Real stories about real women returning to work, pumping, and navigating work-life integration. The challenges, triumphs, and everything in between. Tips and tricks. Always real talk.
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4 Game Changers I Learned in Postpartum Therapy
"Fourth trimester." Do those words make you think of baby snuggles and sweet moments, or do they tap into feelings of insecurity and anxiety? Those first few months are complicated, and they can be a mental health challenge for many of us.
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Why Imagery is Important to Us – A Look Behind Our Recent Photo Shoot
In the early days of thinking about Fulcrum, a friend from the fashion industry told me this: Great photography can sell bad products, and mediocre photography can sink great products
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A Modern Take on the Tradition of Postpartum Confinement
This mom practiced a modern version of an ancient tradition that prioritizes a mom's rest and healing and emphasizes the importance of leaning on others for support from day one.
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Part II: How to Make the Feeding Journey Less Traumatic for New Moms
Why does the feeding journey suck for so many new moms, and how can we change that? What specific actions can we take to support moms when they are in the thick of this emotional and physical journey?
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How to Make the Feeding Journey Less Traumatic for New Moms
Most first-time moms, including me, expect breastfeeding will be natural and easy, yet so often it feels painful, unnatural, and completely overwhelming. Breastfeeding and pumping are hard, and almost every woman I’ve interviewed for The Pivot blog has struggled in some way along her feeding journey.
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6 Tips to Return to Work More Body Confident After Baby
Postpartum body confidence - an oxymoron? We spent nine months with our bodies taken over by another human, stretched out. If we're breastfeeding or pumping, our body isn’t yet your own. So how can we return to work more confident in our postpartum bodies?
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Will Being an Engaged Mother Limit Your Career Trajectory?
This mom shares her challenges prioritizing her time between work and family, and some sobering realizations about how being an engaged parent at home may limit the career trajectory for so many women.
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5 Tips for Navigating the Emotional Challenges of Returning to Work Post-Baby
Returning to work after baby is often an extremely challenging transition with numerous new logistics to manage. Many of us Type A working moms focus on logistic management: engineering new schedules, preparing the required gear, and trying to figure out how we’re going to fit all the new pieces into our daily lives. What many of us don’t expect is...
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