The Summer Ceiling for Working Moms is Real
The summer ceiling is a harsh reality for working mothers during the summer months. Rooted in the scarcity (or lack thereof) of childcare, caregiving and household support, it is a reality that harshly pulls working mothers between family, career and even finances. Yet, it is a reality that also calls us to consider the social, economic and political factors behind it, and take action by removing the guilt, rethinking the structure of our work and lives, and getting engaged.
TCS Podcast Episode 42: 7 principles to unleash more of who you are (the book)
In this podcast episode, I introduce The Corporate Sister book #2: "More: The Journey of Unleashing More of Who You Are". (available on Amazon). In it, I discuss the 7 principles outlined in the book, from welcoming and embracing disruption and change, to...
10 tips to complete a PhD as a busy working mom
Going back to school as a working mom is a challenge. Enrolling into a PhD program and actually completing it while raising kids, taking care of the home and being in a relationship or partnership is not for the faint of heart. As a matter of fact, it requires the...
How to build a fulfilling and authentic career as a working woman and mom
When we think about building a great career, fulfillment and authenticity are usually not the first things that come to mind. I remember while growing up overhearing adults around me talk about what makes a great career. What I heard, and what stayed with me for the...
7 principles to unleash more of who you are (The Book)
Have you ever said to yourself, whether it was as related to a life or work situation, there’s got to be MORE? Have you ever been so sick and tired of being sick and tired of the status quo in your workplace and wondered if there is more to your career? Have you been...
“Am I a token?” Tokenism and Black women in the workplace
“Am I a token?” This is a question that many Black women, and women of color in general, ask themselves in the workplace. A rather difficult one that may awake some of the most primal fears in them, from the fear of not belonging to that of not having much value… The...
Book Review: Women and Money by Suze Orman
If you’ve ever thought of taking control of your finances as a working woman and mom, Suze Orman’s “Women and Money” book is a must-read. This revised and improved edition from her 2007 original masterpiece certainly does not disappoint when it comes to establishing,...
Ditching Hard Motherhood for Softer Mothering: Thriving instead of surviving as working moms
Motherhood is beautiful. Yet, for many working mothers, especially in the US, especially in the past few years peppered with global pandemics, political and economic woes, motherhood has been "hard". Hard is not often a word that we want to associate with being a...
TCS Podcast 41: Thriving as a Black woman at work
In this episode, the first of Black History Month 2023, I discuss what it takes to thrive, and not just survive, in the workplace as a Black woman at work, and as minorities in general. More specifically, I talk about the concept of "agile authenticity", which...
Thriving authentically as a double-minority at work: Agile authenticity as a black woman in the workplace
In her book “ The Light We Carry”, Michelle Obama discusses the many challenges of navigating being a black woman in any type of workplace, many of which she experienced herself in her professional life and as First Lady of the United States. She refers to being a...