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Vanessa Coppes | Women In Leadership | The Breakdown with Bethany

Vanessa Coppes is a boss who excels at leading with heart! She is a champion for women in leadership, the owner and Editor in Chief of BELLA Magazine, which is an international bi-monthly lifestyle publication focused on fashion, beauty, mind and body, celebrity, philanthropy, arts and culture, and travel. Coppes purchased the magazine in 2019 and launched the Spanish language version of the magazine entitled BELLA LATINA in 2021. She talks to us about her journey, faith, family, and how […]

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Aliza Friedlander | Developing Your Own PR Strategy | The Breakdown with Bethany

Community is everything! Since converting to fully remote work in the spring of 2020, I have made more connections in my career than ever before. For the fourth episode of The Breakdown with Bethany, I am talking to my friend, Aliza Friedlander, a writer, PR strategist, mom of two, and viral sensation. Without giving too much away, you may remember Aliza from a hilarious mishap that took the internet by storm several years back. This totally relatable moment landed Aliza on […]

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Breastmilk and Conference Calls… Hard Truth About Working at Home with Baby

WAHM=Work at Home Mom. But how much work does one get done when working at home with baby? I was one of the lucky moms who got to work from home. I got to contribute financially to my family, and at the same time spend precious time with my baby. Dream come true, right? Well, it’s much harder than it sounds. What most people don’t understand, is that working from home meant my baby controls my schedule. The other day, […]

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A Baby is Not the Best Accessory for a Job Interview | Slummy Mummy Episode Two “The Interview”

Our web series “Slummy Mummy” is back with Episode Two. Going back to work for the first time after having a baby is a minefield of potential disasters. Of course, childcare was (and still is!) my hugest challenge. And then there was the gap in my resume. Employers often ask where one has been for the last few years. (Or in my case, only months.) Oh, just raising a human! No big deal. It’s not like parenting doesn’t translate into […]

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The Right Time to Have a Baby… why there is no such thing –from Mamalode

Check out this piece Jen wrote for Mamalode.com about why it’s never the “right” time to have a baby. Whether it’s finances, work schedules, marriage issues, or health problems…. life never turns out the way we planned. Read the post here and watch the video it inspired. Is it the right time to have a baby?

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Maternity Leave Vacation Response.. When Your Co-Workers Call Maternity Leave a Vacation — MomCave weighs in

Maternity Leave=Vacation? Nuh uh. Alice Gomstyn of Mildly Inappropriate Mommy rounded up some zingers to come back with when your co-workers call your maternity leave a “vacation.” If you are in need of a “maternity leave vacation response,” check out her post on Babble (now Disney) with a quote from MomCave’s Jen. Did any of YOUR co-workers call your maternity leave a “vacation?” Before you became a mom, were you jealous of your procreating co-workers “vacations?” Leave a comment below.

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Working Mom Guilt | Guest Post for ScaryMommy.com

Working Mom Guilt. It’s a pain in the arse. I was psyched to write this post which was featured on the always awesome ScaryMommy.com. Of all the posts I’ve written, it’s the first time I’ve gotten negative comments. So I stopped reading them. I’m going to take it as a compliment that I wrote something that inspired discussion. Working Mom Guilt on ScaryMommy.com “I thought that by being a stay-at-home/work-at-home hybrid, I’d have the best of both worlds. But instead, […]

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Starting Your Own Business with the Founder of Kickety Split | MomCave LIVE

On this week’s LIVE show, our guest is Tracey Johnston, the dynamo mom behind Kickety Split, a line of high-quality children’s active wear. The moms talk about the challenges and rewards of starting your own business, especially how they manage to get any work done with their little ones at home. Starting Your Own Business…with Kids in the Mix! Kickety Split Founder Check out how adorable Valisa’s girls look in their Kickety Split outfits!

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Introducing STUNT Mom! | Valisa on ‘Nurse Jackie’

Of the three moms here at MomCave, we’re already determined that Valisa is the “cool mom.” (See our live show here where kinda sorta ‘decided’ that behind her back.) Did you know Valisa is a stunt woman? For reals! This stunt mom has done daring (read crazy) things like jump into the East River in the winter, roll down hills, and sit still with scorpions on her abdomen. All the in name of awesome TV. She can very literally tell […]

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Breast Pump Bag -Nurse Purse.. Baby Gear That’s Fab, Not Drab

On today’s MomCave LIVE, Jen and Valisa talked breast pump bag and breast pumping disasters with Adrienne Frohlich, the founder of NursePurse.com. Nurse Purses are fabulous, colorful, stylish bags that are compatible with most major brands of breastpumps. Breast Pumping Disasters and Fab Breast Pump Bag The moms shared some of their breast pump snafus and read tweets from viewers. Jen, Valisa, and Adrienne each have some breast pump disasters of their own you won’t want to miss. To win a […]

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