There is loads of commentary about what you need to think about should you decide to return to work after maternity leave. Between LinkedIn and Facebook, everyone has an opinion on the whole return to work discussion, the logistics, employee rights, employer rights, childcare, what to wear. All of these things are important and require…
Daily Musings
Fathers and sons
“I defined feminist simply, as someone who believes in the full equality of men and women. Their advice applied broadly: to anyone who wants to raise children who are kind, confident and free to pursue their dreams.” I read this recently in an article published by the New York Times entitled “How to raise a…
What if the Bachelor mansion was a workplace?
I originally wrote this piece for a work blog and when I shared it with some clients I had mixed responses. The Bachelor has a way to polarise public opinion. There’s not a lot of fence sitting going on. I have a number of friends, colleagues and clients who watch The Bachelor and see it as…
When you feel broken inside
There is someone I know, someone I care for a lot who is in a pretty dark, broken place at the moment. I am pissed off at the darkness, I want to wrestle it away for her. Her story isn’t mine to share so there are no names and no details. The circumstances no longer…
Three year olds – a survival guide
Years ago I remember a friend telling me that parenting a child aged three is magic. At the time I thought it was such a lovely thing to say. Her declaration came at a time when I was still in that very early newborn phase which to me was also a bit like the honeymoon phase…
The truth about holidaying with a toddler
I do this thing when I imagine certain moments and then visualise how exactly I want them to play out. Expectations. Hopes. Daydreams. Recently, in the weeks leading up to a family holiday I had this image of the whole week away, a perfect time, joyful and relaxing. Walks on the beach, Charlie splashing in the waves, sand…