Why life’s been humbling lately When I worked in schools, I knew many kids being raised by someone other than their biological parent. Unless they told me directly, I didn’t always know why these families looked the way they did or the circumstances they were going through. When I started in social work research over six years ago, I learned
Is my guilty pleasure show evidence-based? A while back, I was telling a colleague that I had allowed myself to watch one season of my guilty pleasure show over winter break. What was the show? Married at First Sight. (Deep breath … Okay, I admitted it.) If you’re not familiar with the show, it is essentially a forum for getting
Nothing like motherhood to change your perspective It was about 3 days into being a mom that I thought, “How could I have ever asked a mom to go to a PTO meeting!?” I laugh at myself now because I was clearly not inviting any newly postpartum parents to an event, but that moment was the start of a whole
When I was updating my website recently, I came across a post I wrote when my daughter was a newborn, talking about the metrics that were relevant to me at the time. It listed things like how many ounces she was eating at a time, how little sleep we got each night, and how many times we had to put
10 things I’ve learned in 10 years of business Everyone loves a countdown post, right? As I recently celebrated 10 years of being in business, it felt fitting to count down the top 10 things I’ve learned over the years! The past 10 years have been an amazing, winding journey, and I’m so grateful to be able to reflect on
Where I’ve been … and where we’re going Every so often in life, you get an opportunity you just can’t pass up. That’s what (luckily) happened to me at the end of 2019. As I was adjusting to living and running my business in Ohio, I happened upon a half-time research job in Ohio State’s College of Social Work. I’ve
The Engage with Data blog is back Oh hi! [waves awkwardly] I know, it’s been a minute since I last wrote. Back then, I was raising an infant, with no childcare, in the middle of a pandemic. Let’s just say that life felt a little like this: (Parents/caregivers – I know you know.) To survive that crazy time, I had
When the data speaks for itself (I’m back! Let’s just say that working from home full-time with an infant and no childcare is not for the faint of heart. I’m hoping to share with you more regularly throughout the summer and beyond.) As I’m sure has been the case with you, the past few weeks have weighed heavily on my
How can we measure 2021? Over the past few months, we’ve been playing a lot of music for our baby girl, to keep her entertained (mostly because Mommy and Daddy sing and dance around the house like fools) and to help lull her to sleep. We may not be helping her get along with her future peers, but for now,
A sleep-deprived perspective on data tracking I’m back from maternity leave! I’ve always had great admiration for parents and caregivers, and after almost two months with a newborn, that respect has grown ten-fold! Parenting (especially without much sleep) is tough work. While I was out, I had a few discussions with data-minded colleagues and read some articles about tracking data
