by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Feb 22, 2020 | Special Needs Children
At Mindful Return, we recently announced that our once-mom-focused course for parents of special needs children is now open to all parents – both moms and dads. It’s also now geared not only to parents of babies and toddlers, but to parents of all children who have...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Feb 15, 2020 | Childcare
As a mom of boys, wife of a former babysitter, and dreamer about domestic and professional gender equality, I hereby make a request of all parents: please build boys into your babysitting bench. What exactly do I mean? Read on to find out. Amen for the Changing...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Feb 8, 2020 | Mindfulness
Because it’s been so helpful to me over the past few months, I’m writing today to share my newest mantra for working parents. A while back, I reflected on what I thought were the 10 Best Mantras for Working Moms. As a reminder, the Sanskrit word “mantra” literally...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Jan 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Is “pregnancy brain” or “baby brain” a real thing? Was I ever really that good at my job? And can a new working mom be as “sharp” at work as she was before? These common questions can wreak havoc on a working mama’s sense of confidence. We must get these thoughts...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Jan 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Should a new mom or dad shorten parental leave for a special opportunity that comes up at work? This excellent question came up last week in the Mindful Return course. It’s a common question, so I wanted to answer it publicly here on the blog. Here was this new...
