Careering into Motherhood

In this episode Jane talks to Rene Germain, author of a recently published book Black & Great, the essential workplace toolkit. Rene talks about her own experience of growing up in South West London and as a young black woman who started her career at Goldman Sachs. She talks about how and why she wanted to write this book, the process she went through and what drives her. It is a fascinating...

If you’ve promised yourself this year the morning routine won’t be as chaotic as last year, or that you will help your child overcome any anxiety that they (or perhaps you) might be feeling as the new term starts, then have a listen to this brilliant episode with Heather Rutherford of the Parenting Partnership.  Heather is a parenting coach who drops gold nuggets of advice on reducing stress minim...

Rachel had resigned from her job so that she could spend more time bringing up her son while her then-husband went to work. That was all until “curry-gate” as Rachel now refers to it. A seemingly small thing that was the straw that broke the camel’s back and made her realise that she and her now ex-husband would be better parents and people if they were apart. Fast forward to now and Rachel has na...

In this episode, Jane talks to Executive & Health Coach Claire Vivyan Roberts. Claire talks about what drew her to health coaching and gives five of her best tips for managing stressful periods in your life. As many of us go into the long school holidays with a certain sense of trepidation about how to juggle childcare and work, Claire gives some practical ways to help us keep on top of things...

Emily’s work as a coach also combines her passion for style and colour. She works with her clients not only to help them define and achieve their goals, but to do so with confidence and she talks about what we wear and the impact this can have. For more information about Emily and her work contact hello@emilybal.co.uk or visit the Careering into Motherhood website . You can also learn more about S...

Sarah Jackson OBE is the former CEO of Working Families , a role she took in the early 1990s after the birth of her daughter, when any concept of flexible working or reduced hours were almost non-existent. Sarah went on to spend her working life campaigning for the rights of working parents, and in this episode she talks about the changes she has seen but also the three key things that she believe...

Rebecca Amin - career coach and host of her own podcast Career Happy Mums - talks to Jane about her top five pieces of career advice.  Without giving too much away, this week there is a big emphasis on not losing yourself and having the right to speak up when/if things aren’t working for you. Something that may sound easy, but is much harder to do in practice! But, Rebecca shares some practical re...

Resilience is a much used term in today’s world. But what about the times in life when you really cannot muster it? How do you get through and can you teach your brain resilience techniques? In this episode, Jane talks to Catherine Shepherd about her own experience of depression, job hunting and other times in her life when resilience really was not a word she identified with. Catherine now helps...

After yet another morning of stress and strife to get her girls off to school and herself into the office, Ayesha Murray decided she had to make a change. It’s a familiar story that many of our listeners will identify with, but what career opportunities are open to you as a working mum and what will you enjoy? In this episode, Ayesha talks about how she worked out what it was she wanted to do next...

In this episode, Jane talks to career coach and founder of Brilliant Me coaching, Jane Mckenna, about what exactly a career coach does with a client who wants to make a career change. The two Jane's talk about their predisposition for perfectionism and how to deal with limiting beliefs. They also talk about some coaching tools and techniques for finding a new career, and they lift the lid on wheth...

This week, as part of our month-long focus on changing careers, Jane talks to Alice Draper. Alice received some career coaching herself after the birth of her children, and it led her to understand more about what she really enjoyed and was good at. Now, less than 2 years later, she is a qualified coach running her own business. You can find out more about working with Alice here or on her website...

This week Jane talks to Sara Smalley, a former soldier in the British Army who left and eventually trained as a Career Coach. Sara is proof that change can be part of a career tapestry, and the way you look at the risk involved in a career change really can be the difference between success and failure. Follow Sara for more career change inspiration on Instagram here and find out more about workin...

In this episode, Jane (in London) talks to Nisha Aubeeluck in Mauritius! Nisha made a conscious decision to build a business around a life that enabled her to travel to almost anywhere she wanted in the world. So, when lockdown lifted, Nish made the most of her portable career and relocated to her family home of Mauritius. But it isn’t all rosy, and Nish tells it how it is. She talks about the hig...

