Retreat Featured in Niagara Gazette March 8, 2010
Posted by Karen Renzi in About the Retreat, In the News.Tags: balance, push-pull, work and family, working mothers
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Check out this article from Sunday’s paper by Michele Deluca of the Niagara Gazette. We had fun posing our kids for that silly shot in the photo! Thought it represented what we experience everyday as we blend and balance work and family! 
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Being a Mom Shouldn’t Keep You From Your Passions March 5, 2010
Posted by balancingcoach in Reading for Inspiration, Real Life Moms.Tags: balance
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Being a mom can be draining and sometimes our passions take a nose-dive. Read http://realmomsguide.sheknows.com/moms/how-to/1189-just-becasue-youre-a-mom-doesnt-mean-you-cant-pursue-your-passion on how to re-discover those hidden passions.
Spiritual Balance for Mothers February 5, 2010
Posted by Karen Renzi in Reading for Inspiration, Real Life Moms.Tags: balance, caregivers, spirituality, to do list
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I rarely if ever watch morning news on TV, and if I do it’s usually for a rundown of the headlines, not the talk show interviews on the Today Show. So how funny to find that the one morning I flip it on, the interview segment was about a book written by a mother who chronicled her search for spiritual balance: it’s called Devotion, by Dani Shapiro.
[Interviewer Ann Curry] What do you say to women who wish they could have this time, but don’t feel like they have the permission to go and explore their spirituality?
[Author Dani Shapiro] Oh, that’s a great question, because I didn’t feel I had permission either. And I really really believe that if I could do this, any woman can do this. Because I think we all feel this pressure to be caregivers, the pressure to keep our whole family afloat, and there’s endless to do lists all the time but what happens if we’re not actually taking care of our most deepest inner lives? …
View the interview video here >
While the Work Life Me retreat won’t specifically address spiritual or religious approaches per se, we hope that it will give you that pause to take some time to care for your “deepest inner lives.” We hope you’ll join us for the opportunity…
Even Jennifer Garner Needs to Find Balance February 2, 2010
Posted by Karen Renzi in Real Life Moms.Tags: balance, push-pull, working mom, working mothers
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Catching up on reading from a couple of Sunday papers ago (ahh… how I wish I could read the entire paper on Sunday morning, somehow little hands always pull me away!)… anyway, I came across this article in the Parade insert – an interview with Jennifer Garner.
It starts off like this:
Jennifer Garner is as committed to raising her daughters Violet, 4, and Seraphina, 1, as she is to her career. But she admits that it’s an emotional struggle. “I adore going to movie sets and being part of a team trying to create something,” she says. “And yet, I hate to miss even one bedtime with my girls.”
Garner, 37, knows that the push-pull she faces is hardly unique. “My sisters both are working mothers,” she says. “I understand that my being an actress as well as being at home isn’t some heroic thing. That doesn’t mean it isn’t confusing or difficult—especially that question of how you find a balance.” …more…
Ladies, isn’t it nice to know that even multi-millionaire superstars are seeking balance just like us?
Why this event? A note from organizer Karen Renzi January 31, 2010
Posted by Karen Renzi in About the Retreat, Real Life Moms.Tags: balance, Chief Family Officer, mom entrepreneur, working mom
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I met Denuelle Meyer through a class I was teaching at Niagara University. When I realized she was a life coach focused on women, I guess something just clicked. One thing led to another and before we knew it, we were planning an event we both felt passionate about – to provide women with time to focus on themselves and come away with tools that can help them on the path to balance. This event is something I would love to attend if I saw it advertised – and I hope that it resonates with all the other working moms out there. Since I DIDN’T see anything like this here in Western New York, we decided to make it ourselves!
I know no single event will have ALL the answers, but there is so much to be gained with taking some time for ourselves, when we rarely do in our busy lives. And also the opportunity to connect with other like-minded women. We may never achieve balance, but I believe we CAN feel more balanced.
I admit I am no poster child for work/life balance. I am a mom entrepreneur. (more…)
