I’ve found myself in my fortieth year completely confused about where my life is going. I wonder at times how many other married forty-something moms are in my same situation. Is it a mid-life... Read more >>

There’s a time when you have to make a choice between merely existing and truly living. This year, some of my days at work felt like I was grasping for air, dying a slow death sitting in my... Read more >>

According to recent research, nearly half of all Americans make New Year’s resolutions each year. And—you guessed it—more than half of those individuals forego their resolutions... Read more >>

I believe that each woman has an internal guiding power. I have a firm conviction that we cannot change who we are at our core, but I have faith in the fact that one can make anything happen if one... Read more >>

It’s not easy being rejected. However, in today’s job market, you should expect for that to happen. The fact is, it’s a crowded job market and you are probably going to receive... Read more >>

I’ve always hated to say good-bye—to boyfriends, summer vacations, apartments, worn-out jeans, dead flowers. Lila Leff, the founder of a Chicago-based nonprofit youth organization called... Read more >>

Time was, your first job after high school or college was likely to be the only one you ever had. Then, in 2008, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that younger baby boomers (those born between... Read more >>

I’ve decided to tender my resignation. This is not a rash decision; it is one I’ve been reflecting about for quite a while, especially after a recent conversation with a neighbor. I feel I... Read more >>

Less than two months ago, I left the working world. Today, I’m a grad student in a foreign country. If you’d asked me two years ago, when I was working in a Frank Gehry-designed office on... Read more >>

A few weeks ago, my employer and I broke up. We parted friends, but I’ll admit it—I took a sucker punch to my pride. In the days that followed, my friend Brooke Green marveled at my... Read more >>