Lori Mihalich-Levin | Making a Mindful Return from Maternity Leave

<p>On this week’s episode of the Wealthy Woman Lawyer Podcast, we speak with Lori Mihalich-Levin. Lori is a healthcare lawyer, partner in a large global law firm, the Founder and CEO of Mindful Return, and the author of <em>Back to Work After Baby: How to Plan and Navigate a Mindful Return from Maternity Leave</em>. Called a working mama guru by Working Mother Magazine, Lori is committed to promoting women’s equality and leadership throughout her career.</p><p><br>Lori says, “After my second maternity leave, I went back to work, and it was just a mess. I found myself crying on the kitchen floor way more often than I could have imagined and I looked around and saw all sorts of resources focused on the baby, but not focused on the professional identity of the mom. And so I said, wait a minute, there's a problem here. I wish that there had been a program, or a curriculum, or a community I could have joined to be with other people and to learn how to go back to work in a calmer, more empowered way, so I founded Mindful Return to fill that gap.”</p><p><br>We speak about her journey to creating Mindful Return, as well as:</p><ul> <li>Helpful strategies for parents returning to work from parental leave<p></p> </li> <li>Shifting attitudes towards parental leave in the legal industry<p></p> </li> <li>Her passion for promoting equality in the workplace<p></p> </li> <li>Her advice for those struggling to balance work and childcare during the pandemic<p></p> </li> <li>And more</li> </ul>