Mindful Return
  • About
    • Meet the Team
    • Mindful Return
    • Lori Mihalich-Levin, CEO
    • Praise
    • Blog
  • For New Moms & Dads
    • Maternity Leave Course (in English)
    • Maternity Leave Course for Entrepreneurs
    • Maternity Leave Course (en Español)
    • Maternity Leave Course (em Português)
    • Working Dad Course
    • UK Maternity Leave Course
    • South Africa Maternity Leave Course
    • India Maternity Leave Course
    • India Paternity Leave Course
    • Special Needs Child Course
    • Maternity Leave Plan Template
    • Template Paternity Leave Plan
  • For Employers
  • Speaking
  • Resources
    • Lori’s Book: Back to Work After Baby
    • Blog
    • Working Parent Group Network (WPGN)
    • Mindful Return 201 Course
    • Our Recommended Resources
    • Reimbursement Request Template Letter
    • Maternity Leave Plan Template
    • Paternity Leave Plan Template
  • Current Students
  • Contact
Select Page
Just How Much of My “Whole Self” Should I Bring to Work?

Just How Much of My “Whole Self” Should I Bring to Work?

by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Nov 23, 2024 | Mindfulness, Working Dad, Working Mom

I’m sure by now, you’ve heard the phrase “bringing your whole self to work.”  More and more workplaces appear to be talking about this concept, particularly since the pandemic.  But the idea isn’t a binary one.  It’s not as though you come to work and decide between...
What do you use as counterweights, when life tips toward “too heavy”?

What do you use as counterweights, when life tips toward “too heavy”?

by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Oct 12, 2024 | Mindfulness, Working Dad, Working Mom

Sometimes, we live through months and years that are impossibly heavy and hard to describe.  Hard to fathom.  For my family, this year has often seemed so heavy, like the parade of hits that keeps on coming.  And that’s only when we look inside our home, without...
Touchpoints for Times of Transition (Including a Trick for Your Phone)

Touchpoints for Times of Transition (Including a Trick for Your Phone)

by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Aug 31, 2024 | Mindfulness, Working Dad, Working Mom

In times of transition, I find myself looking for touchpoints.  Touchpoints that connect me to myself.  Remind me to slow down.  And bring me joy. I try to remind myself – and everyone in the Mindful Return community – that transitions like the return to work after...
Fearless: My 2024 Word in Action at the Olympics

Fearless: My 2024 Word in Action at the Olympics

by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Aug 24, 2024 | Mindfulness, Working Mom

I’m not exactly a certified Swiftie (though I’m definitely the mother of one).  But these days I do don a blue string bracelet on my left arm that spells out “F-E-A-R-L-E-S-S” in wooden beads.  A dear friend sent it to me earlier this year when our family was in...
Father’s Day Reflections on Time with Our Kids

Father’s Day Reflections on Time with Our Kids

by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Jun 15, 2024 | Mindfulness, Working Dad

Today, it’s time to celebrate all the dads in our kiddos’ lives – and anyone who shares dad love and dad energy with them.  Father’s Day gives us a chance to recognize them for all of the care, compassion, effort, and dad role-modeling they’re doing for...
Back to Basics: 3 Tools for Stressful Moments at Work and at Home

Back to Basics: 3 Tools for Stressful Moments at Work and at Home

by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Jun 1, 2024 | Mindfulness, Working Dad, Working Mom

Yes, officially, we may have survived a stressful “Maycember.” But the pivot from spring to summer, the school year to break and camps, is still in full force.  As with parental leave and the back-to-school transition, I like to remind parents that these transition...
« Older Entries
Next Entries »
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow

©2025 Mindful Return // Lori Mihalich-Levin. All Rights Reserved.

  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow