burnout… “Who’s your daddy?” Brown women who look for men who are not like their fathers. 8 Nov 20219 Nov 2021 As I tucked my kids in and turned to leave the room I saw my husband standing in the doorway. He had a serenely weird smile on his face, something…
burnout… “Are you happy?” 21 Oct 202019 Feb 2021 I cruised through I-81 trying to reach my mother as fast as I could. The fact that she chooses to live in the suburbs of Philadelphia is inconvenient but she's…
burnout… As I waited at the station, Patriarchy said, “It’s your problem”. 19 Aug 202019 Aug 2020 Some online and real life conversations provide so much substrate for this blog that I'm indebted to all the people who engage with me and exchange ideas. They give me…
burnout… “I’m a superwoman”. The subconscious hate for being human. 19 Apr 202019 Apr 2020 So much on this blog is about women that it's not only repetitive, it is also tiring. But bear with me! When I was growing up, my dad was building…
burnout… Woman on woman injustice 24 Feb 202024 Feb 2020 Like all stories of unfulfilled aspirations, this one is a little sad too, with a coming of age twist and a lesson for most women who jeopardize their identity to…
burnout… Out of the frying pan…… 13 Feb 202021 Feb 2020 As soon as she entered home from a grueling day at college, she heard Amma's voice, "Nazia! You have no time to waste. Just get the dinner ready. Your aunt…
burnout… What happens when you retire from the career you loved? 6 Jan 2020 I recently decided to cut back on my hours. As welcome as this change is for my family it has caused me to think about a future where I could…
burnout… Work life balance for a mom who works 23 Dec 201923 Dec 2019 https://mymindasawoman.com/2019/09/25/women-in-medicine-hunting-nesters-or-nesting-hunters/ https://mymindasawoman.com/2019/04/20/superwoman-supermom-boss-babe-super-wife-the-problem-with-believing-that-superheroes-exist-in-women/ https://mymindasawoman.com/2018/12/03/who-has-it-all/ There's no work-life balance. There is just the struggle for it. Truth is, there is no perfect, all time, constant state of balance either. Half the time…
burnout… Misery likes company. Share your burnout with others. It’s empowering. 20 Nov 201920 Nov 2019 Burnout happens. Whatever we might say of the human grit and resilience, it happens. Burnout happens to everyone. Men and women. Even children can have burnout because of the excessive…
burnout… I want to have sex but I don’t have the time. 7 Nov 201920 Nov 2019 I know I'm touching a nerve with so many women here with the title of this blog post. Each morning I wake up with a new vigor for life. Each…
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