Almost 10 years ago for my Master’s Degree final thesis I conducted a content analysis on the Superwoman Phenomenon. I took multiple issues of two specific magazines, aimed at mothers, and looked at their advertisements and articles to determine what type of messaging they were promoting. I found that the majority of the content simply…
DetailsPam was drowning in the stresses of a recent health issue, two small children at home, managing her career, and general stresses at home. While she really wanted to make time for her friends, she just had to prioritize and right now, friends were last on the list. She hated to admit that, but it…
DetailsSo often, it seems that Moms don’t take the opportunity or don’t think we deserve a little reward. Or maybe it’s just that we think we need to “do more” to earn a little reward. And by reward, I mean anything from a favorite piece of candy to a week away…and anything in between. Why…
DetailsAfter a long holiday weekend at the beach, my family and I were heading home. Our SUV was packed with suitcases, refrigerator goods in a cooler, sleepy buddies, blankies and pajamas (kids napped in the car), snacks, golf clubs, beach floaties, random things we almost forgot but grabbed haphazardly on our way out the door.…
DetailsYou will see it has been a week since my last post, which is unusual. However, I felt the need to update my visitors, to let you know I am not missing in action, giving up or just tired of writing. I am…however…in the middle of overlapping summer classes that I teach, and am practicing…
DetailsWork longer hours? A girl’s night out? Vacation without kids? Take my dream job, though I will be traveling more? Go to work when my kid is under the weather? The list of questions is endless when it comes to the guilt we experience when weighing decisions. This guilt creeps in during important decisions and…
Details“The problem is not merely one of Woman and Career, Woman and the Home, Woman and Independence. It is more basically: how to remain whole in the midst of the distractions of life;…how to remain balanced, no matter what centrifugal forces tend to pull one off center; how to remain strong, no matter what shocks…
DetailsMy friend Beth, would not let me take a bathroom break, during our 4.5 hours of running during the Chicago Marathon. That is why it was completely out of character, when she actually stopped dead in her tracks, during a training run, turned to me…and said something I will never forget! Beth and I would…
DetailsAnother great article by Eliz Greene of Embrace Your Heart™ Wellness Initiative, “Are You Suffering From Female-itis?” In this article, she quotes international productivity expert Neen James who suggested looking at your to do list in 15 minute increments. Definitely worth the 3 minutes it will take you to read it! Enjoy!
DetailsEvery now and then, I just have one of those days, or mornings. And I often ask myself, when experiencing one of these challenging times, what can I do, to turn this around because I REALLY don’t want to feel this stressed all day! This morning, the opportunity presented itself. I woke up, after a…
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