by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Aug 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
How often do you just sink into bed at the end of the day, thinking “well, I survived…ugh, gotta get up and do all that again tomorrow”? As a working mama of little people, the day can be a gigantic blur of: scrambling to feed and shuttle children, a speedy commute,...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Jun 23, 2015 | Maternity Leave
Want to make a good impression on your manager and employer with a maternity leave plan, as you prepare to go out on maternity leave? Jewelyn Cosgrove, a brilliant mama from my May 2015 Mindful Return Course, explains why a maternity leave plan is a great idea for...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | May 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
During the holiday season a few years ago, the chief of my division at work gave each of us a bottle of wine as an end-of-the-year thank you gift. Attached to the bottle was a typed note of the things she was grateful for. And at the top of the page was a...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Apr 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
Faced with challenges unimaginable pre-baby, new mothers inevitably return to work a different person than when they went out on leave. If you are an expectant or new mama – or if you are a supervisor who is managing a new parent in the workplace – check...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Apr 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
One of the essential chapters in the guilt book that so many new working mamas carry around with them seems to be the one entitled “I’m sad and guilty that because I’m working, I’m going to miss my baby’s milestones.” You know, those first claps, rolls over, crawls,...