We are more than what we do for a living. The traditional career path—climbing one corporate ladder for decades—is no longer the way to build a fulfilling and financially sustainable life. Increasingly, women are embracing portfolio careers: intentionally designing a...
My spouse has been on sabbatical for 6 months. He’s a software developer and most recently worked at a biotech company. Burnout took hold after working long hours for more than two years on blood testing products during the COVID crisis. So I encouraged him to...
I never wanted to own my own business. I’d been asked by someone I worked with years earlier, “Wouldn’t you ever like to own your own business one day?” My response was, “No, my parents were small business owners and they didn’t really have much balance in their...
One of the biggest challenges in acting on our big dreams is this: it’s a part of our human nature to focus on self-preservation. Our fear of making big changes has been explored in scientific studies about behavioral economics. William Samuelson and Richard...
With most of the couples I work with, the woman makes more, and I’ve noticed that it can bring up specific personal, professional and financial challenges. Recent economic challenges has exacerbated some of these challenges. The number of women breadwinners in the...
