Guilt by definition is as “feeling of deserving blame especially for imagined offenses or from a sense of inadequacy”. Although these...

According to a 2022 survey carried out by ‘That Works for Me’, 98% of mothers want to work, and we would agree with this statistic. One...

In the run up to the return to work, individuals can find themselves experiencing a new sense of vulnerability and diminished confidence....

When I am talking to pregnant women in my coaching practice just as they prepare to go off on maternity leave, I say to them “you don’t...

In this video we explore what a smooth return looks like. The video is split in two parts, in the first part we look at a smooth return...

In this video we explore some of the most frequently asked question that tend to come up when we are talking to both organisations and...

In our experience as Maternity Return Coaches, one of the most frequently asked questions we hear is ‘what’s the difference between...

Over the course of this month we have been reflecting on the topic of parental mental health. In particular we have explored how mental...

I don’t know about you, but the phrase ‘self care’ just doesn’t do it for me. I wish it was called something different that didn’t give...

Today is International Women’s Day 2023, and the theme is #EmbracingEquity. The idea of embracing equity, to me, suggests that equity...

In this video we talk about maternal mental health and we explore how this can show up in our work as coaches. We can think of mental...

When new parents are out of the workplace for an extended period of time, this is often the first time they have experienced such a...

It’s ironic isn’t it. You’ve created another person and you’re never alone, in fact you might literally have another person strapped to...

Last year executive and maternity coach Sarah Turner and I put together a series of videos covering everything from preparing to go on...

This guest post has been written by one of my coaching clients who has recently returned to work after maternity leave. Hi, I’m Alice and...

This blog post is a collaboration between Laura Duggal and Sarah Turner, who are both Maternity Return coaches. They are working...

This blog post is a collaboration between Laura Duggal and Sarah Turner, who are both Maternity Return coaches. They are working...

Welcome to the fourth and final video in our Successful Return to Work video series covering each stage of Maternity Leave. In this video...

This blog post is a collaboration between Laura Duggal and Sarah Turner, who are both Maternity Return coaches. They are working...

Returning to work after maternity leave can be a time of mixed emotions. Women often feel overwhelmed as they start to think through...