If the top business word of 2020 was "Zoom," the top word of 2021 might be "hybrid" as most employers opt for some version of remote/in-person mixture of hours. But why is this hybrid approach so good for working parents? Oh, let me count the ways!

We need moms in the workforce in order to create the products and businesses moms need. A product or service is created in order to fill a need - no one sees the needs and wants of a mom like another mom.

Preparing for maternity leave is never easy. But what about when you're a solopreneur and you are literally the entire business? Freaking impossible.

I've never uttered this statement before in my life, but here it goes:

Thank god, I was wrong.

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.