Make Your Mother’s Day What You Want it to be

On this Mother’s Day, I want you to know that you are loved, mama! You are loved by your kids, your significant other, your friends, your family, and your tribe. There is love all around you. On a day that celebrates you, make sure it reflects what you want it to look...

Round up on Starting Something New

This month seemed fitting to have starting something new as the central topic since it’s a season of rebirth. I try to share others’ messages as part of Mompowerment from time to time, this seemed like a great opportunity to do a round up on starting...

Create New Beginnings with Christi Hester

With a month dedicated to new beginnings, it seemed fitting to have Christi Hester as the featured Mompowerment mom this month. I chatted with Christi in fall 2013 for our original interview for the book. I knew that Christi was working on new things last year, but I...

Starting Something New as a Working Mom

You’re a working mom and you’re already strapped for time. You want to do something new for yourself, though. Perhaps it’s because you need to change things up to create more time for self-care. Maybe you need to get your creative juices flowing again. Or maybe you...

7 Time Management Tips for Busy Caregivers

Managing your time well is important for anyone. It reduces stress and improves your overall sense of well-being. Good time-management becomes even more necessary when you are caring for an aging parent. The obligations and demands of being a caregiver can be more...

Is it Work-life Balance or Life Balance?

I was recently on a peer mentoring call with three other working moms. We all are making things happen in our careers and still trying to focus on family and life in general. Since I am pivoting my focus to more of work-life balance and not only the transition to...

Is it Time to Change your Career Model?

What happens when you are rockin and rollin in your career, but you start to realize that you want or need more work-life balance? It could be as simple you’re returning from maternity leave and don’t want to work full-time quite yet. Maybe your aging parents need...