by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Jun 11, 2022 | Leadership, Working Dad, Working Mom
There are many reasons I am taking to the streets to march today. Uvalde. Buffalo. Children. Humans. Innocence. Senselessness. Helplessness. Fear. Rage. I’m feeling all the things as I’m typing this. Like many of you reading this post, I’ve been struggling...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Jun 4, 2022 | Leadership, Maternity Leave, Working Dad, Working Mom
Welcome to Mindful Return’s 2022 Summer Reading List! This is my 7th (woah!) annual book roundup for working parents. This past year, I’ve also had a blast hosting monthly author talks, so I’ve had a chance to speak with many of these writers personally. You can...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Apr 2, 2022 | Leadership, Working Dad, Working Mom
Last week, I attended my first in-person, overnight work conference in over 2 years. And as I said at the beginning of my talk on the last day, I probably interacted with more real live adult human beings during the 48 hour period I was there than I have during the...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Mar 19, 2022 | Leadership, Working Dad, Working Mom
When was the last time you embarked on a new learning or professional development (PD) project? When was the last time you signed up for and took a class? In the chaotic past two years of pandemic parenting, this topic hasn’t been at the top of most working...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Dec 4, 2021 | Leadership, Working Dad
In the Mindful Return course for new moms, we spend a week talking about how parental leave – both maternity and paternity leave – can serve as a leadership opportunity for those who have the experience of going through it. There are so many “rooms where it happens”...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Nov 6, 2021 | Leadership, Working Mom
One of my dreams is that one day, new parents will live in a world where pregnancy doesn’t complicate the job-searching process. Where having children is seen as a normal part of being a human, rather than as a career obstacle. And where parenthood is seen as a...
