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Mommy Guilt & Stress When Re-entering the Work Force
Tagged with: Ayelet Waldmann, Bad Mother, BlogTalkRadio, career break, Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Colleen Smith, full-time mom, Good Mother, Insight Coaching and Counseling, mommy guilt, perfect mother, re-enter the work force, re-enter the workforce, relaunch, return to work, stay-at-home mom, The Women's Center
Posted in Helpful Resources, The Head Games, Volunteering
Posted in Helpful Resources, The Head Games, Volunteering
Emotional Obstacles to Relaunching
iStockphoto.com One of the biggest hurdles you may face as a relauncher is…yourself. You’re not alone if the mere thought of re-entering the work force makes you anxious, apprehensive, guilt-ridden, and doubtful of your abilities. For years, you’ve nurtured helpless…
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Stay-at-Home Mom Experience
Has raising kids given me any experience I can use when I return to work? You betcha! Some of the experience I’ve gained I’m not sure I would have gotten any other way. I’ve always been a multitasker, but now…
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Just Do It — More Thoughts
I’m two weeks into my part-time job, and it’s helped to confirm my belief that sometimes it’s important to JUST DO IT. ”It” being something, as opposed to the dream job. I’m not even sure yet what the dream job…
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Tagged with: Breakthrough Art, dream job, Employee of the Month, just do it, part-time job
Posted in My Story, The Head Games
Posted in My Story, The Head Games
What do you do?
Dear Miss Manners: What is the proper response to someone who asks, “What do you do every day? What do you do with your time?” This is an unfortunate attempt to start a conversation, as it implies that the person…
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Feeling Confined as a Stay-at-Home Mom
Abbey Lincoln, the singer, song writer, actress, and civil rights activist, died over the weekend. I didn’t know much about her. But after listening yesterday to Michel Martin’s show “Tell Me More,” I wish I had. Martin interviewed Maggie Brown, a…
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Tagged with: Abbey Lincoln, Caged Bird, Maggie Brown, Michel Martin, stay-at-home mom, Tell Me More
Posted in The Head Games
Posted in The Head Games
Role Models
And what about the kids? Think they’ll support your desire to re-enter the work force? Fat chance. Back in January, after that dreadful interview with AARP, I got in the car and went to pick up my daughter from school.…
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Family Support for Re-entering the Work Force
One of the barriers to re-entering the work force can be your own family. Husband included. I’ve been home for 13 years now. Everybody’s pretty used to it. And nobody likes change. So even mentioning going back to work caused…
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Psychological Barriers to Re-entering the Work Force
So why is it so emotionally and psychologically hard to re-enter the work force? This question has plagued me a lot in the past year or so. I felt a strong urge to go back to work and do something…
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Tagged with: career break, career woman, Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Lopez, Lisa de Moraes, re-enter the workforce, Washington Post
Posted in The Head Games
Posted in The Head Games