The Power Pause How to Plan a Career Break After Kids and Come Back Stronger Than Ever

<b>INSTANT <i>USA TODAY</i> BESTSELLER!<br> <br>A paradigm-shifting guide to career breaks after kids that rebrands stay-at-home parenthood for a new generation of women and families.</b><br><br>"So, what do you <i>do</i>?"<br><br> When Neha Ruch had to answer this seemingly innocent question for the first time after leaving her corporate job to care for her infant son, she drew a shameful blank. She couldn’t find the words to describe this new stage of life she’d just embarked on. She wasn’t a 1950s June Cleaver type, nor was she one of today’s updated stereotypes. (Craft Project Mom? Exhausted-in-Sweatpants Mom?) How, then, was she to navigate this identity shift?<br><br>Frustrated, Ruch embarked on a mission to rebrand the stay-at-home mother for a new generation of women who don’t want to leave their ambition behind just because they decide to pause or change their careers post-kids. Her online community has become the leading voice and resource for women navigating this transition, and in her first book, <i>The Power Pause, </i>Ruch addresses all the questions women face at this inflection point: <i>Can I afford to pause? Who am I without my career identity? How do I find meaning in the role? And can I ever transition back to paid work?</i><br><br>With expert advice and diverse stories of stay-at-home mothers who buck every stereotype, as well as interactive exercises to help the reader plot a course for the long term, <i>The Power Pause </i>is an essential handbook for a new generation of caregivers.