Celebrating Black Maternal Health Week #BMHW25

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Mom and three kids Greetings from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! Things have been busy. I am still a working mom of three, working full time who is trying to make a difference. I do a lot of things and try to be present so that I can learn from them. I share them on this blog so that we can learn together. Below are some thoughts, hacks, and/or lessons that I have learned from navigating my world. Black Maternal Health Week April 11-17, 2025 I am a Black mom to three wonderful children. I was blessed to have three successful births. While I am an attorney, my third delivery highlighted the potential risks that occur when a physician fails to listen to the birthing person. Initially, I chalked it up to the physician involved and limited it to my personal birthing experience. Then, I learned that I was not special. Overwhelmingly, Black women experience higher rates of birth trauma, birthing complications and negative birth outcomes.  These statistics are what lead to the creation of ...
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Reading on the Run: Articles for Working Moms Who Want to Have it All

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“As long as I'm winning more than I'm losing, I'm still winning!” Jillian Michaels’(comments about parenting)
 

Parenting is a tough job, but somebody has to do it. Parenting is also simultaneously rewarding and revolting. While nothing can compare to seeing your child’s smiling face, receiving that smile after she throws up on you is humbling. Parenting stretches you in ways that you can’t even imagine. And for those truly perplexing parenting questions, I read parenting articles!

 Enjoy the articles below. Some are petty, some are insightful and all are interesting!


Articles for Working Moms

 
Katie Price accuses Victoria Beckham of lying about her parenting skills ...TheCelebrityCafe.com
Beckham has been praised for years for her incredibly hands-on parenting style. She described her busy schedule in a recent interview with Harper's Bazaar, how she rises at 6 a.m. and does a half-hour beauty regimen while simultaneously feeding her ...

Jillian Michaels: Learning To Be Patient With My Kids 'Kills Me'Hollywood Life
... to manage it better,” she reflects, telling Fitness that she welcomes each day with a mantra: “My new motto is 'As long as I'm winning more than I'm losing, I'm still winning!'” What do YOU think of what Jillian said about parenting HollyMoms?

The Psychologist as (Wary) ParentNew York Times (blog)
Good parenting requires that we help children cope with these realities. When children are expected to manage discomfort in order to meet the demands of the outside world, they usually do.





















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