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5 Steps To Take For Your Budget (So You Can Still Pay Yourself) While On Leave

5 Steps To Take For Your Budget (So You Can Still Pay Yourself) While On Leave

Business, Guest Expert, Money /

Money. It’s on every business owner’s mind, and I’ll dare to say that for the pregnant business owner, I’ve seen finances be the thing that makes taking maternity leave seem extra daunting. In most countries, there simply aren’t any financial protections for self-employed women who are having a baby. That’s why I’ve brought in the […]

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Postpartum support and the 3 am rule

Guest Expert, Postpartum Life, Relationships + Support /

This month’s Mama Story features Julienne DesJardins, a virtual assistant with expertise in digital marketing. As a business owner turned mamapreneur, Julienne brings lessons from management, marketing, and mamahood into the mix of her postpartum journey.   Confession: I’m one of those people who starts listening to Christmas music in October.   So, naturally, I

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Creating a Mindful Return to Work after Maternity Leave

Guest Expert, Relationships + Support, Systems + Tools /

This month’s Mama Story packs a double punch. Not only does lawyer and entrepreneur Lori Mihalich-Levin share her personal experience in balancing her postpartum needs with her professional career, but she goes into detail about how the gap in maternity leave resources actually led her to design her business, Mindful Return. If you are a Type

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Guest Post by Hannah Poles, Multiples Expert

All Things BABY, Guest Expert, Planning + Logistics /

After two Mama Story guest posts where Deborah Leigh-Lasarow and Racheal Cook both shared what postpartum life with twins was like, I knew I wanted to provide a little extra support for those of you expecting two (or more!) babies. Thank goodness for Multiples Experts like my friend and colleague Hannah Poles!!! She specializes in

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Why self-care has been essential as a breadwinning mama

All Things MAMA, Guest Expert, Relationships + Support /

This month’s Mama Story is from Racheal Cook, founder of The Yogipreneur and mama to 3 kiddos! When it comes to balancing business and motherhood, the woman’s got some serious magic up her sleeve…or as it turns out, a kick-ass self care plan. And it’s surprisingly simple! Personally? I’m following her lead and embracing slow!

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I’m Hiding Right There, Under The Pile of Laundry

All Things MAMA, Guest Expert, Relationships + Support /

This month’s Mama Story is from Parrish Wilson, who has made an award-winning career out of writing from the heart and teaching others to do the same. Parrish’s writing is always touching, inspiring, and brutally honest. I hope you enjoy reading as much as I have! You can sign up for the entire series of

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What I Wish I had Known: Gifts I’d Give My Younger Self to Avoid Postpartum Meltdown

All Things MAMA, Guest Expert, Postpartum Life /

I have the great honor of sharing Amanda Harrison’s Mama Story with you today. I’ve been a fan of Amanda’s insightful writing since stumbling across her work about a year ago. And in planning this series, I knew she would be a contributor. Her positivity is contagious. Where others may see deficits, Amanda finds joy

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From Independent Woman to Motherhood: 33 years of “Me Time” turned upside down

All Things MAMA, Guest Expert, Postpartum Life /

Ana Acosta is sharing her Mama Story with us today. Ana is the Jill-of-all-trades in my life. If I have a question (about anything) I can usually get a good answer from her or find out who has the best answer. But what I love about her post is that, despite being an expert in

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