WorkLife Stories

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Stories and expertise shared through interviews covering our core topics of families, wellbeing, careers, inclusion and workplace. WorkLife Central is a digital hub of expert-led content designed to support, inform and inspire professionals in their family life, work life and wellbeing. Delivered through Live Talks, instantly available On Demand Videos, and a Library of Articles and Podcasts, members of WorkLife Central have access to support, information and expertise provided by our hand-picked experts.

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Premature Birth 21.01.2020 23:05

In the last edition of Cityparents Life, Anna Richards talks to Jonathan Bright, a Content Marketing Manager at finnCap whose baby daughter Isabella arrived 4 months prematurely in May this year. In the podcast, Jonathan explores the rollercoaster of hospitals, emotions and routines that he and his wife juggled over the following 5 months, and how he managed to maintain his professional responsibi...

Careers, Parenting and Staying Sane 18.11.2019 23:35

Cityparents' Director Helen Beedham talks to Christine Armstrong, the writer, speaker and business advisor, about being a working parent and her book ‘The mother of all jobs: how to have children and a career and stay sane (ish)'. In the podcast, Christine talks about her own experience of being a working parent with small children and the experience of the many parents she interviewed when writin...

Children's Mental Health 02.11.2019 17:52

Anna Richards talks to Dr Brad Reedy, the parenting expert, author and the Owner and Clinical Director of Evoke Therapy Programs, which offers treatment for mental health issues in children and young adults. Brad explores the importance of taking care of our own mental health in order to be a better support for our children as they learn to manage the many pressures and stresses of growing up.

Happiness and Memory Making 26.09.2019 16:18

Anna Richards from Cityparents talks to Meik Wiking, founder of the world's first Happiness Research Institute about happiness, memory making and how we can apply his findings to our own lives.

Reverse Mentoring 28.08.2019 18:08

Anna Richards talks to Pensions Partner, James Riley and Business Manager, Letty Gibbs about their experience of the firm's Black Heritage Mentoring Scheme, womens' networks and their perspectives on balancing careers with family life.

Shared Parental Leave 29.07.2019 11:43

Anna Richards talks to Philip Reed, a senior associate at Farrer & Co, about his experience of taking Shared Parental Leave and his advice to other families who may be considering taking it up.

Gender Equality, Careers and the Media 03.06.2019 18:20

Helen Beedham interviews Baroness Shami Chakrabarti about how she has managed her career, being in the media spotlight and her views on creating a more gender-equal society.  

Careers, Motherhood and Work / Life Balance 30.04.2019 9:47

In this episode Helen Beedham of Cityparents chats to Sam Smith, CEO of FinnCap, about her career path and how she balances work and family life. 