How we shared our leave after having a baby
Change up your career / life, Real parentingPrior to our youngest being born we planned roughly what time I’d take off work - for me that was around four months. However, in reality that very much didn’t happen. Here’s how we shared our leave after having a baby! In actual fact I ...
Guilty Mothers Christmas Planning Guide
Organise My LifeYes, you read that correctly, here is your ultimate Christmas Planning Guide, get ready for less stressful, last minute shopping and more magic. You’d think, as a hugely organised person and household, our Christmas holidays would be p...
Career story - Rachel Mason, Professional singer / songwriter
Real parentingA beautifully honest story about life as a singer / songwriter, coping with post natal depression and setting up songwriting workshops to help other women in a similar position. Rachel, you are an inspiration… Q. Tell us a bit about you ...
5 things I won’t be feeling guilty about this summer…
Real parentingThe school holidays can often be jam packed with trips, activities, play dates, fun, laughter and also…guilt. From how much (or not) you have to work and send them to summer camps through to whether they are having enough fun on the home...
The ultimate school holiday planner
Uncategorised, Working mum toolsIt’s that time of year again, when as a parent you can no longer avoid the fact that you are about to embark on six weeks of pure kid craziness, so I have created what I think is the ultimate school holiday planner. For a working paren...
Career Changing Story - Helen Slater
Change up your career / lifeIn this guest blog we hear another wonderful example of how a career change can be done with a family, as well as lots of brilliant advice on mindset. Q. Tell us your story, what prompted you to make a change? Changing career at 43 was t...
The future is flexible childcare - Shazia, Third Door
Likeminded businessesWe all know the challenges that come with finding the right childcare. In this guest blog post we hear from the brilliant Shazia, founder of Third Door, about how when she struggled to find flexible childcare she took matters into her ow...
Can we talk more about post natal anxiety?
Real parenting, UncategorisedI’ve always been scared of post natal depression, terrified actually. My Mum suffered with it quite badly, I know friends who have been there, I kind of feel close to the edge most weeks and wasn’t sure I could get much closer. So after ...
Dear Employer, here’s how to support returning parents
Feminist motherNicki Seignot is the lead consultant and founder of The Parent Mentor and co-author of Mentoring New Parents at Work - a how to guide for getting started. For Dear Employer 2019 she has written an open letter to employers sharing how to ...
How to set up a parents network
Feminist motherLast year Ellie set up a parents network in her place of work with some amazing results. Our campaign with Pregnant then Screwed, Dear Employer, returns on 30th April 2019. In this blog post Ellie shares what she learnt about how to set ...
Dear Employer 2019
Feminist motherDear Employer, our campaign with Pregnant then Screwed, is back for 2019. Missed it last year, here’s everything you need to know… Fuming that you’ve experienced or witnessed maternity discrimination? Frustrated that your employer does...
Career change story - Kate
Change up your career / lifeI initially came across Guilty Mothers Club and the Game Changers course for making a career change by accident. I wasn’t even looking to do a course such as this and when I first saw the description for Game Changers I thought, “tha...
Why assumptions might be stopping you change career
Change up your career / lifeThere are many reasons cited for sticking with a job that’s lost all its joy. Finances, logistics, the fact that there is a teeny bit of flexibility (better the devil you know and all that) or the timing just isn’t quite right. And l...
Career Change Story - Rebecca, Life Coach
Change up your career / lifeChanging the Game is easier than you think, says Rebecca, Life Coach My name is Rebecca Levene and I am a game changer. I like the sound of that. If you had told me I would be saying a such thing 2 years ago I would have looked either co...
GAME CHANGING STORY - My career break experience
Change up your career / life, Game Changers, Game Changing Stories, Return to work, Returning to work18 months ago I took a year-long career break from a relatively senior position in a large corporate business where I had worked for the previous nine years. I did it to be a full-time parent to our three kids (aged six, four and two at ...
Game Changing Story - Charlie, travelling with a family
Change up your career / lifeMothers who complete the Game Changers programme often talk about how this course is about so much more than just work. It is about reconnecting with what makes you happy, figuring out where you want to be in life when you might be feeli...
Career Change Story - Ellie, Freelance Writer
Change up your career / lifeThis brilliant story is full of introspection and reassurance that following your dreams is possible, if you are willing to see past the fear. After making a career change to become a freelance writer, Ellie describes how completing Game...
7 things to do before finishing for maternity leave
Returning to work, Working mum toolsThere are definitely things you can do, and I wish I had done, to make returning to work after maternity leave a bit easier, and these things start BEFORE you even finish work. In this blog post I’ve used personal hindsight, combined wit...
