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How my Foster Son Changed My Life and Helped Me Build a Business

Let me start by saying that my foster son, Oliver, changed my life. Before starting my company, The Ollie World, I worked as a clinical therapist (MSW), with a specialty in infant mental health. Prior to that, I worked for a local county to help set up three SART locations, which provided a multidisciplinary treatment approach to working with drug and trauma exposed little ones ages 0-5. It was while working there at this position that I became a single foster parent to my foster-son, Oliver, wh

Virtual Mom Collective: Born to Empower Mothers During#ThisNewNormal

The pandemic has affected many households financially and emotionally. Preliminary studies are showing that the brunt of the financial impact is being felt by mothers. T

Working Moms: This 5-Minute Practice Can Change Your Life

It’s exhausting. Moms are exhausted, and it seems like there’s nothing we can do. But there is. It’s small and takes just a couple minutes, but it actually helps.

7 Steps to a Better Morning Routine for Working Moms

Change your morning; change your day. With all the benefits that a morning routine has to offer, don't sleep on it. Check these seven habits for better mornings that can easily fit into your day.

I Believe That Mommies Can (And Should) Be Millionaires Too

What if you could make your own dreams of success come true AND be a loving mother to your children all at the same time?Yes, it's not easy. Balancing a career and motherhood is a challenge for many modern-day females. Moms aren't only expected to be caretakers of their children; they continue to be subjected to gender stereotypes, and they take on so much unpaid labor while also being under a lot of pressure to succeed and be able to provide for their families. But it's not impossible. Let me t

Please Don't Tell Me to Put on a Mud Mask

It's Week 21 here, and I am still here — sitting in my corner bedroom, typing away at a makeshift desk. And my children are here, too. Nope, they haven't gone anywhere. Can't you hear that howling in the background as I smile into the webcam and conduct our meeting, pretending everything is ok, and that I have smoothly embraced my new normal?That howling, the wailing, the laughing, the shouting, the screaming — that's the soundtrack of the life of a working mother, now available for all of you t

How To Keep It Together When Family Stress Starts Affecting Your Work

Work For Yourself: Welcome To The Era Of The Solopreneur

I have a confession: I've never really enjoyed working for other people. Why? Well, for starters, I'm selfish. If there's a final bite of shared dessert on the plate, I'll eat it. If I go even one day without hitting the gym, I'm resentful. Once the coffee is made, I pour myself a cup of coffee before I offer it to my husband. I hoard time the way others hoard possessions. I'm selfish with my thoughts. I like to be alone. Sometimes, I stick my daughter in front of a cartoon just so I can hear my

Mother, Plastic Surgeon, Entrepreneur: Is There Anything Dr. Lara Devgan Can't Do?

Having a successful career and a happy home life can prove to be a difficult goal for a lot of working mothers, but Yale-educated and Columbia-trained plastic surgeon Dr. Lara Devgan proves that through determination, hard work, and a lot of organization, working moms really can have the best of both worlds.

The 5 Relationships You Need To Be A Successful #MomBoss

Being a mom is so rewarding. Being a working mom is double rewarding. I have the opportunity to flex my mental muscles when I'm among my colleagues and when I return home, I spend one-on-one time with my daughter. I teach her the importance of a balanced life and normalize the behavior of a successful working mom. Though, I couldn't do it without my tribe, the women and men who support me and my little nugget as I navigate this unknown territory.