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Dec 2020
16Dec 2020 Parenthood
Why Don’t We Talk About Sensual Pregnancy?

“I’ve never imagined the process of pregnancy to be so sensual and juicy. It felt instantly unfamiliar and gauzy and epically simplified. I’ve never been pregnant. But by watching this video I wanted to be, desperately, as if the carnality of the whole thing pushed emotions down to my guts; made me primal.”

Today Brittany Chaffee is exploring the many layers that come along with the process of carrying a child, particularly the idea of sensual pregnancy. It’s an intriguing look into an idea we don’t often discuss, and well worth a read if we do say so ourselves.

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Oct 2020
8Oct 2020 Parenthood
Reimagining Myself as a Mother

“While my husband oscillated between feelings of joy and terror post-positive test, I was preoccupied about how this new addition to our family would alter the world I’d worked so hard to build and who I’d become as a result.”

Contributor Kara Nesvig is exploring the vast questions that impending parenthood presents: namely, what will change once the baby arrives? And what will stay the same?

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Aug 2020
20Aug 2020 Career development
5 Convincing Ways to Apply for a Job Even When You’re Not Qualified

“As I move through the job application process, I’m reminding myself that there’s little correlation between perfectly fitting the job description and being great at the work.”

Today contributor Sophie Vilensky is sharing 5 of her tips for making your way through the wild world of applying for jobs, even if you’re not perfectly qualified.

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Aug 2020
11Aug 2020 Parenthood
A Simple (Kid-Approved) Scavenger Hunt Idea

I recently shared my newfound love for the Animal Crossing™: New Horizons game for the Nintendo Switch™ system. My kids also love this game and want to “help” me as much as they can. Knowing how much they love to assist with some of the game’s daily activities, I wanted them to have an opportunity […]

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16
Jul 2020
16Jul 2020 Career development
Use Social Media to Jump-Start Your Creative Career

Are you excited about going to work today? I am.  I haven’t always felt excited and energized about going to work—quite the contrary. The “Sunday Scaries,” the “Miserable Mondays,” and “Terrible Tuesdays” were pretty standard. So, what changed? I stopped thinking about what I wanted to do. I started doing what I wanted to do.   Nothing happened […]

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14
Jul 2020
14Jul 2020 Career development
The Best Lessons Learned From All My Past Jobs

“One of the most important lessons I continue to learn is that you have to honor your own personal work style. . . . How do you like to work? How do you do your best work? There is no wrong way. Only different ways.”

Contributor Kate Smith has a whole host of insight she’s garnered throughout her career, and today she’s passing along the 3 best career lessons to you.

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7
Jul 2020
7Jul 2020 Career development
Mentoring and Relying on the Kindness of Strangers Advanced My Career

How did you get started?  This was the first question I would ask when I would attend informational interviews (after their coffee order, of course). When I was first starting, I hadn’t the foggiest idea of how anyone got anywhere. I had imagined my career going in a straight line from point A to point […]

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