by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Sep 11, 2021 | Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave, Working Dad, Working Mom
When people ask why I created Mindful Return in the first place, I often answer, “out of sheer desperation.” Returning to work after my first child had its challenges. And then returning after my second drove me off the rails. There were plenty of baby-focused...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Aug 14, 2021 | Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave, Working Dad, Working Mom
One topic I know we haven’t yet covered properly on the Mindful Return blog is infertility. We don’t shy away from hard topics here, though. And we have addressed tough working parent issues like miscarriage, see Returning to Work After a Pregnancy Loss. But we...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | May 15, 2021 | Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave
Remote Return from Parental Leave: 5 Areas to Focus On “How can I best navigate a remote return from my parental leave?” is a question I’ve gotten a lot lately. “On the one hand, some things are easier. Like not needing to pump or say goodbye to my baby during the...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Apr 10, 2021 | Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave, Working Dad, Working Mom
With a world of vaccines-for-all-adults on the horizon (I got my J&J shot on Thursday!!!), conversations around the so-called return to work are mounting at a fever pitch. I’ve gotten a bunch of questions on this topic this week alone. “Do you have an opinion on...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Mar 20, 2021 | Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave, Working Dad, Working Mom
“Is it normal to just feel dead inside about your work?” a mama recently asked me a few weeks after her return to work from maternity leave. She continued, “like whatever you are doing in the office isn’t important and feel like it used to feel? I have this awful...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Dec 19, 2020 | Leadership, Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that the single most important factor in whether an employee feels support during parental leave is their manager. “Someone’s manager is THE single most important factor?!”, you ask, skeptically? Yes, hands down. But what...
