Lauren Wilde
@wilde
Lauren Wilde
Mother’s Day is tomorrow, and many of us are going to receive gifts of outings, nights out, or traditional “self-care” methods.
And these can be great, welcome gifts. But they can also add to an already full plate and fail to leave us rested.
We’re often told we just need to rest or... See more
instagram.comResearch shows that any woman leaving the workforce for any period of time after having children will substantially impact her future earning potential beyond any money they could save on childcare in the short term. Leaving the workforce permanently (or never entering it in the first place) renders her completely financially dependent on her... See more
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month is observed in October and provides space for individuals and communities to reflect on the grief and challenges faced by the people and families who have experienced a loss in pregnancy or during infancy. Today, we focus on remembering those losses. I encourage you to join families across the world in... See more
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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.
instagram.com“But even if your mate seems oblivious, he may be detecting your wrath on a subconscious level. A University of Southern California study that observed married couples over several days found that if a mother was stressed, the father’s levels of the stress hormone cortisol would also rise—that, in effect, families “sync up” stress levels.... See more
But the issue of children and who looks after them has become, in my view, profoundly political, and so it would be a contradiction to write a book about motherhood without explaining to some degree how I found the time to write it. For the first six months of Albertine’s life I looked after her at home while my partner continued to work. This
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