When people ask me why I left my high-powered job, I tell them the truth: it was the little things that finally put me over the edge. Of course, once I left the workforce, I came to realize that these things push all moms over the edge—working or not.  → Read More

At one point in my life, I was a full-time college administrator, a full-time student pursuing a Ph.D., a wife, a mother of two small children, a church member, a community volunteer, a member of five boards—and oh yes—I was also running a part-time consulting practice. While it all looked good on the outside, on the inside I was crumbling.  → Read More

Times have changed quite a bit in the past 50 years. Mothers hold the most important job on the planet, and yet they seem to be desperately struggling with how to “do it all” in a culture that tends to simultaneously idealize and suppress women as mothers. The influence this has on the lives of many mothers can be seen in the increasing number of women suffering from depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and/or other feelings of discontent.  → Read More

Yes, the world needs to change. Public policy, many men and workplaces all could change to be more supportive of women. But we are not solely at their mercy, waiting for these external changes. So what do we do in the meantime? We, too, can make change to help ourselves.  → Read More