Strive For Power Pregnancy [Proven | HOW-TO]

And that, perhaps, is the most ambitious lesson of all. Dr. Eleanor Vance is a clinical psychologist specializing in perinatal mental health and female leadership. She is the author of "The Unbroken Mother: Ambition, Identity, and the Art of High-Stakes Parenting."

If you are a woman in the midst of this, here is the truth no Instagram influencer will tell you: strive for power pregnancy

To the uninitiated, the phrase might conjure images of ambition gone awry—a pregnant CEO closing a merger from a hospital bed or a litigator arguing a case while timing contractions. But upon closer examination, the "strive for power pregnancy" is less about ruthless ambition and more about a profound psychological and physiological negotiation: the attempt to maintain—or even gain—professional, social, and personal power during the nine months when society traditionally expects a woman to become vulnerable. And that, perhaps, is the most ambitious lesson of all

By Dr. Eleanor Vance (Contributing Editor, Modern Parent & Society) She is the author of "The Unbroken Mother:

In the lexicon of modern motherhood, a new, somewhat controversial phrase is beginning to surface in executive boardrooms, legal journals, and high-pressure creative studios. It is not found in standard obstetrics textbooks, nor is it a clinical diagnosis. Yet, for a growing demographic of high-achieving women, the term is resonating with uncomfortable clarity.