Bazely, Dawn2015-10-072015-10-072005-11University Affairs Magazine November 2005, 20-220041-9257http://hdl.handle.net/10315/30373I wrote this article for University Affairs, Canada's magazine on higher education while on my second sabbatical, 2004-2005, when my older daughter was 9 and my younger daughter was 6. My first sabbatical was interrupted by a maternity leave for the younger daughter. When University Affairs updated its website, articles available online, prior to 2005, were no longer available, so I sought and received permission to deposit my article in Yorkspace.Juggling a demanding academic career with family responsibilities – sound familiar? I nearly called it quits. Instead, I called a coachenAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 CanadaScience careersScience careersArticlehttp://www.universityaffairs.ca/http://www.univcan.ca/media-room/publications/university-affairs-magazine/Life-coachingWomen in STEMScienceTechnologyEngineeringMathematics