Wisdom For Working Mums

At some point we will have to deal with the inevitable but heartbreaking consequences of bereavement with our children.   Whether sudden or expected, few life events have a greater impact on families than the death of a loved one. It could be losing a beloved family pet, a grandparent or even sadly a parent.   Most of us probably feel ill equipped to have conversations with our children about deat...

A report by The Equality and Human Rights Commission found that one in five new mums said they had experienced harassment or negative comments from their colleagues or boss when they were pregnant or returning from maternity leave. This week's podcast guest is Danielle Ayres.   Danielle is a senior solicitor at Gorvins Solicitors working in their Employment Law Team.   She advises individuals and...

A report by The Equality and Human Rights Commission found that one in five new mums said they had experienced harassment or negative comments from their colleagues or boss when they were pregnant or returning from maternity leave. This week's podcast guest is Danielle Ayres.   Danielle is a senior solicitor at Gorvins Solicitors working in their Employment Law Team.   She advises individuals and...

This week's guest is Nicki Seignot who is known as The Parent Mentor.   She is passionate about helping working parents return to work and thrive when they do.   She specialises in supporting businesses and organisations develop mentoring for new parents and returning talent She is a real pioneer and champion in this area having introduced maternity mentoring to Asda Walmart in 2011, where over 20...

As achievement orientated working mums who care deeply about our family and our work, we are often left feeling overwhelmed.   The volume and complexity of the demands in our lives is leaving us in survival mode.   And it's completely unsustainable for us and our families. This week's podcast episode is a must listen if: the mere task of getting through the day and your never ending to-do-list lea...

In times gone by we used to have a community that supported us through our mothering journey. But somehow over time we've lost this connection to people who could support, advise and nourish us. Though the proverb "It takes a village to raise a child" has become cliché, the impact of our village-less living is having a devastating impact on mothers. I'm very excited to be speaking with an incredib...

Ask any parent and the thing that we often want most for our children is for them to be happy and healthy.   But most of us we will, at some point in our child's life, have to help them navigate feelings of lack of confidence, stress, anxiety, problems in friendship groups and worrying. That's our job as parents but when we are faced with helping our children with these issues there is very little...

Most people's relationship with money is often complex, difficult and confused. Whether it's how much to charge for your time or how to ask for that pay rise. Or how to balance spending and saving.  Maybe it's guilt for having money or fear of losing it. But for women it seems to be even more so, especially as working mums.  Maybe it's the challenge of affording childcare whilst working. Maybe it'...

Lisa Webb is Public Health Nurse who works with families to give pre-school-age children the best possible start in life.  She is a a former nursery teacher and a trained counsellor and therapist.   She was awarded the George Medal by the Queen for an unbelievable act of bravery when a machete wielding man attacked the primary school where she was a nursery teacher.  She protected the children in...

In this episode I interview Bridget Supple a highly experienced Parent Educator.   She is an expert on baby brain development and the effects of attachment in the first 1,000 days.   We discuss how to choose the best childcare when returning to work. She shares her knowledge of child brain development & neuroscience to help make what can be one of hardest decisions as a parent that little bit easi...

Episode 2: In this episode I interview Felicity Wingrove, Founder and Managing Director of Zen Communications, a kick-arse PR company.  She shares her honest insights into what it takes to run a thriving business whilst raising a happy & healthy toddler, nurturing a great relationship with her partner & about to give birth to baby number 2! And it doesn't involve pretending to be superwoman! Links...

Episode 1: In this very first episode for the Wisdom For Working Mums podcast show, I share with you what this show is about, why I started it and what you can expect from future episodes of the Wisdom For Working Mums podcast. Show notes and links to this episode can be found at www.wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/podcasts Don't forget to subscribe to the show!