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How to Set a Daily Intention: Instructions for a Working Parent

How to Set a Daily Intention: Instructions for a Working Parent

by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Dec 18, 2021 | Mindfulness

In the chaotic early days of working parenthood, someone suggested I set an intention for my day.  She was certainly well-meaning.  I was clearly – and obviously – floundering.  And I probably (secretly) rolled my eyes at the suggestion. Feeling as though I had...
Blink and You’ll Miss It: Making Family Connection the Center of Life

Blink and You’ll Miss It: Making Family Connection the Center of Life

by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Jun 12, 2021 | Mindfulness, Working Dad

“Don’t blink,” or you’ll miss your children’s days as tiny beings, the wisdom goes.  Yes, and “the days are long but the years are short,” we are also often reminded.  Today, I’m so delighted to welcome Brian Anderson, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Fathering...
How to Start Fresh in the New Year? It’s Complicated.

How to Start Fresh in the New Year? It’s Complicated.

by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Jan 2, 2021 | Mindfulness, Working Dad, Working Mom

Happy New Year, my dear readers.  {Deep sigh.}  I, like many of you, am turning the 2020 calendar page with much relief to be moving on.  A sticker on the back of a holiday card I received recently had a drawing of a reindeer wearing a face mask, with the caption “Oh...
Childcare and School Fits and Starts

Childcare and School Fits and Starts

by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Oct 31, 2020 | Childcare, Mindfulness

Frustrated by childcare fits and starts these days?  We all are!  Read on for some thoughts on both the logistics and how to re-orient our mental states. Question from a Working Mama:  Do you have any advice for working parents who are juggling intermittent closures...
Proof That Stopping Speeds Us Up: The 1,000 Piece Harry Potter Puzzle

Proof That Stopping Speeds Us Up: The 1,000 Piece Harry Potter Puzzle

by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Oct 10, 2020 | Mindfulness

If someone suggested stopping your work as a way to make it go faster, what would you think?  It’s counter-intuitive, right?  How could stopping something possibly help the doing of it go faster? The “I don’t have time to stop,” refrain is blaring in working parent...
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