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At 38, I faced the toughest decision of my career: whether I wanted to continue working. Loading audio narration… I had been working since I was a teenager and had never considered not doing so.When my husband and I got married, we discussed what our future would look like with…

For years, the question at the office every Monday, as I got coffee, was, “What did you do for fun over the weekend?”This question made me want to crawl under the table. Not because I didn’t love small talk, but because as a young executive juggling a demanding job, two…

In the wake of her mother’s disappearance, Savannah Guthrie said she wrestled with painful questions about whether her mom may have been targeted because of the “Today” show host’s fame.Guthrie, speaking to co-anchor Hoda Kotb in an emotional interview that aired Thursday on the “Today” show, recalled the moment that…

Like many mothers, I often feel as though my family couldn’t survive without me.I have four children who rely on me to make sure there is milk in the refrigerator, to get dinner on the table, and to shuttle them to and from soccer practice. I love my family dearly,…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Hady Kfoury, the founder and CEO of Naya, a Middle Eastern-inspired food chain. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I created Naya to share the authentic Middle Eastern flavors I grew up with, in a modern and fast-casual way.…

I opened up my annual performance review and gasped. For the first time, I was seeing the words “Successful Contributor” instead of the “Exceptional Contributor” I’d earned the previous two years. Loading audio narration… So what changed? I became a mom.It wasn’t just about the words. It was also that…

Until recently, if you had mentioned multigenerational living to me, I wouldn’t have assumed you were talking about my mom and me. After all, we haven’t lived under the same roof for nearly 20 years. Loading audio narration… In the 20 years since I last lived with Mom, I’ve gotten…

I think most parents would agree that teenagers aren’t always the easiest people to travel with. Time together as a family can be tough when teens want to sleep in and stay on their phones 24/7. A trip to the Caribbean can somehow be met with long sighs and eye…