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One woman's journey to create the life she desired--meet Kat Gordon

What if? We've all played that game in our heads or even out loud with our spouses or best friends. What if we moved to a different city? What if I went back to school to get an advanced degree? What if we won the lottery? (That's one of my favorites...

Published 10 Jan 2011 9:42 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Mom, entreprenuer, Leadership
Stay-at-home-dads a status symbol?

According to a segment on the Today Show Tuesday, the new status symbol for primary breadwinning women is their stay-at-home-dad counterpart. Go figure. My husband has been at home with our daughter for the past 12 years and I haven't once thought...

Published 10 Aug 2010 5:13 PM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Family, Mom, Dad
Moms feel left out of health care reform debate

I confess I've been a bit like an ostrich about health care reform. I don't understand it. I feel ill-equipped to try and impact it. And I didn't think anyone was really interested in what the mother of a tween and the wife of a self-employed...

Published 19 Jan 2010 8:34 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Money, Health, Mom, Politics
Anger: the hidden emotion every new mom faces

Over the past few days, I've encountered three different news items related to anger in moms. I am a big believer that when something happens in threes, there is a lesson to be learned and shared. It started with a radio segment on Dr. James Dobson's...

Published 10 Sep 2009 8:44 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Family, Parenting, Mom
Bear Bear stays home

There are moments in life when you realize things will never be the same again. Sometimes they are the result of a dramatic change like a death, divorce or the departure of a dear friend to another city. Sometimes they are small shifts that still pack...

Published 13 Jul 2009 9:22 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Family, Tweens, Love, Mom
Pink boxers don't prevent soldier from serving

While taking his scheduled rest break, a soldier in Iraq awoke to find his regiment being attacked. Without hesitation he arose from his sleep, grabbed his gun, jacket and helmet and went to serve along side them. He didn't stop to put on his pants...

Published 3 Jul 2009 1:04 PM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Family, Mom, Country
Mom = Middle of Many

“I feel like I am in the middle of everything—kids, family, friends, work, etc.,” said a 40-year-old mom in Jacksonville. “I’m in the middle of a teenager and her younger siblings,” said another. “One minute I’m...

Published 18 Nov 2008 7:27 PM by Jane Nation

Filed under: Shopping, Parenting, Home, Mom
Economy pushing moms into new roles and behaviors

Unlike the night before, our group of mostly 30 and 40-year-old moms described themselves as moms who work, not working moms. “I’m happy being called Tommy’s mom,” said one. “I had to go back to work when my husband lost...

Published 14 Nov 2008 2:13 AM by Jane Nation

Filed under: Careers, Mom
Working moms see world of work differently than moms who work

When the decision to work outside the home is one they make for themselves vs. one that is made for them by circumstance, the outlook on working is very different for moms. “I would love to work in the school system someday, if only the pay was...

Published 13 Nov 2008 12:51 AM by Jane Nation

Filed under: Careers, Mom

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One woman's journey to create the life she desired--meet Kat Gordon

Stay-at-home-dads a status symbol?

Moms feel left out of health care reform debate

Anger: the hidden emotion every new mom faces

Bear Bear stays home

Pink boxers don't prevent soldier from serving

Mom = Middle of Many

Economy pushing moms into new roles and behaviors

Working moms see world of work differently than moms who work