Thanks for visiting! If you’re new here, you may want to sign up for my RSS feed or automatic email updates - it’s free!I came across an interesting article from the NY Times today that piqued my interest with its statement that, “women in their prime earning years, struggling with an unfriendly economy, are retreating [...]

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On the behest of a colleague, I started reading the book Women Don’t Ask and I’ve got to admit, it’s got me pretty riled up. I’ve read about 1/3 of the book so far, but got hung up on pages 48-49 that describes how women who commit to raising their children full-time or part-time are [...]

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To all my social networking readers…you can now get The Integrated Mother® application added to your Facebook page. In addition to having access to the latest blog posts, you can also use the application to share with fellow working moms perspective, resources, information and advice on the unique place where motherhood and career intersect.
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“I wish I had more quality time with my family.”
“There just isn’t enough time in the day.”
“Work/life balance? Yea right!”
Any of those statements sound familiar? If so, then you may be in a work/life rut — unable to move from talking about work/life balance to actually attaining it. What’s worse is that you probably [...]

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I want to be a tree.
With the dizzying pace of working motherhood, you may find yourself constantly falling into a pit of stress, overwhelm and frustration.You’re not alone. There are nearly 60 million working mothers in the United States and most all of them struggle under the pressure of career and family too.
But, there [...]

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A lot of working moms are in a rut. Every day it’s the same chaotic and rushed routine — kids, job, housework, etc. Because of your life’s frantic pace you eventually lose sight of where you’re going…life starts to lose its zeal. Instead of pursuing worthwhile dreams, you wander through the circumstances of life. Of [...]

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