Mandy Arioto

“Women in Afghanistan are burning their diplomas and degrees, so the Taliban do not know they are educated. Mother’s Of Pre-schoolers (MOPs) works in countries like Afghanistan under the radar by using the common denominator of motherhood to gather women and train them as leaders—despite the political and cultural oppression.” Mandy Arioto, CEO of MOPs To Afghanistan women having to buy burqa’s to cover up to comply with the Taliban represents the sudden and devastating … Read more

Over the next couple of weeks millions of children head back into the classroom for in-person learning this fall—much to the excited relief of moms everywhere. This video expresses perfectly what many moms will be feeling: a bit of freedom. Social media hashtags for #FirstDayofSchool and #BackToSchool are already garnering millions of pictures and comments, do not let the joy of independence—both yours and your children be ruined by anxiety over the “delta variant.” “It’s time to … Read more

TOPIC: The New Mom Economy While the world turned upside down with Covid, millions of Moms were attempting to find a balance worthy of Ringling Brother’s Circus between new roles as teacher and caregiver, while perfecting Zoom meetings and daily job tasks. Today’s post-Covid Mom is resilient, resourceful, and motivated more than ever to do everything within their power to get back to the lives their families had pre-Covid. However, a recent study by the Society for … Read more

Free online resources/virtual group meetings for during COVID-19 Because moms are some of the unsung heroes of the quarantine Intro: There is a group called MOPS International (weird name, great cause), a global NGO headquartered in Denver that resources and advocates for moms around the world.  MOPS influences 1 million moms annually through 5000 groups that meet all over the world, but recently these in-person meetings have halted, due to covid-19, however, leadership at MOPS … Read more