If you’ve ever thought about launching your own thing but wanted to mitigate some of the risk, then this episode is for you! Sarah Clarke is an experienced Career Coach who specialises in helping women who want to go it alone professionally. In this episode, Sarah talks to Jane about how she reached the decision to go it alone herself, and how she helps women to figure out whether this is the righ...

Nerice Gietel is a highly qualified Career Coach, who has taken her career all over the world but is always driven by the same ambition to help other women. She has done some incredibly courageous things in her career, and now as a mother, finds herself having to reinvent not only her network as she continues to move around the world (and take her career as a Coach with her), but also that of her...

In this episode, Jane talks to Caroline Doran, a highly experienced Career Coach who has developed her own programme for women suffering from overwhelm.  Caroline talks about the 4 pillars that she calls the “lifeboat” that gets you back to shore when you’re feeling cast adrift and out of control as a result of overwhelm. Jane and Caroline talk about this in the context of world news and just day...

Continuing our series of podcasts throughout March that focus on confidence, Jane’s guest this week is Pamella Bisson, founder of the Boss Your Life Academy. Pamella grew up on the streets of Brazil before coming to the UK. She walked away from a successful career in TV after listening to her inner voice, or her first brain as she calls it. Pamella is a Career Coach with a difference, she practice...

Jane talks to Kathy Weeks, former investment banker turned children’s author, about her experience in the cut-throat, alpha-male world of investment banking, finding herself rugby tackling Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street, and her experience of being bullied as a child which she attributes to having played a part in shaping her career today. Kathy‘s new children’s book What’s New Harper Drew? is...

In this episode, Jane talks to Nicky Collins about her Autism diagnosis, which came when Nicky was in her mid-30s and at the same time as her son was diagnosed. Nicky’s life has presented some of the toughest challenges a person can encounter, including addiction and homelessness, but she has gone on to rebuild her life and carve out a career as a successful coach, giving other women and girls wit...

In January, I took down our website in response to comments about our partner coaches not being diverse enough to be relevant or to reflect the community that Careering into Motherhood serves. People were absolutely correct and I had made a mistake, for which I am very sorry and I openly admit and talk about on this episode of the podcast. Over the last few weeks I have learnt so much, spoken to s...

In this episode, Jane talks to Katrina Howells, Organisational Psychologist and Executive Coach. Katrina specialises in helping women with confidence issues, imposter syndrome and getting to where they want to be in their careers. She is a co-active coach and explains what this means and how she works, not just on specific issues in work, but looks more holistically at some of the behavioural patt...

In this episode, Jane talks to professional coach Juliette Dyke about her own journey to becoming a coach, and her search for the “mythical unicorn job.”  Jane and Juliette talk about how to practically set yourself some goals for the year that feel realistic and achievable. You can get Juliette’s accompanying free goal planner here .

In this episode, Jane talks to Hazel Anderson-Turner, a career coach who specialises in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy. ACT is a powerful tool for understanding why it is that we all have certain repetitive thought patterns, and how you can harness them so they become a creative force rather than a destructive one. We also talk about shifting personal values after motherhood. Find out more ab...

In this episode, Jane talks to author and career coach, Eleanor Tweddell, about her 2021. From Picasso to those six figure business claims, Jane and Eleanor talk about how failure is OK and you don’t need all the answers before you can make a go of whatever it is you think you want to try. In this honest and frank conversation, Eleanor gives lots of ideas about how to take the first steps on a new...

Careering into Motherhood is BACK... and this time, we’re coming at you with series full of practical advice to restart, revive and supercharge your career. In this brand new series, Jane will be talking to some of the UK’s top female coaches. She’ll be digging into the coaching industry to find out what it is they do for their clients and whether they really can help to transform careers, she’ll...