Shari Vilchez-Blatt had no idea that getting laid off in the summer of 2002 would be such great opportunity. After several years in the advertising industry (mainly working on children's products), Shari decided to not rush to look for work, but delve into her love of yoga. Eight years later, she's the founder of the wildly successful Karma Kids Yoga studio in Mahnattan with branches all across New York City. How'd she do that? Learn from the master.

According to the Center for the Study of Long Distance Relationships, commuter marriages have jumped 30 percent since 2000 to 3.6 million couples. Here, those who have chosen to commute across the state or even country offer their tips for keeping everything in check.

I’ve been demoted. This past weekend, I was kicked out of my home office and exiled to the dining room. My performance has been above bar; I’ve shown true dedication and commitment to the team.

With so many options available to women today, it is definitely possible to be both a mother and a career woman, and yet still be there for our children.

I wrote this post on my One Stop Boy Shop Blog onestopboyshop on July 4th, 2009. This could be considered my “Hybrid Mom” defining moment.

Bleary, sleepy-eyed with a sharp pain in between my eyes, Max was up most of the night feverish and cranky. I thank God that it was a Friday night; I don’t have to work on Saturdays. So here’s what “no work” looked like on that morning.

In the June 2008 issue of the American Sociological Review sociologist Christine Percheski claims that despite the rampant perception of a tidal wave of moms who opt out, in reality more mothers are working than ever before and the employment gap between mothers and childless women is diminishing.

It was the epitome of modern motherhood. Snow delayed my flight to New York and I was scrambling to find out whether I would be able to catch another. With the cordless phone pressed to one ear, my cell phone on the other, I struggled to figure out my arrangements while my daughter clamored for another blueberry waffle and my son tugged at my bathrobe.

Have you been waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, panicked about your future, wondering if you're going to be able to make things work out? Is your stomach all tied up in knots? Is your mind racing as you contemplate options, unsure about what to do and where to go from here? Do you find yourself wistfully thinking about the way things were, wondering how you could have it back? If so, then you are in the middle of a career transition crisis.