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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What If This Is The Last Time?
Motherhood is filled with so many firsts. We cherish the moment when our child smiles for the first time or takes their first steps or hops on the bus for the first day of school. Firsts are fleeting. They happen, and then we settle into a new normal — childproofing the house for a baby who…
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Why Is It So Hard to Say No?
Even my favorite cartoon (dog) mom knows it’s hard to say no. Like many of us, I say yes to way too many things. I want to help, I want to contribute, I want to prove myself. But most of all, I don’t want to say no, even when I know I should. Whether…
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I Tracked How I Spent My Time for A Week – Here’s What I Learned
After yet another late Friday night at my computer, frantically trying to finish everything I put off all week, I asked myself (yet again), “Where did the time go this week?” Even after giving my calendar a once over, I still had no idea. But then I realized that perhaps I could determine the answer…
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Moms, You Are Allowed To Have First-World Problems
Mama, I know you have a lot on your plate. You’re juggling the demands of parenting, work, household chores, and personal care. You have to deal with tantrums, spills, messes, and meltdowns. You have to make decisions, solve problems, and plan ahead. You have to cope with stress, fatigue, and guilt. You feel every flake…
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Be Prepared: An Ode to My Diaper Bag
New motherhood is scary. It is a time of uncertainty and needing to let go of control. A time of questioning and losing trust in yourself. It may sound silly, but one of the things I leaned on the most for confidence in these early stages was my diaper bag. It was a gift to…
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Coming Clean About My Double Life – As a Working Mom
When I started a new job a few years back, 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…