Work It Like A Mum

Working from home is an ideal situation for many freelancers and entrepreneurs. But it can be tough to juggle everything when your life changes dramatically. It can be even harder if you're in the middle of a divorce or have just had a child diagnosed with autism – both of which today’s guest, Claire Deacon, has experienced. As a single mum, you may struggle to keep up with your workload, fin...

The benefits of flexible working are clear. It helps employees balance their work and home lives, leading to greater productivity, improved employee retention, and higher morale. But while some companies are beginning to offer flexible working arrangements as an employee benefit, many still resist or ignore the need for change. Many organisations still view flexible working as “something for women...

When Gillian Boateng found out she was expecting a son the same week of George Floyd's murder, she experienced a whole range of emotions. Whilst delighted she was having a healthy child, as the mother, Gillian was scared.   Scared, she couldn't protect her son - a black boy, where adult versions of her child were being murdered on the street by the people meant to protect them. In this w...

Listen to a bonus Work It Like A Mum Podcast Episode of a previous Facebook/LinkedIn Live recording where Elizabeth chatted with the fabulous, funny and friendly Tova Leigh - star of Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Tova grew up in Israel and trained as a lawyer but had a career and life pivot in her early 30s and moved to London to become an actress. She met her now-husband, and they have three ch...

Motherhood can feel like an endless treadmill of meals, cooking, washing, ironing, being available to our children 24/7 and balancing it all around having a job, yet we’re not allowed to complain about it. In this special Work It Like A Mum podcast episode of a recording of a live chat streamed on Facebook and LinkedIn, Elizabeth invites coach Lucy Higgins to talk about the ‘perfect mother’ myth a...

Just before Lianne Baker was due to return to work after her first maternity leave, her Employer rejected her flexible working request. She was told, “It’s full-time or nothing”, leaving her with no choice but to resign. After months of applying for jobs and getting nowhere, in Lianne’s frustration, she wrote a post about her experiences on LinkedIn that went viral. Almost a million people saw her...

Today I'm delighted to chat with Maureen Kirwan, a Portfolio Manager at the Investment Management firm Henderson Rowe who had a five-year career break before returning to work in her current role.  We’re talking about her experiences working in the male-dominated Financial Services sector and living as an ex-pat in Saudi Arabia. Maureen shares her experiences about living in Saudi Arabia and...

Welcome to the Work It Like A Mum Podcast.  In this space, everyone is invited to pull up a seat, where we get into honest, refreshing and eye-opening conversations about what it really means to be a working mum and the beautiful, messy lessons that come with it.  I'm Elizabeth Willetts, and I'm obsessed with helping as many women as possible achieve their boldest dreams after kids and h...