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“Emotional Labor Across Cultures: What Japan Taught Me About Invisible Care”

Why Emotional Labor Isn’t Universal — And Why That Matters When I first heard the term “emotional labor” in an English-l...
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Designing Work That Works for Moms

Flexibility, Freelancing, and Reclaiming Control — One Small Step at a Time I used to think work had to look a certain w...
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The Invisible Career Pause

Re-entering the Workforce After Maternity Leave in Japan The Pause No One Prepared Me For There was no ceremony.No HR re...
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“The Invisible Career Pause: Re-entering the Workforce After Maternity Leave”

A Silent Gap on Paper, a Storm in the Mind 👶 From Full-Time to Full-Stop Before I had my child, I worked full-time in a ...
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From Side Gig to Identity Shift: How Freelancing Changed How I See Myself

“How I Used to See Myself: Just a Housewife” If you had asked me three years ago,“So, what do you do?”I probably would h...
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Clients, Contracts & Confidence: What I Learned Working With Real People

A beginner-friendly guide for moms dealing with real freelance clients (with a few hard lessons from my inbox) My First ...
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Time Hacks for Moms Who Hustle: How I Found 90 Minutes a Day to Work

“Time Is Not Found, It’s Made” I used to think I didn’t have time. Not for me, not for work, not for anything beyond dia...
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Freelance Pitches That Don’t Feel Gross — How to Reach Out Like a Human (And Actually Get Replies)

Why I Stopped Copying “Cold Email Formulas” and Started Writing Like Myself When I first started freelancing, the idea o...
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How to Build a Freelance Portfolio That Speaks for You — Even Without a Website

Why You Don’t Need a Website to Get Started When I first thought about going freelance, I believed I had to do all the “...
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“Boundaries That Actually Work: Saying ‘No’ Without Guilt (Or Ghosting)”

Why Saying ‘No’ Used to Scare Me (And Why That Had to Change) Because motherhood already asks for everything. Freelancin...