The Dispatch
Self-care, work-life balance, and sustaining the whole operation. · View all
The Transition Home: It's OK to Need a Moment
Without a commute to decompress, the transition from 'engineering manager' to 'dad' happens in the time it takes to walk down a hallway. That's not enough, and pretending it is helps no one.
work-life-balance
remote-work
parenting
self-regulation
Finding Time for Self-Care When the Calendar Says No
You can't pour from an empty cup, but nobody tells you that the cup has a slow leak and the only time to refill it is 5:30 AM or never.
work-life-balance
self-care
parenting
personal-energy
Fishing with Kids: Shore to Boat, Rocks to Reels
It started on shore with grandparents, tangled lines, and thrown rocks. Eventually the kids wanted to try the boat. Fishing turned out to be one of the better family reset buttons we've found.
parenting
family
self-care
outdoors