leslieklipsch
Leslie Klipsch is the Director of Communications of the international NGO Empower Tanzania, the author of Mama Bear’s Manifesto, and the mom to three children. She and her husband, Jake, live in Davenport and enjoy reading, cooking, and traveling the world with their kids. She is co-host of the podcast Mama Bear Dares and is online at www.leslieklipsch.com.
MOMS ARE WORLD CHANGERS
Everywhere you look, moms are changing the world around them. YOU are no exception. Whether you’re delivering a fresh diaper for a little one, a healthy lunch for a tween, a lecture on life’s...
5 LESSONS A MIDWESTERN MOM CAN LEARN FROM HER EAST AFRICAN SISTER
As I write this post from my comfortable kitchen while one child plays Osmo on her iPad and another circles the block on his Razor scooter, mothers living in developing nations are raising children...
7 WAYS WHITE MOMS CAN FIGHT RACISM AND SPREAD LOVE
I am going to be honest: My prejudice runs wide and deep. As a solidly middle-class, educated, cisgender white woman living in the Midwest who consumes media and actively participates in modern-day America, I’ve got...
ESTABLISHING YOUR FAMILY BRAND
Let’s talk about what we stand for.
As a family unit in a complex world, we continually evolve and redefine who we are and where our values lie. I love the idea of beginning the...
OVERCOMING THE COMPARISON COMPLEX
In a world set up to make quick comparisons that ultimately pit people against each other, it’s easy to fall into the habit of envy rather than celebration and of treating each other harshly...
