Lauren Wilde

The hardcover set of the Inward Trilogy is available through the link! I remember when I first started writing Inward when I lived in Brooklyn back in 2015. I would have never imagined this handful of lessons that I was learning and reflecting on would turn into a trilogy that has sold over 1.3 million copies worldwide... See more

I find this topic so fascinating and have been loving all of the convos I have been getting to have with you all in the comments and DMs! This question was a helpful one for myself as I was trying to decide to have kids. Is there a question you would encourage other fence sitters to ask them... See more

Too often women on career pause feel counted out of the conversation about the balancing act. Take this as your sign your work is immense and you deserve to be included in conversations about how to better support mothers. Source: Salary.com and further research and insight can be found here — https://finance.yahoo.com/news/much-economists-stay-home-moms-130001098.html Additional... See more

Two parts of the rebrand of the stay-at-home parent: 1. It’s immense valuable work 2. We’re still growing and learning. Why? So we get the support and respect needed during chapters of caregiving and the time away from the traditional workforce is respected and supported in our transition back to the paid workforce.

This space is all about changing the language about career pauses for family life and this is a good one to take on. No, maternity leave or chapters of at-home parenting is not time off. Some people think it’s just colloquial conversation. I say it’s cultural messaging that undervalues the immense work of caregiving and family life in modern days a... See more