You don’t have to choose between your career and your humanity.
Hi! I’m Hannah DeLisle-Stall
Quality & Operations leader. Mom of two. I write about ambition, identity, and building a career that fits real life.
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Essay Archives
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Coming Clean About My Double Life – As a Working Mom
When I started a new job last December, I debated when, or if, I would mention to my colleagues that I had an infant at home. After all, I would be working remotely, with a team spread all over the country. I could hide in my home office (coincidentally, just off my son’s nursery), do…
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I Still Don’t Feel Like a Mom
Becoming a mother has made me keenly aware of how hard life can be on moms. We shoulder the invisible load. We face insurmountable career hurdles. We are, nearly always, the default parent. It’s impossible to ignore these facts, and the more I scroll through my newsfeed, the more I’m floored by the resilience and strength…
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2020 Made Me A Different Mom – And That’s A Good Thing
It seems like a lifetime ago that I sat at our dining room table one evening in February, calling loved ones to let them know my son’s first birthday party was canceled. There had been several cases of a strange virus in our hometown — the first in the state that could not be traced…
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Our Family Camping (and Working) Trip
Many years ago, before we were parents, my husband and I dreamed of being able to work remotely from wherever we wanted. We imagined road trips where we could work from the beach, the ski slopes, and everywhere in between — so long as we had an internet connection and cell phone service. Since we…
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My Not-So-Secret Obsession with Sesame Street
I’ve always loved “Sesame Street.” Like most Americans born in the last half-century, I grew up watching, singing, and learning along with Big Bird, Elmo, Oscar, and the whole gang on Sesame Street. Now, I know what you’re thinking — who doesn’t like “Sesame Street”? It holds my toddler’s attention when I need a few minutes to…
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Flipping the Script on Unsolicited Parenting Advice
Every parent has experienced it. That moment when someone else — usually with the best of intentions — offers their field-proven advice on how to raise your children. Whether it’s about breastfeeding (or not), sleep training (or not), or even what your child wears (or not?), there will always be someone to offer their sage…