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  • Why I Gave Up Having It All and Found Something Better

    It didn’t hit me all at once. It crept in slowly, between meetings, nap schedules, daycare pickups, and dinner prep. I was ticking every box, staying on top of work, squeezing in workouts, and keeping the house in some kind of order. From the outside, I probably looked like I had it all together. But……

  • Bittersweet Beginnings: Returning to Work After Maternity Leave

    I’m in the final stretch of maternity leave, and I’ve been trying to find the words for everything I’m feeling as I get ready to return to work. It’s hard to name the mix of emotions swirling around this transition — but here’s my best attempt. There’s the anxiety. The sadness. The fear that my……

  • Do You Know Your Rights? – Returning to Work After Maternity/ Parental Leave

    Returning to work after maternity/ parental leave can be both an exciting and challenging experience. I dreaded the fast approaching day as my time with Ollie was coming to a close, and that all too familiar feeling is back with only a couple months of maternity leave left with Elianna. For me, as with many……