Helping moms navigate returning to work, building a career, and managing the chaos of mom life
Laura reflects on her experience transitioning her children to daycare, highlighting five challenges she faced. These include difficulties with settling babies, maintaining breastfeeding, self-imposed work pressure, relentless logistics, and unexpected joys. She emphasizes the importance of preparation, setting boundaries at work, and the need for self-compassion during this emotional journey.
I’m in the final stretch of maternity leave, and I’ve been trying to find the words for everything I’m feeling as I get ready to return to work. It's hard to name the mix of emotions swirling around this transition — but here’s my best attempt. There’s the anxiety. The sadness. The fear that my… Continue reading Bittersweet Beginnings: Returning to Work After Maternity Leave
Returning to work after maternity/ parental leave can be both an exciting and challenging experience. I dreaded the fast approaching day as my time with Ollie was coming to a close, and that all too familiar feeling is back with only a couple months of maternity leave left with Elianna. For me, as with many… Continue reading Do You Know Your Rights? – Returning to Work After Maternity/ Parental Leave
Laura the Working Mom 