Lauren Smith Brody
Author & Founder of The Fifth Trimester Consulting
Lauren Smith Brody is the founder of The Fifth Trimester movement and the author of the #1 bestseller The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby. Prior to launching T5T, Lauren had a 16-year career in magazine publishing, most recently as the longtime executive editor of Glamour magazine at Condé Nast, where she produced the Women of the Year awards, honoring luminaries like Dr. Maya Angelou and Hillary Clinton.
What is ‘mom guilt’? It’s a symptom of the tragic state of America’s parental leave policies.
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Taking care of children gives working mothers an ability to be more efficient with their time and commitments.
Your mother most likely went through a lot to raise you when you were a baby… including getting some of the worst sleep of her life.
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Maternal leave is a big deal. Increasingly, studies are finding that paternal leave is equally important.
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From child vaccination rates to economic prosperity, paid parental leave benefits us all.
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