by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Feb 10, 2018 | Working Mom
Every single time I teach the Mindful Return course (and it’s been 16 times now!), at least one new working mom says: “I don’t feel as valuable as an employee, now that I’m also a mom.” Sigh. No matter how talented, skilled, and committed a new mama is, she still...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Nov 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
How many of you want to make the world better for future working parents who follow in your footsteps? I suspect this describes many of you who read this blog. But do you know how to be effective in your role as a mentor to those coming up behind you? I just spent...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Oct 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
With the thrill and glow of new parenthood comes the pit in most of our stomachs. How on earth will we afford THIS? From daycare, to cribs, to college funds, this whole having a child thing gets expensive even before baby arrives on the scene. Enter: help from a...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Oct 7, 2017 | Working Mom
I’ve been known to say, with some frequency, that parenting truly hones our skills at work (and vice versa). But what if someone told you that the tension that exists between work and home can actually make us happier? That work-family conflict can be a bonus in our...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Sep 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Dream big! That’s what they told us as kids, right? “If you can dream it, you can do it!” shout the motivational posters. I think we start off believing it. (Yes, mommy, I will be a professional ballerina.) But somewhere along the way, we tend to step back...