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Got Dense Breasts? Why You Should Care and How It Affects Your Breast Cancer Risk

by Solange Lopes | November 2, 2024 | Career | 0 Comments

The letter came in the mail a couple of days before I even got a chance to open it. It was a routine mammogram I thought nothing of, like most of the other mammograms I had done before. Except this one was a tad different… The word “abnormal” jumped at me from the...

From Career Sacrifice to Career Focus: Managing your Career in a Sustainable Way as a Working Woman

by Solange Lopes | October 14, 2024 | Career | 0 Comments

Have you ever wondered how you can advance your career while being a woman, wife and/or mother, and not having to work 40+ hours every week? Have you ever considered cloning yourself so you could do all the things, everywhere at the same time? You’re certainly not the...

TCS Podcast Episode 56: The Summer Recap Edition

by Solange Lopes | September 6, 2024 | Career, PODCAST | 0 Comments

This episode is a summer recap for my working women and moms, looking back at the reality of the summer mental load, the power of doing nothing at all (yes, it's possible!), and how to make our careers hot again in the summer months (without sacrificing our summer fun...

7 Ways to Enrich Your Career In The Summer (Without Hijacking Your Summer Fun)

by Solange Lopes | August 30, 2024 | Career | 0 Comments

It’s the middle of summer, and I am trying out a new African restaurant with a colleague and a new professional acquaintance while nerding out on artificial intelligence during a work conference. Here I was, actually enjoying myself and advancing my career, while...

The Rest Bias for Women: Uncovering the Struggle and Power of Doing Nothing as a Working Woman

by Solange Lopes | August 6, 2024 | Self-care, Working Mom & Woman Tips | 0 Comments

For the first time in my adult life, I took a month off. An entire month off, traveling, seeing new places, swimming in the ocean and mostly “being” as opposed to “doing”. And it shocked the entire heck out of my system, my overachieving, productivity-minded, A-type...

Dear husbands, we don’t need your help. We need your buy-in.

by Solange Lopes | Nov 13, 2019

Every time I mention Dear Husband is the one who does most of the cooking in our household, I, and pretty much everyone else around, cannot help but notice all the ensuing oohs and aahs. “How lucky I must be!” “What a rare stroke of good marital fortune I must have...

Being a woman of faith at work: how to faithfully thrive in the workplace

by Solange Lopes | Oct 20, 2019

Being a woman of faith at work can come with its sets of blessings, but also its fair share of challenges. If you’re one, you may already know this, and know it all too well. Many workplaces are not observant of faith-related practices, and may also be unfortunately...

4 Belief Systems that Keep You Trapped At Work and in Life

by Solange Lopes | Oct 20, 2019

As working women, the challenges facing us at work and in life are numerous. While many of these challenges come from external circumstances, some of them are very much internal. As a matter of fact, some of the most powerful obstacles that keep us trapped at work and...

I got passed over for the promotion: What to do when you lose at work

by Solange Lopes | Oct 7, 2019

As I listened to my fellow Bible school teacher recount how she got passed over for a promotion that was rightfully due her, I couldn't help but recall my own feelings and profound sense of despair at experiencing the same thing years before. The shock and hurt on her...

Let It Be Friday!

by Solange Lopes | Oct 4, 2019

Welcome to the 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). This week, we're sayin good-bye to one classy and beautiful actress, as Black Enterprise is...

When the Path Chooses You: Answering the Call of the Not-So-Accidental Career

by Solange Lopes | Sep 28, 2019

Sometimes, the path chooses you. Sometimes, it’s not just you putting your ducks in a row, carefully planning for your future, dressing up your 5 or 10-year plan, and getting your coins in order. Sometimes, you seem to stumble upon a career and life path you may not...

It’s not the physical, but the mental load that hurts working moms

by Solange Lopes | Sep 16, 2019

Do you find yourself mentally computing your next grocery bill while catching a couple of words out of your conversation with the kids? Are you having a hard time being present because there are so many things competing for your mental space all at once? Are you able...

3 Traps of a Flexible Schedule and How to Manage Them

by Solange Lopes | Sep 11, 2019

For working women and working moms, flexibility can be both a gift and a curse. Being able to actually have a choice in how you schedule your work can allow you to fit in other competing priorities. You may be able to take the kids to the doctor in the middle of the...

Let it be Friday!

by Solange Lopes | Aug 31, 2019

Welcome to the 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). Happy Labor Day weekend! Food52 is listing 10 Labor Day deals that may actually be well...

What do you want to be when you grow up: Helping your kids find their purpose

by Solange Lopes | Aug 28, 2019

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” This is a question that is so often asked of kids that it has almost become routine. As adults, we may barely listen to our own kids’ heartfelt answers, attributing some of their most random answers to their (cute) lack of...