Beauty is in the Balance: Women in Business
By Brittany Nay, Ladue News
Who says women can’t have it all? LN spoke with three local working moms about their business and personal lives—and the art of mastering the work-family balancing act.
Nancy Albus
Like each of her immediate family members, Nancy Albus followed her passion for helping others to the health-care field.
More than 12 years ago, the Frontenac native began her career as a therapist for Castlewood Treatment Centers for Eating Disorders. “I was curious about eating disorders because I was raising two girls, and I wanted to get an understanding of the complexity of eating disorders in hopes I could somehow impact my family and others around me to not have to go down that path,” she explains. “So, I took an intro to counseling, and just fell in love with it.”
Albus quickly put her business and clinical skills to use as she seized opportunities to take on new roles at Castlewood, serving as a program director and executive director before becoming CEO two years ago. She has helped the treatment centers expand from one location in Ballwin, to opening a residential facility in Monterey, California, and a day treatment center in Birmingham, Alabama, which now annually treat a combined 500 clients. “I love seeing the healing mission come to life and seeing people transform their life,” Albus notes.
As a woman who began a career later in life, Albus encourages fellow women to be fearless and open to opportunities. “It’s really true that one door opens another, and you can find yourself in a really different place. I entered Castlewood thinking I would be a therapist; I never thought I would be the CEO today.” Female mentors are another important piece of the puzzle, Albus adds. “It’s challenging balancing families and a career, and continuing education to stay abreast of important issues in your career. Oftentimes, you can’t talk about those things within an organization, so find mentors to really be an ally and a sounding board for what you want to seek clarity on.”
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