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This week's guest post comes from Joannie Yeh, pediatrician and time management life coach. She tackles an important subject - working mom guilt - and gives us concrete techniques to deal with it. You can find more from her at Betamomma.com. Happy Mother's Day!

You may not think spending more time with your kids is as easy as something you could start today. Since most of my friends – who happen to mostly be women who work outside the home - began having kids, I noticed that a common post on their social media was about how they wished they had more time with their kids. I have almost 10 years of harboring these sentiments myself, with my firstborn entering this world just as I completed pediatric residency training. More recently, I also completed training as a time management life coach. With my experience as a working mom of 3 kids and as a time management life coach, I developed a system for working moms so they can spend more time with their kids without guilt. Here is the very do-able and practical quick win first step of that system.

Guilt-free working mom spends time with child drinking a cup of cold water on a hot day
Photo by Monstera
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You're a busy woman. You have work, family, friends, and hobbies all vying for your attention. How do you find the time for all of them without being overwhelmed? Perhaps, you know someone who constantly says yes to extra projects at work, overcommits socially, or takes on too many extracurricular activities for her kids. How do you know when it's time to say no? I want to share a handy tool that I’ve created to help you decide whether extra activities are worth your time.

How do you determine whether to take on more activities? Photo by Kelly Sikkema
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Editorial note: My friend Katharine Grugan, an amazing pharmaceutical scientist and working mom, shares with us how she manages work and life by setting boundaries.

Working mom sets boundaries while on the phone with her kids
Managing work and life might require setting some boundaries. Photo by Vitolda Klein
...continue reading "How to Set Boundaries to Manage Work and Life: Working Mom of 3 Shares Tips"

Many people think that career development requires a lot of planning and time outside of our regular jobs. Indeed, that's the case for some activities - like earning a certificate or degree. However, most career development could be done as on-the-job responsibilities. This is a good perspective to stress because many of us have incredibly busy schedules working in the pharmaceutical industry, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

busy mom working on laptop while baby is on mat on the floor next to her
Busy professionals don't have time for career development outside of work. Photo by Standsome Worklifestyle
...continue reading "7 Career Development Tips When You’re Just Too Busy"

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