Tips on living a calmer life as a working parent sent to your inbox every weekend When Parenthood Changes Our Plans Dear Working Parents, In honor of World Mental Health Day (today!), I’m honored to share with you an important Parents at Work Podcast episode, in which Jason and I interviewed Mikah Goldman Berg, the Director of Advocacy at Postpartum Support International (PSI). Working on perinatal mental health issues wasn’t part of Mikah’s original career or life plans. But her own...
15 days ago • 3 min read
Tips on living a calmer life as a working parent sent to your inbox every weekend These Authors Have Given Me a Masterclass in Working Parenthood Dear Working Parents, Authors of books have long been my teachers. My crushes. My inspiration. Did you know my first paid job in life was as a “page” in the children’s room of the West Shore Public Library in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania? I loved shelving the carts of books people returned, helping kids discover new authors…all of it. Back then, summer...
22 days ago • 5 min read
Tips on living a calmer life as a working parent sent to your inbox every weekend "When a Child is Born, A Parent is Born Too" Dear Working Parents, I try hard to give credit where credit is due. So first, I'll acknowledge that I didn't discovered the amazing Birth of a Parent podcast on my own. Arielle Mir, wise coach, friend, and magnificent podcast curator, spotted this one. She was raving about its premise and immediately connected me to its host, who happened to be her grad school...
29 days ago • 3 min read
Tips on living a calmer life as a working parent sent to your inbox every weekend My Newest Published Piece - on Gender Parity Dear Working Parents, This week's story is one about never knowing what opportunities will come your way...and about saying yes sometimes to things that scare you. A well-known legal publication, Law360, was looking for someone to write an Expert Analysis piece for their annual Women in Law report, specifically about how law firms can continue to support women in...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Tips on living a calmer life as a working parent sent to your inbox every weekend Parenting Through the Unthinkable Dear Working Parents,Announcement: September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Which means that yes, there are parents among us who are trying to figure out how to navigate work, parenting, and the stress of a sick child and their diagnosis, all at the same time. This week, we hope you feel seen in your struggle. Maybe you personally don't know anyone whose child has cancer....
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Tips on living a calmer life as a working parent sent to your inbox every weekend Focusing More on Meaningful Connection with Our Kiddos We all want to feel a connection to our children, yes? I sure do. From the moment each of my boys was born, through our foray more recently into the teenage years, I’ve wanted to feel like I know them. Like they know me. And like we understand one another. Meaningful connections can be tough though, when we’re running in a million directions. When we’re...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Tips on living a calmer life as a working parent sent to your inbox every weekend What to Think About in Back-to-School Season Dear Working Parents,If there's one thing I've learned in the 12'ish years since our family's first official "back-to-school" season, it's that this whole going-to-school thing isn't just a transition for our kids, it's a major shift for us as working parents, too. Back in our kids' younger days, I remember both the trepidation we felt at sending our boys off into the...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Tips on living a calmer life as a working parent sent to your inbox every weekend Travel with Kids is ALL the Things ... Dear Working Parents,What's on my mind these days? Summer travel - and, more specifically, travel with kids. In the most recent episode of the Parents at Work Podcast, my husband (and fearless co-host) Jason and I took a trip down memory lane and reflected on the past 15 years of travel with our boys. We found ourselves laughing about everything from diaper bags, long road...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Tips on living a calmer life as a working parent sent to your inbox every weekend Celebrating Mindful Return's New Business Certifications! Dear Working Parents,Happy August to you! Today, I'm excited to share some news about Mindful Return as a company. I've been at this supporting-working-parents-thing for 12 years now, always running a woman-owned business...always running a small business...always running a business through my own struggles. Over the years, though, I toyed with the idea...
3 months ago • 3 min read