring." Erielle Reshef on how she handled communicating the pandemic with her children. Erielle Reshef is a Correspondent for ABC News based in New York City. Reshef contributes to all ABC News platforms including Good Morning America, World News Tonight, Nightline, and ABC News Live. She has provided live coverage of breaking stories including the onset, psychological and economic impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic, warnings about counterfeit masks and PPE shortages, and the first Covid-19 vaccines administered. Throughout her career, Reshef has interviewed a diverse array of domestic and international newsmakers from former Israeli President Shimon Peres, to rock legend Ozzy Osbourne. However, meeting people from all walks of life and sharing their stories continues to be one of her most treasured privileges.   In this episode Erielle will discuss: 1) Knowing that you know your children best and how to handle explaining difficult topics with them from the media   2) Finding the balance and giving yourself grace as a working mother   3) Self care as a career mother and dealing with highly emotional job at times   4) Advice via Barbara Corcoran on getting out of personal ruts   Show links: Follow Erielle Reshef here: https://www.instagram.com/eriellereshef/?hl=e Start our 5 day Audio Journey here: https://bit.ly/WMPemail