Since he was a child, Ryan, underwriting consultant, always knew that he wanted to be a dad. When the time came for him and his husband to start their family, the couple knew they had options. After carefully weighing the pros and cons, they came to…
Matt, centralized supervision specialist, will never forget the gut-wrenching stomach pain that woke him one October night. Initially he hoped it would pass, but the pain didn’t dissipate. His wife convinced him to seek emergency care.
Lauren didn’t expect a routine physical therapy (PT) session for her shoulder to lead her to discover a pathway to a healthier pregnancy. As someone who values health and fitness, Lauren, operations integration consultant, routinely sought out…
Some days it can feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders. Battling burnout, stress, and anxiety can leave you struggling to function, with your health suffering in the process.
It was a night Sarah Wojner will never forget. It started normally as she read to her 3-year-old twins, River and Violet, lying between them waiting for them to fall asleep. A working mother, Sarah, HR operations senior representative, was busy…
In love and excited for the future, Marisa Frahm, paralegal consultant, and her husband Chris were like many newlyweds. They talked about everything, including their dream of having a child.
With no family history of breast cancer, Tammy Tobin, executive assistant at Northwestern Mutual, wasn’t overly concerned when she missed a regular mammogram. When she learned there was a mobile mammogram bus returning to Northwestern Mutual’s…
When Chris, advisory services consultant, received an email announcing that Talkspace was available to all employees and their dependents for free, he took it as a sign it was time to try something new.
Traditional Korean culture celebrates the 100th day of an infant’s life. With modern medical advances, it’s easy to take health for granted, but historically, babies who made it past that point were much more likely to survive. For David Kim,…
We believe it’s critical to support and empower our employees to prioritize their mental health and provide resources to help them do so.
Becoming a parent is a life-changing event. At Northwestern Mutual, not only do we work to enhance the employee experience, but we strive to support our employees’ experiences in all aspects of life - including parenthood.