"Busy parents make time; they don’t wait for it."

I’m Nisreen Shumayrikh, a PhD-trained chemist, freelance medical writer, educator, wife, and mother of four. My own journey from academic research into medical writing has been shaped not only by professional ambition, but also by motherhood, changing priorities, and the continual need to reconsider what balance means in each season.

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I created Pen & Parents to share the lessons I am still learning and to remind other working mothers that balance is not a fixed destination. It is an equation we are allowed to rewrite.

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Join Pen & Parents for honest reflections, practical resources, and thoughtful encouragement for building a career that fits your real life.