A Blog for women, about women; the roses and thorns of life & everything in Between
The Startup She-E-O: Playbook Strategies for Women Leading the Way in Entrepreneurship
Over my many years of experience testing, failing, launching and relaunching my business ideas, I’ve found that there are some key elements to finding success with your growing business. Equip yourself with these strategies, designed to guide you through the bustling marketplace and help you serve up a feast of actualization.
How to Launch Your Own Business While Managing Motherhood
If you’re dying to escape the professional trap you find yourself in. If you have a business idea that you are itching to start. Or, you just want more flexibility with your family, I’m excited to share some of what I’ve learned as a woman business owner, and mompreneur with over ten years of experience starting businesses, failing at businesses, and getting back up to try again.
Top Women's Summer Lifestyle Insights You Can't Miss
This past month was all about the adventure of summer, new places, people, and things we fell in love with—and big surprise… I want to share it with you!
Are you more of the staycation type or big-time-summer adventurer? Perhaps you're lugging along a troup of kids or vacationing with your sweetheart.
Whether you're the bootstrap tent-camping type or big resort type, here's the official Womanhood Unwrapped roundup for the remainder of summer – complete with highlights tailored especially for the superhero working women and moms out there.
7 Essential Lessons Every Woman Business Owner Should Know to Succeed
Let's get real for a moment. Being a woman in business isn't all power suits and corner offices (though, let's be honest, a good blazer never hurt anyone).
When I started my first business, I had no idea what I was doing (I still don't half the time!). Because of that, I learned a lot of hard lessons and did things wrong in various ways.
Business ownership is a journey—a rollercoaster filled with highs that make you feel invincible and lows that have you questioning your life choices over a pint of ice cream at 3 AM. But fear not—every twist and turn on this wild ride comes with a lesson or two, and I'm here to spill the tea. Buckle up, boss babes; this one's for you.
Simplifying Life as a Working Mom: A Guide to More Balance and Less Overwhelm
Chances are, if you’re a working mom like me, you're also deep in the trenches of mom chaos, which ranges from organized disarray to full-blown apocalypse. So, before you ask how this post will help you navigate the madness, let me assure you, I've found some ways to keep my life from unraveling faster than a cheap sweater.
The Lifestyle Monthly Wrap-Up for Women: May 2024
I’m getting so excited for summer, camping, traveling, and spending time with my kiddos away from the hustle of the school year.
So, in anticipation of the summer fun to come, here’s your Womanhood Unwrapped monthly lifestyle wrap-up for May 2024.
The Best Business & Career Ideas for Women in 2024
It’s always struck me as odd that there’s a cultural expectation that people will find the career they want by the time they are eighteen years old and will stay in that profession for their whole working life!
I mean, if you look at your other choices and changes throughout life, it’s kind of silly, right?
If you're considering a new business or career, this post is for you! I’m here to inspire you with the top business ideas for women in 2024.
The Monthly Wrap-Up for Women: April 2024
If you haven’t noticed already, I’m kind of an idea person. True confession: That doesn’t mean I’m always great at executing the ideas I have, but my brain is wired always to be thinking of the next thing. It’s a blessing and a curse. 😜
The point is that I’ve been noodling with the idea of doing a monthly wrap-up for women for quite a while now. I’ve tested a few ways of delivering this, and finally, voila! I came up with a plan.
So, without further ado, here’s your Womanhood Unwrapped monthly wrap-up for April 2024.
How to Change Your Career After 40
The real question is, how do you successfully change careers after forty as a woman?
I’m not going to sit here and tell you that it will be easy or that you’re guaranteed to change your career and love it. But if you don’t try, will you ever really know?
Here are seven critical steps to take if you’re considering a career change.
How to Stay True to Yourself in the Face of Doubt
How do you stay true to yourself and your goals when you are blown off course?
Let’s start with defining the things that can cause your psyche to fall into a tailspin of self-doubt and go from there. Sound good? Good.
Your 30-Day New Year Plan To Get in Gear
It’s that time of year again. That’s right. The time of year when it seems like you should have everything in place: your personal vision board, your business plan, and your New Year’s resolutions. Here’s your simple 30-day plan to get yourself in gear.
Wrapping Up the Year: What I Loved and Learned in 2023
As soon as January 1, 2024, hits, I promise you’ll be ready to charge forward with inspiration and powerful motivation if you don’t wear yourself ragged over the holiday season.
So here I am, cozying up with a warm beverage and starting my annual wrap-up. Here’s what I loved and learned this year. I hope it provides you with some inspiration for your own reflection.
Finding Fulfillment and Happiness as a 42-Year-Old Woman
If you’re a woman turning forty-two-years-old soon, you’ve already crossed the threshold into your mid-forties, or you’re just curious and planning for the future, here are some of the ways I’m striving to live a fulfilled and fabulous life at forty-two years old.
What I've Learned in My 50+ Years as a Woman Leader
Jill Rose is an experienced life coach and owner of Jill Rose Coaching. She works with women to help them reclaim their joy. And Jill truly is a joy to know. Additionally, “life coach” really doesn’t fully express what I feel makes Jill such an incredible woman leader, business owner, and mother. But instead of me blabbering on, let’s get to the interview!
Celebrate Her: Holiday Gift Guide for the Women in Your Life
This year, we’ve collected our favorite products and gift ideas for the women in your life, so you don’t have to go hunting all over the place for the perfect gifts.
Here it is, The Womanhood Unwrapped Holiday Gift Guide for Your Favorite Women. Or, as we like to say, the Ultimate WU (Womanhood Unwrapped) Girl. 😘
Twenty Best Quotes from Female Entrepreneurs in Honor of Women’s Equality Day
In honor of the grit, perseverance, and ongoing effort women make to achieve their dreams, here are my twenty favorite quotes from female leaders and entrepreneurs. See who’s on the list!
3 Lessons to Help You Crush Your Mid-Year Goals
Are you ready? Here are the 3 big lessons I’ve learned about how to re-focus mid-year and actually overcome the professional slump you might find yourself in to achieve those big goals before the end of the year.
A For-Good Clothing Company Helps Abuse Survivors: Interview with Founder Abi Horton
A 100% organic clothing company focused on reducing our impact on the environment and giving back to people in need, Abi and her partner Danny believe in creating sustainable products that help our environment and make a difference for future generations but also for people here, right now.
Abi and I sat down and chatted about what inspires her and how she balances life as a woman, entrepreneur, and advocate for the environment and human rights.
Four Ways to Take Care of Yourself When You Feel Overwhelmed
This may be news to you, but I’m guessing it’s not. Being overwhelmed happens. And maybe you have your own tactics for dealing with those moments when you feel overwhelmed to help you move through and beyond them. But if not, here are four helpful ways I’ve learned to decrease my moments of complete burnout and feelings of overwhelm and help me move forward in a healthy and positive way.
Five Ways to Practice Self Love More
Isn’t it just time to start feeling better, happier, and more fulfilled?
Well, yes, I think it is! Here are my six revelations and practices that have made my journey to discovering and keeping myself in a state of self-love. I hope these inspire you. 🤍