Craving Success? Start with Self-Compassion

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I jumped off the professional treadmill when I became a mother. For me, it was not a difficult personal choice, but for some it is. I then had two more children, and returned to graduate school when my youngest turned 4. I did not return to the professional sphere for twelve years. A huge gap. In that interim space, I ran a cottage business making organic soaps, with no ambition beyond selling at tiny local vendor…