Overwhelmed as a Working Mother? When Everything Starts Feeling Like a “Have To”
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...
Motherhood Changes Your Brain. That Doesn’t Mean You’re Less Capable
"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...
Identity Shifts in Motherhood: When Old Stories No Longer Fit
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 Maternity Leave: Working motherhood, burnout and doing it all (Radio Interview)
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...
Matrescence: Why Motherhood Feels So Much Harder Than You Expected (Radio Interview)
You know those moments where someone puts words to something you’ve felt… but never quite known how to explain? That was this conversation. If you’ve never heard the term matrescence before, I share more about it here. I was invited onto radio station 8.99 The Light,...
How to Know If It’s Time to Change Jobs (Without Overthinking It)
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....