By Jackie Ybarra How to build mental toughness doesn’t seem like a topic I should be writing about to an audience of mothers. After all, it’s mothers who feel the power and pain of childbirth, often teetering the line between life and death. It’s mothers who give so much of their physical and mental self…
By Kimberly Hicken “Tyler, hurry up! You’re going to miss the bus! Jacob, get on your shoes! Holly, where’s the diaper bag? Jacob…What do you mean you can’t find any socks? Well, just wear your shoes without socks! We need to leave! I’m going to be late for work. Again.” Does this sound familiar? If…
By Kimberly Hicken I had a co-worker once who could juggle. Every now and then, she would pull three or four balls out of her desk and start juggling. She rarely missed. I tried to have her teach me the skill, but I never caught on. Every time I tried, I felt like I…
By Kimberly Hicken Excitement I Didn’t Want: It was Martin Luther King Day, and my kids were home from school. My teenage son Jacob and his friends had taken over the living room playing video games. I think there were about six teenage boys in the house eating my food and yelling at the…
Finding time for yourself as a working mom can feel impossible. Hillary Goodell shares practical tips for scheduling fun, reducing guilt, and creating a healthier work-life balance.