You don’t have to keep it together: Protecting your mental health as a working mom
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and in these times of pandemic it is taking on a special meaning for everyone. For working moms especially, who are highly impacted economically and whose load is multiplied on the home, work and health frontlines, it is taking on...
Remote Work and the Working Mom: On Managing your Career Remotely When Life Is Already Full
“Mom, do you have more work?” This is my son’s usual question towards the end of the day on the days I work remotely. With this current pandemic, it’s been promoted to a daily inquiry. One that has made my mother’s heart tighten up a bit on one hand, but on the other...
Let it be Friday…
Welcome to Let It Be Friday!, where I say hello (and TGIF), and round up the lifestyle, career and business news that inspired, excited, made me smile (or laugh out loud). In uplifting news this week, we can't wait to watch Auntie Miche's "Becoming" coming to Netflix...
Dear Working Mom, how about pleasing yourself for once (or twice)?
Dear Working Mom is our weekly letter to working moms everywhere, where we talk about motherhood, life, work and everything in between… Dear Working Mom, How many times this week/month/year have you set aside your own needs for that of others? How many times have you...
The Only Constant is Change: How to Cultivate Resilience and Adaptability as Working Women
“The Only Constant in Life is Change”. It’s not from me. It’s from the Greek philosopher Heraclitus. And no, I’m no expert at ancient Greek philosophy, but I, like so many of us, have certainly had the privilege (and pain) to learn about this adage the hard way....
Working Under Pressure: Simple Tips from Working Moms To Thrive at Work During Tough Times
Who better than a working mom juggling the challenges of raising kids, running a household and striving in her career, knows how to work under pressure? Not many. During times of uncertainty and challenge, we can all learn so much from working moms who don’t just...
How to stand out in an online meeting as a working woman
As work is increasingly done remotely, especially in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, more meetings are being conducted online. While the general rules of an effective meeting apply remotely as well, the change in environment and setting does alter the way we run...
Dear Working Mom, You Are Not Defined by What You Do!
Dear Working Mom is our weekly letter to working moms everywhere, where we talk about motherhood, life, work and everything in between… Dear Working Mom, So often, the world tends to measure and glorify your worth by how much you do. How much you dedicate yourself to...
Let It Be Friday!
Welcome to Let It Be Friday!, where I say hello (and TGIF), and round up the lifestyle, career and business news that inspired, excited, made me smile (or laugh out loud). I hope you and your loved ones are well and keeping safe, and wishing us all strength,...
Believing Beyond What you Can See: Strengthening your Faith in Times of Crisis
When what you can see on the outside is not exactly encouraging, or remotely aligned with your hopes and expectations, it’s hard to have faith, whatever you may call your own faith. When the gap between what you can see and what you desperately want to believe widens...