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Jenny Novak

Jenny Novak

Emergency Managers: Who are they and how are they helping with COVID-19?

I am an Emergency Manager-but what the heck does that mean? I like to explain my job as a California Emergency Manager as ‘like FEMA but…

Apr 7, 2020

Emergency Managers: Who are they and how are they helping with COVID-19?

Apr 7, 2020

Jenny Novak

Surviving Cancer and the Pandemic of 2020

As the world grapples with the first truly devastating pandemic of the globalization age, I’d like to offer my reflections on this…

Mar 27, 2020

Surviving Cancer and the Pandemic of 2020

Mar 27, 2020

Jenny Novak

COVID-19 and Society

Today we watch the outbreak known as COVID-19 continue to grow with ferocity, spurring emergency proclamations from more than half of the…

Mar 13, 2020

COVID-19 and Society

Mar 13, 2020

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Entering a new Decade as a Cancer Survivor

The 2010s were an incredible decade for me, full of the highest highs and lowest lows that I have yet experienced. Toward the beginning of…

Jan 6, 2020

Entering a new Decade as a Cancer Survivor

Jan 6, 2020

Jenny Novak

Approaching Labor with Resilience

Lessons Learned from a Long Labor and suggestions for moms to be to cultivate resilience during pregnancy.

Dec 29, 2019

Approaching Labor with Resilience

Dec 29, 2019

Jenny Novak

Lessons I’ve Learned From My 12-week-old

Nuggets of wisdom on human nature gleaned from my spending all day with my infant.

Dec 29, 2019

Lessons I’ve Learned From My 12-week-old

Dec 29, 2019

Jenny Novak

Advancing Your Career While on Maternity Leave

Strategies for moms to be and new moms to stay in the game professionally while taking a leave of absence for childcare.

Dec 29, 2019

Advancing Your Career While on Maternity Leave

Dec 29, 2019

Jenny Novak

Breastfeeding: Challenges and Solutions for New Moms

I was very lucky in my pregnancy because it was relatively easy. I was happy, I was pain-free, I didn’t get morning sickness and I was…

Dec 29, 2019

Breastfeeding: Challenges and Solutions for New Moms

Dec 29, 2019

Jenny Novak

Pregnancy as a Cancer Survivor

As I approach the due date of my first child this weekend, I am reflecting on how this pregnancy journey has been shaped by my experience…

Jul 23, 2019

Pregnancy as a Cancer Survivor

Jul 23, 2019

Jenny Novak

Jenny Novak

Writing about life as a new mom, cancer survivor, emergency manager. Sharing ideas about both personal and disaster resilience. http://jennynovak.com

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