by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Apr 4, 2020 | Maternity Leave
The experience in my life that feels most similar to this COVID-19 crisis is, without a doubt, having an infant at home. Yes, there was certainly more joy involved than during this pandemic. But there were similar amounts of existential fear. Discombobulation. ...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Jan 18, 2020 | Maternity Leave
Should a new mom or dad shorten parental leave for a special opportunity that comes up at work? This excellent question came up last week in the Mindful Return course. It’s a common question, so I wanted to answer it publicly here on the blog. Here was this new...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | May 27, 2017 | Mindfulness
In times of high anxiety, I’ve found that mantras truly can help improve my sanity. The stories we tell ourselves in our own head really matter. Imagine, for a minute, what feelings come up for you when you tell yourself the story that you’re failing both at...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Mar 15, 2016 | Mindfulness
Becoming a parent was most definitely unlike any other experience I’d had to date. Other than knowing some basics of taking care of kids from my teenage babysitting years and watching (from a safe distance) a few friends and colleagues enter the world of new...
