Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
Empty Nesters by Ali Skylar
July 15th, 2021
Robin, the founder and fearless leader of the Motherhood Later blog and community, recently helda Clubhouse conversation in the club Moms Over 40 Tell All to discuss our experiences and whirlwind of feelings about being empty nesters. We had a great conversation. A couple of us had already been through the ...
Spark: How Genius Ignites, from Child Prodigies to Late Bloomers by Claudia Kalb (Book Excerpt)
July 5th, 2021
The enigmatic circumstances of our lives—where we’re born, when we’re born, to whom we’re born—are defined by some measure of luck. Parents, teachers, and mentors play a pivotal role and come in myriad forms. Sara Blakely turns to a motivational speaker to help guide and buoy her. Roosevelt, orphaned at ...
When in doubt… #CreateMeaning by Pamela Francis
July 2nd, 2021
I once worked as the receptionist at a talent agency in Hollywood. We represented Tyrese Gibson before he quite became the international R&B heartthrob and star of the Fast & Furious series he would later become. We represented Regina Hall before the Scary Movie parodies. And we had Wilmer Valderrama swiped right out from ...
THE DISINTEGRATING STUDENT by Dr. Jeannine Jannot (Book Excerpt)
June 28th, 2021
The Miraculous Transformation I have always been fascinated by the changes we see in our children as they grow; physically and psychologically. In what seems like the blink of an eye they go from infancy to adolescence, and the miraculous transformation starts the moment they are born. We revel in their ...
Am I Destined to be a Bad Parent? by, Bailey Gaddis, author, Asking for a Pregnant Friend (Book Excerpt)
June 22nd, 2021
All too often, pregnant women and the mothers of newborns have questions they are too ashamed or scared to ask their doctors, friends, mothers, and sisters. What is that smell? Is the fetus really okay when I have sex? What should I do if I’m sad about my baby’s gender? Why ...
Gender norms. A tale of 2 titties by Pamela Francis
June 19th, 2021
Student Interviewer: Gemini season is wrapping up and I know that you're a... double Gemini...? Me: Double Gemini. Yes. Sun and Moon. Student Interviewer: Tell me a distinctly Geminian joke. Me: Hmmm.... Ok. I made this one up myself. Where did the heavy-set woman get her psych degree? Student Interviewer: I don't know. Where ...
The tried… the true… the revolutionary. 6 Ways to Combat Loneliness at Work by Pamela Francis
June 17th, 2021
As a workplace influencer, under my company name Admin On-the-Go, LinkedIn asked me to weigh in on the issue of workplace loneliness. I thought I’d share my contribution here on MLTS. I don’t think I knew that folks were experiencing this, since I erroneously believed everyone’s just out there having ...
Michele Borba, author, Thrivers, The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine: Interview by Melissa Couch Salim
May 27th, 2021
Michele Borba has been a teacher, educational consultant and parent for many years, and she has never been more worried about kids than she is right now. She describes our kids today as strivers—educated, motivated and more privileged than ever before, yet depressed, lonely and empty, and this is according ...
Tenacity in Children by Sam Goldstein and Robert B. Brooks (Book Excerpt)
May 27th, 2021
How Do They Know? Did you ever wonder why babies quickly develop a social smile and look you in the eyes? Is it surprising to learn that the muscles in your ears are set within the range of women’s voices at birth or that babies prefer looking at women’s faces ...
7 Tips to Be Ultra-Successful After Graduation By Elena Cardone, author, Build An Empire: How to Have It All:
May 25th, 2021
It’s graduation season and an exciting time for both high school and college seniors. You’ve done the work, studied hard and now it’s time to walk across the stage to Pomp and Circumstance and receive your diploma. When all the fanfare dies down, what is your next move? Get a job? ...
