by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Aug 21, 2021 | Working Mom
Today, we’re excited to share the working mama story of Maya Uppaluru Mechenbier, one of our Mindful Return alums! If you’ve been following along on the Mindful Return blog, you know that a few weeks ago we announced our 7 specific ongoing diversity and inclusion...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Feb 29, 2020 | Working Mom
Your working mom guilt may be trying to tell you something. Skeptical? Keep reading. Candace Alnaji is a fellow working mom and law mama. A compatriot in supporting working parents in navigating the crazy world of life + career + children, she and I met through our...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Dec 2, 2017 | Working Mom
I recently got this e-mail in my inbox, from someone who was feeling like a bad mom. Why? Because she’s a working parent. I keep telling myself I am enough and that I am making the choice that’s right for me and my family by continuing to work with (now...
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...