“Self-Care is non-negotiable, but necessary to be the best parent and person possible.” - Mia Redrick, President, Finding Definitions, LLC All is not well in the lives of many mothers across the country. Contrary to some opinions, mothers are overwhelmed and overscheduled due to the variety of extra-curricular activities that they find themselves in, as [...]
Recently, my family battled the flu and all of its yucky symptoms. I decided that I could either be completely stressed about the obligations I needed to meet during the week (despite how poorly I felt) and my responsibilities to nurse the little ones back to health or I could take a break from many [...]
When you think about personal growth, what comes to mind? Do you envision attaining a certain fitness level, holding a coveted job or finally being able to go on a date alone? In my book, “Time for mom-Me”, I describe personal growth as the following: “Personal growth is recognizing that we have the capacity to [...]
The economic news has us all on edge, wondering how we will be personally impacted by the changes facing the nation. As a result, we are all more stressed than we want and need to be. I have compiled a list of stress reducing strategies for mothers to build into their daily routine. Simplify your life. Do [...]
I have recently started working out again and am at the stage where I must use my reasons to motivate myself to be consistent. Each morning when I wake up I decide that finding time for my body is essential to my authentic self. People ask me all the time why my Time for mom-Me [...]
I frequently participate in Women’s Expos across the country. To prepare for these events, I rely on the services of various individuals, graphic designers, printing companies, administrative support, and my husband – who will pick up all the family duties for the weekend. As we ready ourselves for the events in our lives, we can [...]
This morning I received a call from a friend telling me that her workplace announced that, effective immediately, all employees would receive a 10% reduction in salary. For my friend, this meant she would be giving up $20,000. Another girlfriend’s husband has lost his job with less than four months of severance as a parting [...]
Consistency in my opinion is under rated. Whenever we hear people talk about success you often hear references to persistency, setting goals and taking action but often we tend to assume that consistency will follow suit. I recently spoke with a group of entrepreneurs at the Tri-State Expos in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania about the little known [...]
I was speaking with a group of moms about the importance of dreaming. I was surprised by what the moms shared about how their dream differed now that they were mothers. You see, most of the moms in the room (70 in attendance) said that they no longer dream for themselves but instead they dream [...]
I love being a mother. This privilege has taught me many things about myself and my capacity to stretch my heart like a rubber-band. Motherhood teaches us all many things about ourselves as we watch our children grow and our lives take on new meaning and obligations. I was jumping rope with my daughter Alexandra [...]
