by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Apr 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
This having a baby thing is certainly expensive, no? And while many employers provide benefits and perks to help, sometimes we don’t even know all of what’s available to us as employees. Today, Mindful Return alum Jean Lu of Cambridge Associates is joining us as a...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Mar 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
If you’re about to have a baby or return to work after parental leave, a million questions are probably running through your head. In no particular order. Swimming around your brain waves, and consuming most of your brain space. Am I right? How much better would it...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Mar 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Personal experience often prompts my writing, and this post is no exception. As I type, my living room is box central. All the pictures and photos that made our house “home” have been taken down, leaving bleak-feeling barren walls. And our family is in a state of...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Mar 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Imagine you’re out on parental leave, gazing into the eyes of your sweet baby. You’re facing your return to work with some mixed emotions. Sadness at leaving your baby. But excitement at the prospect of professional conversations with other adult human beings. ...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Mar 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Last weekend, I listened as a friend and working mama of two young boys described her experience going away on a several-day yoga retreat. The point she made that most struck me was about the effort it took to really sink into being taken care of while she was there....
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Mar 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
If you’ve been back to work after having a baby, do you remember any of the fearful thoughts that went through your head? And if you’re about to return to work soon after maternity leave, do any of those anxious “what if…?” thoughts plague you in the middle of...