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Food On Our Table

By Jennifer McClanahan-Flint

I am the founder of Food On Our Table and work as a family & career strategist. I support high-achieving working moms in using their expertise to create flexible careers that allow them to focus on, and enjoy, their families. I also believe that sharing meals as a family is the cornerstone to the physical and emotional well-being of school-age children, and that working moms can nourish themselves, their families and their souls without giving up their success. My blog will focus on sharing resources and practical information that helps women achieve in the their careers without feeling like they have to sacrifice their families.

Sometimes doing mom things just drive me crazy.  CRAZY! I am always talking about how much I love my daughter, and I do.  But let's be real, there are things about being a mom that make me crave going to work.  I was talking to my friend, Dr. J ... Read more...
Wednesday, August 28, is the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.  It is at the March on Washington that Rev. Martin Luther King Jr gave the speech,  “I Have a Dre ... Read more...
 Most of my clients spend most of their energy working on getting better at what they do.  They build areas of expertise in their respective industries.  They want to be better lawyers, bankers, and influencers.   I ge ... Read more...
Last week, I stood up in front of over 500 people and shared my signature story about what inspired me to become a family and career strategist.   I attended a four-day training seminar and each day I incorporated what I learned into my developing talk.& ... Read more...
It looked so far down.  With my hands in the air and me contemplating my first cartwheel in at least two decades, the ground look so far away.  My incredulous family didn’t believe I could do it and suddenly I didn’t think I could either. For the fi ... Read more...
A couple of weeks ago, my daughter, Zoë, saw someone wearing cut-offs jeans.  I don’t know who or when but they caught her eye.  Later that day, she was talking to her dad and casually asked him about those types of shorts and what they are called.  M ... Read more...
  While I was watching my daughter at gymnastics camp today, I struck up a conversation with another mom. Soon (inevitably!), we were talking about my work as a Family and Career Strategist.   She was intrigued by it all and she asked about t ... Read more...
Let competence and hard work and doing what the teacher says be my ticket in. Let it be my island of safety too. - Tara Sophia Mohr She slowly sinks back in her chair, shoulders slightly hunched forward arms crossed hugging her abdomen.  I don’t ... Read more...
Are you as annoyed by the so-called mommy wars as I am?   The press, and some mom bloggers, hated Marissa Mayer for her “tough” work-at-work policy.  They scoffed at Sheryl Sandberg's “class-biased” call to lean in to your ambition.   Read more...
A few weeks ago a former colleague of mine invited me to speak to the women attorneys in her office.  Her office had just started hosting a monthly lunch for the women and she was hoping to bring in speakers that could help them with business development.   ... Read more...
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