Feeling lonely as a working parent?

We’re here to support both your return-to-work-after-leave and your *lifelong* working parent journey.

The first year of each of my children’s lives were the hardest years of my life.  I fell madly in love with two little redheads, who turned my world upside down and left me in a spiral of both chaos and beauty.  I was fiercely committed to my career, yet had no idea how to survive being a new working parent.  How to be an engaged mother at home and a leader at work.

I created Mindful Return after too many tears on the kitchen floor.  Too much overwhelm.  Too much guilt.  Too much anxiety.

Join us to learn how to dance through this period of life with skill and support.  The parents here know what it’s like to love your baby and your career.  We have your back as you navigate pregnancy, parental leave, and your return-to-work journey.

Hi! I’m Lori, CEO & Founder of Mindful Return

I’m a lawyer, a mama, and an entrepreneur.

It’s good to meet you!  I live in Washington, DC, where I’ve been a Health Care Associate and a Partner in BigLaw, worked in-house for a non-profit trade association, and now practice law at my own firm as my “side-gig.”  I’m the co-host (with my hubby) of the Parents at Work Podcast, a fan of yoga, and breast cancer survivor.  I’m also the author of Back to Work After Baby: How to Plan and Navigate a Mindful Return from Maternity Leave, a book Working Mother Magazine calls “every ambitious new mother’s bible.”

My passion is helping parents develop strategies and tools, so they can be present – both with their kids, and in their careers.  I’m also here to connect like-minded parents and nurture this thriving community. 

Join thousands of other working parents and sign up for our short, weekly newsletter, Saturday Secrets, to get wisdom, stories, and resources in your inbox every Saturday morning.  I would be honored to have you a member of the Mindful Return Community.

I’d also like to celebrate the fact that this Mindful Return Community is now very much global!  The courses we teach for new working moms and new working dads now have chapters in the UK, India, and South Africa, and in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.  So no matter what part of the world you’re in: welcome!