by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Feb 24, 2024 | Mindfulness
I’ve done more than my normal amount of walking these past few months. Believe me, I’m not just guessing. My iPhone tells me, “On average, you have walked and run further this year than last year.” So there you go. As I wrote a few weeks ago, 2024 got off to a...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Jan 27, 2024 | Mindfulness
My intention for this week has been one thing: self-compassion. If you read last week’s post on the Mindful Return blog, you know our family has been in crisis mode this month, simply putting one foot in front of the other. And as we settle into a knowing, like we...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Feb 5, 2022 | Mindfulness, Working Dad, Working Mom
Have we reached the limits on how much compassion we can have for working parents right now? Gosh, I hope not. But sometimes it feels to me like we’re treating compassion as a finite resource. What exactly do I mean? If you’re anything like me, your internal dialog...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Feb 8, 2020 | Mindfulness
Because it’s been so helpful to me over the past few months, I’m writing today to share my newest mantra for working parents. A while back, I reflected on what I thought were the 10 Best Mantras for Working Moms. As a reminder, the Sanskrit word “mantra” literally...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Jan 25, 2020 | Working Mom
Is “pregnancy brain” or “baby brain” a real thing? Was I ever really that good at my job? And can a new working mom be as “sharp” at work as she was before? These common questions can wreak havoc on a working mama’s sense of confidence. We must get these thoughts...
