Lessons in mindfulness from a working mum

finding balance as a working mum in the holidays

I have learnt many lessons as a working mum… and most of them occur during the school holidays! It seems to be a time full of emotions. We swing from blissful happiness to frustration and (often) finally tears. That’s not just the kids either! I find the holidays particularly tricky as a self-employed working mum. … Read more

Is there a career after having kids?

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The reason that I do the job I do now is because I wanted a career after having kids. I was successful, ambitious and willing to work hard… but suddenly my career felt like it had been halted because I had had a child. It hadn’t of course but it really, really felt that way. … Read more

How I found my niche as a new business owner

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When I first started my business I wanted to work with mums returning to work because it was what I knew, but, they weren’t the clients I was attracting. As my business grew I found that the people coming to me were women in leadership positions and/or business owners. Some were mums and some weren’t … Read more

3 ways to find direction when you are feeling lost

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We all feel lost sometimes. In fact, I did my Pecha Kucha talk recently about actually getting lost…I am terrible at finding my way in new places. I used to have a limiting belief about it…but for that, you’d need to watch my talk . For now, though, I am not talking about map reading … Read more