Therapist Ruth Dines on motherhood and why it’s healthy to admit to anxiety, depression, and other feelings such as “not being good enough.”...
Managing Guilt
Let go of working mum guilt. Find compassionate, practical advice to manage guilt around parenting, career choices, and self-care.
Working Flexibly and Returning to Workplace – Should you feel guilty?
Working flexibly or looking to return to the workplace and feeling guilty? Perhaps you may not need to. There are actually some real benefits to having two working parents. It may be the best gift you can give your child.
Balancing Work and Family as a Career Mum … Can We Really Have it All?
Is being a career mum even possible? Today I read that 6 in 10 women feel having kids is bad for your career. Really!!!???? In these days of...
Going Back to Work Guilt-Free? – Emma’s Story
Before my maternity leave began, I was asked many times if I was going to go back to work. At the time I felt unsure but hoped I would make the...
It’s okay to be anxious about returning to nursing after maternity leave
If you’re feeling panicky about returning to nursing after maternity leave then you’re not alone. Feeling guilty and tearful after a bad...
Making your own choice on the working/stay-at-home mother decision
A Daily Mail report this week that only 1 in 10 women are stay-at-home mothers, together with the judge's ruling in a recent divorce case that...
Who are your best return-to-work supporters?
What do we normally do when we're thinking about making changes in our lives? Our natural instinct is often to talk things through with friends...
How to make time for your return to work job search
Two recent conversations with returners have reminded me how difficult it can be for women to focus on their return to work activity: there...
Working Mothers need to ban Selfish
Sheryl Sandberg's Ban Bossy campaign has sent a strong message to young girls. It illustrates how powerful words can be in labelling ourselves...
Using your instincts in career decision-making
"I'm thinking about applying for corporate jobs again and have been approached about a part-time Marketing Director job. I know it would be a...
Help! My Nanny is More Popular than Me
There are often times when it seems like your nanny is more popular with your children than you are. That hurts. No matter how often you tell...
How Women Define Success
Do you know what 'having it all' really means? According to recent research women are finding new ways of defining a successful life after 35....