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First Word Tamia Stinson

and Savaan!

Marketing strategist and Tether Cincinnati founder Tamia Stinson may have concocted the perfect formula for balancing that #WFHlife with being a new mom.

—LAUREN FISHER

HAS THE WAY YOU WORK CHANGED SINCE YOUR BABY

WAS BORN? I typically work remotely, and that has defi nitely changed since having a baby! We found a sitter she can go to a few days a week, so she gets socialization, and I get time to focus on Work Tamia instead of Parent Tamia.

YOU WROTE RECENTLY THAT “MOTHERHOOD IS SIMULTANEOUSLY TOO MUCH AND NEVER ENOUGH.” DOES THAT STILL

RING TRUE? It’s defi nitely still true! I’m constantly amazed by all of the contradictory feelings: I can’t wait to stop breastfeeding and I’m so sad to stop breastfeeding; I’m glad she’s sleeping in her own room but I miss hearing her breathe when she’s asleep .

HOW DO YOU BALANCE MOTHER-

HOOD AND A CAREER? I’ve been working on giving myself permission to be unbalanced—some days are more motherhood-focused, some days are more career-focused. I like a lot of structure, so one thing that’s been kind of working is purposefully dedicating certain days to one or the other. It helps me to keep them separate when possible, and hopefully it all balances out in the end.