by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Mar 2, 2024 | Working Dad, Working Mom
A few years ago, an amazing coach and mentor of mine, Susan Dunlap, told me she’d heard an expression she simply had to share with me: “The playground is the new golf course.” As the founder of a program called the Women’s Leadership Forum, Susan and I are very much...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Feb 17, 2024 | Working Dad, Working Mom
Though commercialized, Valentines and Galentines days do (happily) often prompt us to think about the friends, family members, and those we love in our lives. This year was no exception. Though it was a few days ago, a member of our Mindful Return community, Jane...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Jan 20, 2024 | Working Dad, Working Mom
I’m sure that as a working parent, you’ve been told to ask for help. You’ve been told to lean on your village. Get support. And don’t try to muscle through. But if you’re anything like me, you’ve also ignored that message from time to time. Figured you’d just sort...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Dec 30, 2023 | Working Dad, Working Mom
Happy end of 2023! It’s true. I’m a sucker for a good end-of-year wrap-up list. But more than that, I’ve been working hard at remembering to pause between projects and soak in joy and successes. Since I was a kid, I’ve had a habit of jumping straight from one big...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Dec 16, 2023 | Mindfulness, Working Dad, Working Mom
I’ve been thinking a lot about life stages lately. Not only about how we celebrate and mark the passing of time, but why. And about how we can be more fully present in celebrations as they happen. If I pause to look at my own life – my own calendar – it’s no wonder...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Dec 9, 2023 | Mindfulness, Working Mom
I’ll be honest: I’ve never been a huge fan of driving. So my angst about the subject I’m writing about today can’t be chalked up completely to parenthood. That’s true. As you’ll come to learn, though, becoming a mom was a turning point for me in becoming paralyzed...