Last week I got the COVID-19 vaccine. This weekend we celebrated a family birthday with extended family members. We have dinner reservations for our 5-year anniversary booked for this upcoming weekend. Inside. I know - crazy. Slowly, but surely, our lives are returning to some sort of “new normal” after the isolation of the past year.

If you’re a working mom, you’re probably no stranger to “mom guilt.” The guilty feeling of spending your time and energy at work instead of with your child. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of articles about mom guilt. This is not an article about mom guilt.

This is an article on “co-worker guilt.” The guilty feeling that you’re letting down your co-workers, managers, or organization when you have to attend to family responsibilities.

These Goal Crushers pop up exactly when you don’t want them to. Just when you’re ready to take a step forward, one of these Crushers pops out of nowhere, puts on the breaks, and whips out all the excuses.

Knowing what we actually want is Step 1 of goal setting that usually gets glossed over and is a key reason why we don’t achieve the goals we’ve set for ourselves.

About to go through the process of returning to work post maternity leave? Learn from me and keep a bit of your sanity.

Young children have an amazing gift to live in the moment. Regardless of the chaos of their surroundings, they live their best possible lives right now. There’s a lesson adults can learn from this.