Last week I went to Washington DC for the American Optometry Association, invited to give the keynote for their Women Of Vision women’s networking group. I gave my seminar: Building a Life that Works for Your Family, Your Career, and You, reworked for this audience. I love giving this talk–most recently to the Cleveland Bar Association’s Women […]

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I was interviewed for a new website called Mindful Mama. The thoughtful an thought-provoking site has lots of interesting interactive features, and videos of interviews done at the Controversies in Childbirth conference. Check out four segments from my interview!

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An article from today’s WSJ online column “The Juggle” says that moms do better if they take off time before the baby comes. Havng interviewed over one hundred women for The Working Woman’s Pregnancy Book, I’d say new moms are split on this issue. Here is what I have learned:
Pros for taking leave before you are […]

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Momcentral.com is running a photo contest in honor of the publication of The Working Woman’s Pregnancy Book, and I get to be a judge! First prize is a $100 Babies “R” Us gift card and a copy of the book, and the next five runners up will get copies of the book. We are looking […]

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In celebration of World Breastfeeding Week, I decided to jump ahead in my “to do” list of topics and talk about combining breastfeeding with returning to work. This article is adapted from The Working Woman’s Pregnancy Book. Many mothers and babies really enjoy nursing, and the moms find a way to continue to nurse upon […]

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When we were doing the interviews for The Working Woman’s Pregnancy Book lots of moms told us stories and gave advice on the subject of telling work that you are going to have a baby. Today I am going to write on the decision about when to tell work. In a future post I’ll write […]

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I just did such a fun interview about pregnancy and work for a writer for the Schenectady (NY) Daily Gazette. For those who live in that area, it will come out Sunday July 6. Joann McFadden, the writer, asked me open-ended questions, so I got to talk about all my favorite topics–timely too because I have to […]

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