The Sandwich Generation
Do you have aging parents or grandparents as well as children? Are you caring for an older adult? If so, you are a member of the sandwich generation, a term coined...
The Sandwich Generation
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Kids’ Health and the New Normal
Kids’ Health and the New Normal
The pandemic has taken a toll on everyone's mental and physical health, but for our kids, the pandemic has disrupted their growth process. Children have been...
Setting Priorities the Eisenhower Way
Setting Priorities the Eisenhower Way
Working moms have many priorities that take over their everyday lives. Prioritizing time is crucial because for most moms, balancing work, kids, and everyday tasks...
Tips for Working Moms
Tips for Working Moms
For working moms, busy is an understatement--especially with the added pressures and uncertainties of the pandemic. The truth is that moms have two full-time...
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Co-mentoring Through the Decades
Co-mentoring Through the Decades
Each Executive and Upward class is split into co-mentoring groups, which consist of a diverse selection of women leaders in Birmingham. If you are interested in...
May Showers Bring Summer Flowers
May Showers Bring Summer Flowers
Observing this past month of May where we celebrated Mental Health Awareness, it is vital to reflect on the general state of wellness impacted by the pandemic and...
The Kids are Alright
The Kids are Alright
In July 2020, Harvard Business Researchers surveyed a group of 2,500 working parents to assess the importance of the (declining) childcare industry in...
Be S.M.A.R.T.
Be S.M.A.R.T.
What are your goals for your career? For your life? We like to use the S.M.A.R.T. method to break down large goals into smaller pieces. As you check off each...
Gender Wage Gap: Fact or Fiction?
Gender Wage Gap: Fact or Fiction?
"Women earn less because they take time off for motherhood." The census data collected by the National Women's Law Center in 2019 calculated that women lose an...
Breaking Down Focus 2021 – What Comes Next?
Breaking Down Focus 2021 – What Comes Next?
We are still on cloud nine from last Wednesday, March 31st, presenting the Momentum Conference, Focus 2021. Our goal: to combat the physical and psychological toll...
ALUMNA SPOTLIGHT: BRITTNEY SMITH
ALUMNA SPOTLIGHT: BRITTNEY SMITH
One of the greatest things about Momentum is the powerful alumnae network. Periodically we interview these amazing women about their experience in our program....
Persistence Through the Decades
Persistence Through the Decades
Finding a good time to interview 98 year old Harriet Cloud, grandmother of Upward 2020 alumna Chelsea Brewton , was challenging because her schedule was completely...