by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Oct 21, 2017 | Working Mom
We hear so much about this thing called mom guilt in the world of maternity leave and working parents. But what exactly IS this mom guilt anyway? Today I’m delighted to be joined by Nicole Grocki, a clinical psychotherapist (and mom herself) who specializes in...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Sep 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
A few years ago, I was scheduled to go on a work trip for a few days. My boys were little, though they weren’t infants. And I was no longer breastfeeding, pumping, and feeling the postpartum hormones and oxytocin that stuck around for so long. Though I’d only be...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | May 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Last week, I had a work trip to Chicago, and I used some of my plane-riding down time to read a book I was wanting to read for my own pleasure (gasp!): Brené Brown’s Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead. Now, I...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Feb 20, 2016 | Maternity Leave, Working Mom
Today, I’m excited to feature a guest post by Valerie Young, a public policy analyst formerly with Mom-mentum, who focuses on the economic status of mothers and other family care-givers. I asked her to share with us how she herself combats the guilt that often...