by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Oct 2, 2021 | Working Dad, Working Mom
Both as a moment of reflection for all pandemic parents, and in honor of Hispanic Heritage month this month, I am honored to bring you today’s newest Amplifying Voices post on the Mindful Return blog. My guest today is Maite Fernández Simon, a Mindful Return alum who...
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...
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 | Mar 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
If you’re about to have a baby or return to work after maternity 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...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Jan 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
In the Mindful Return course this past week, one mama shared how her feelings of worry and dread about returning to work after her maternity leave were pervading what should be a joyful time with her son. Half-way through her leave, she started planning her return...
