SHIFT Work + Play

🎨 Bringing the kids? We've got them covered!

The 𝐌𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬' 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 & 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 this Saturday includes a full afternoon of children's programming in our Playroom — so you can browse, connect, and breathe while the little ones have their own fun.

Here's what's happening:

📚 11:10 AM — Story Time with the Frederick County Public Libraries

🎨 12:05 PM — Blow Art & Slime Science with Kidcreate Studio

🧘 1:10 PM — Kids' Yoga with Coach Kell from Green Haven on Main

All activities are free and included with fair admission (which is also free!).

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟔 · 𝟏𝟏 𝐀𝐌 – 𝟐 𝐏𝐌 · 1209-A N. East Street, Frederick.

👉 RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/share/1EaHKjCPBF/

💬 Did you know the 𝐌𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬' 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 & 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 includes FREE expert-led sessions throughout the event?

This Saturday at SHIFT Work + Play we have seven incredible local practitioners leading short, intimate talks in our meeting room — no registration needed, just drop in!

Here's the lineup:

🌿 11:10 AM — From Bump to Baby and Beyond: Why Doula Support Matters — Mama Bear Doula Care

🌿 11:35 AM — Perinatal Mental Health 101 — Mala Mantis Counseling

🌿 12:00 PM — Pelvic Floor 101 — pelvRX Physical Therapy

🌿 12:25 PM — More Than a Workout — FIT4MOM Frederick, MD

🌿 12:50 PM — Nurturing a Healthy Relationship with Food — Aterra Nutrition

🌿 1:15 PM — Motherhood, Healing & Body Grace — Green Haven on Main

🌿 1:40 PM — Raising Creative Thinkers — Kidcreate Studio

All sessions are free and open to everyone attending the fair.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟔 · 𝟏𝟏 𝐀𝐌 – 𝟐 𝐏𝐌 · 1209-A N. East Street, Frederick.

👉 RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/share/1EaHKjCPBF/

🌿 𝐌𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬' 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 & 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 — June 6 — and it's FREE!

We are just 11 days away from our first-ever Mamas' Health & Wellness Fair at SHIFT Work + Play, and we are so excited about what we've put together for our community.

📅 Saturday, June 6, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 SHIFT Work + Play · 1209A N. East Street, Frederick
🎟 Free to attend · Kids welcome · All caregivers and families invited

Here's what's waiting for you:

🛍 𝟏𝟓 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 — trusted Frederick County practitioners and organizations in mental health, nutrition, fitness, bodywork, early childhood education, and community support
💬 𝐌𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 — free expert-led talks throughout the afternoon in our meeting room
🎨 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐬' 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 — including yoga, art, and story time with the Frederick County Public Libraries
🎁 𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 from our amazing exhibitor community

No registration required — but RSVP on our event page so we know you're coming, and please share with every mama and family you know. This fair is for our community, and the more the merrier!

👉 RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1EaHKjCPBF/

We are so grateful to the incredible local practitioners who said yes to this — swipe through the second photo to meet your exhibitors!

Celebrating the Boss issue with Julia of 🫶🏼

Hannah (.cowork) - we missed you!

It’s been a privilege to collaborate with and grow alongside Julia and Hannah over the years, so it was wonderful to have our businesses featured together in the magazine this month.

SASS is such a force for good in Frederick, bringing women together, lifting up female business owners, and throwing damn good events!

Yummy drinks from , food from , photos by and so much more! And if you notice a little more sparkle around town tomorrow, thank 😘

Happy Mother’s Day from , one of my favorite local, women-owned businesses!

Motherhood is a wild journey,and we are honored to play a small role in supporting the many mamas in our SHIFT community. You are doing an incredible job and it is an honor and privilege to share this journey and learn from you every day!

Mamas take many forms and this day means different things to different people. So please also consider this a hug (or a fist bump) and a message of love and support to everyone who could use one today.

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Come visit us at the Childrens Festival at Baker Park tomorrow!

This event is rain or shine - we will be in the Armory if it's too rainy. We were inside last year and it was lots of fun!

This 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲, I'm skipping the "rise and shine" energy and going with something more honest instead
Being a mom right now is hard — in ways that are specific, structural, and relentless. The childcare that costs more than a mortgage. The mental load that never fully clocks out. The weight of a world that handed you a to-do list and called it empowerment.

The weight you're feeling isn't imaginary, and it isn't a personal failing. It's the predictable result of a society that never fully built the systems mothers actually need.

I wrote about it on the blog this week. If any of it resonates, I hope it finds you at the right moment.

💛 Read the full post: https://shiftworkandplay.com/internationalwomensday2026/

Check out our latest 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐢𝐳 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐧, founder of Liby Works LLC!

Liz is a communications coach and consultant helping executives, founders, and teams show up with more clarity, confidence, and executive presence. When she moved to Frederick from the West Coast, she was looking for more than just a desk to work from, and SHIFT turned out to be exactly that.

🔗 Read Liz's full spotlight on the blog! https://shiftworkandplay.com/member-spotlight-liz-marion/