Pursuing a career alongside motherhood is not always an easy ride. Many things demand our attention and energy, and finding balance is a common goal. The articles here will help you juggle your career with the rest of your responsibilities, feel more confident in your professional abilities, define success, identify your strengths, set and achieve meaningful goals and become a better leader (whether or not you have people reporting to you). Having a thriving and fulfilling career while being a mother is possible!
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You’re good at what you do. But do the right people know it? This came up in a coaching conversation recently. We were talking about visibility at work and the discomfort so many women feel when it comes to talking about their achievements. “I don’t want to sound like...
Every week on 89.9 The Light, I answer questions from mothers navigating the realities of modern motherhood. These conversations aren't about having all the answers. They're about making sense of experiences that so many women carry, often believing they're the only...
One day I noticed how many thoughts in my head started with “I have to…”. I have to reply to that message. I have to organise school forms. I have to keep on top of work. I have to exercise. I have to clean the kitchen. I have to be patient. I have to remember that...
"Baby brain.” “Mum brain.” We’ve all heard these terms and possibly used them after forgetting an appointment, walking into a room and wondering why we are there, or putting the milk in the pantry instead of the fridge. For years, the idea that motherhood makes women...
When I was little, I was known as “the good girl.” Quiet, easy and well behaved. I hardly spoke in class because I was painfully shy (sometimes I even felt tears welling up if the teacher said my name for something good!). I worried about getting things wrong,...
Returning to work after kids isn’t just a logistics problem. It’s an identity shift. You go back to work. On paper, everything looks fine. But underneath that, it feels harder than it should. You’re more tired than you thought you’d be. Things that used to feel simple...
You’re functioning. You’re competent. You might even be succeeding by the measures that matter to your organisation. And yet there’s a low-level tension running underneath it all. You find yourself scanning job ads late at night....
You might recognise this particular kind of fatigue. The kind that comes from being capable for so long. From being the one people rely on. From holding things together quietly, competently, without complaint. Until one day, you notice the question forming underneath...
If you’re feeling stuck in a decision right now, you’re not alone. And you’re not failing. I see this pattern constantly with the women I work with. Smart, capable, thoughtful women who can make complex decisions at work… yet feel completely paralysed when it comes to...
If you're reading this as a working mother with flexible working arrangements, chances are you've felt that familiar knot in your stomach. The one that tightens when you need to leave for school pickup, when you decline the 4pm meeting, or when you catch a colleague's...
Have you ever sat in a meeting, listening to your colleagues speak, and thought, I don’t really belong here? Do you ever downplay your achievements, second-guess your abilities, or fear that one day, everyone will realise you’re not as capable as they think? If so,...
Life can be challenging, and those challenges often feel relentless. Juggling paid work, domestic duties, mothering, other responsibilities, our wellbeing and personal aspirations is tough. We’re constantly offered well-meaning advice to "look on the bright side" or...