Hi, I'm Brooke!

Hey Mamas! Do you ever feel the push and pull of motherhood and work thrusting you around like you’re standing in a wave pool? Do you ever wonder how you’re able to juggle so many balls in the air, then watch a ball (or two or three) drop, and somehow manage to bounce back? Do you ever waver between feeling inept and superheroic? Same here.

Hi, I’m Brooke! I’m a pharmacist. I’m a mom. I’ve worked full-time, parttime, and job share. I’ve worked in community pharmacy, ambulatory care, hospital-based clinics, patient-centered medical homes, accountable care organizations, and last but not least academia. Besides being a pharmacist mom, some other things I love: Celebrating our differences! Asking bold questions! Sports! Life and all its imperfections! Writing! Ice Cream! Using explanation points!

Have you ever been told that trying to juggle a career with being a hands-on mom would be challenging? I remember thinking, "Challenge Accepted!" as I don’t like to be pushed around (except by small children, but you probably already guessed that). I certainly don’t have all of this figured out, but I’ve been soaking in guidance and advice from talented and superheroic moms with careers, including my own mama. I don’t know about you, but I’m constantly reevaluating my experience. The growing pains are filled with joy, sacrifice, and blurred lines. Oh, and stretch marks.

Each month I’ll be posting riveting, groundbreaking, and superfunny blogs about mom stuff and work stuff and this-is-how-we’re-killing-it stuff. Ok, ok; you’Il be the judge of funny. I’ll be using this space to interview pharmacist moms (and a few non-pharmacist moms – hey, Mom!) and my hope is to ask the Yodas of our world for some wisdom. I believe that all of the million little imperfect pieces of our lives actually create a wild yet beautiful mosaic. I tell my children that this is my gift to them and then they ask for screen time instead. As we muscle our way through the days and those unforgettable nights, let’s talk about the good, the bad, the gritty, and the creative ways we work.

As I get to know you and you get to know me, let’s survive together Oregon Trail style, without the cholera but probably with the exhaustion. I don’t have work-life balance – that scale broke a long time ago. But I’ve got a vision for a network of pharmacist moms who know that sometimes, just getting through the day can feel pretty damn superheroic. Let’s celebrate that.