Our next career switch - passing the baton
Change up your career / life, Real parentingIt feels like we’ve spent the last seven years since having our first baby trying to figure out a system that isn’t set up to support working parents and a society that is intent on promoting productivity and being busy above all else. A...
Career Changing Story - Caitlin, Blubird Web Design
Change up your career / lifeAnother brilliant story from a previous attendee of Game Changers, this time from Caitlin, who shares how to change career to do web design. Not only has she made a successful career change but she has also managed a major relocation for...
How I gained the confidence to quit and do something new
Change up your career / lifeExactly 12 month’s ago Hannah wrote a guest blog about her experience of completing our Game Changers programme and what happened as a result. So, what has gone on since, did things continue to get better? Here she share’s an honest acco...
Toy decluttering and organisation tips
Organise My Life, Working mum toolsAs you’ll know if you’ve taken part in our 7 day declutter challenge, the idea is to break down everything that needs sorting into 30 minute slots so that it feels far less daunting and is far more achievable. No-where do I think thi...
5 reasons why coding makes an awesome flexible career
Likeminded businessesThere are a number of organisations who we believe are doing great work in promoting flexibility and alternative career routes for parents who want to find that work life balance around having a family. If you’ve not heard of 23 Code Str...
Why freelancing can work for parents wanting flexibility
Likeminded businessesThis blog post is adapted from from one I wrote for The Hoxby Collective recently, around why freelancing can work for parents wanting flexibility and how brilliant it is that organisations such as theirs are aiming to help. Through Game...
Seven days to declutter your life
Organise My Life, Working mum tools“I just want to feel a bit more organised and less out of control”. This is something I hear from mothers a lot, so in addition to running our hugely popular Organise my Entire Life Course, I thought it might be fun to take on some d...
Career Changing Story - Rachel (Chapter Four)
Change up your career / lifeAs we reach the end of another intake of our Game Changers programme, check out the final instalment from our guest blogger Rachel on her career changing story. Has the time and money been worth while? What has actually changed in the co...
Get organised for returning to school
Organise My Life, Working mum toolsWho fancies getting organised for returning to school? A week or so off the end of the summer holidays (in England anyway) how about we aim to get our sh*t together and feel a bit more on top of things? I’m a major geek when it comes to ...
Game Changing Story - Rachel (Chapter Three)
Change up your career / life, Balance, Career advice, career change, Career coach, Career coaching, Career confidence for mothers, Career confidence for women, Career shift, career switch, empowering women, Game Changers, Game Changing, Game Changing Mothers, Guilty Mothers Club, mother, motherhood, returning from maternity leave, Women career change, Working Mum, Working Mums, Working WomenFeeling like you can’t afford to make a career change right now, having too many ideas or even just struggling to find one. The third section of Game Changers is all about the practicalities of how to change career or indeed make any oth...
FREE workshop for mums on maternity leave
Return to work, Career coaching, empowering mothers, Mat leave, maternity coaching, maternity comeback coaching, Maternity Leave, Mothers, mum, Mums, returning to work, returning to work from maternity leave, Working Mum, Working MumsIf you’re due to return to work in the coming weeks or months there is now a FREE workshop for Mums on maternity leave which will help build your confidence, gain clarity on what, where, how and when you go back. Anyone who has followed ...
How to be confident in returning to work after maternity leave
Return to work, Working mum tools, Career advice, empowering women, Guilty Mothers Club, guiltymothersclub, Maternity Leave, Return to work, returning from maternity leave, Working Mother, Working MumsI get infuriated that more employers don’t recognise the skills that women have in returning to work after maternity leave, not just from actually becoming a mother but also from having that time out of the business or workplace. I mean ...
Does girl power damage our boys?
Feminist mother, Feminism, Feminist mother, Girl power, heforshe, motherhood, parenthood, parenting, raising boys, Raising feminist boys, raising strong girlsWe have three children, two girls and a boy, all under the age of 7. I am a feminist, my husband would, I’m pretty sure, describe himself as feminist too (though perhaps not as shouty as me) and we are trying to raise ALL our children ...
Game Changing Story - Rachel (Chapter Two)
Change up your career / life, Career advice, career change, Career coaching, Career confidence, Career confidence for women, career guide, Career planning, Career planning women, Career shift, empowering women, Game Changers, Game Changing Mothers, Guilty Mothers Club, mother, motherhood, mothers changing the game, Work-Life balance, working mothers, Working Mum, Working Mums, Working WomenThe second instalment of a brilliant story about changing career to fit around a family. Rachel, current attendee of our Game Changers programme, tells us about taking on the supermum myth and dealing with her inner critic. Find out whet...
The Mothership - The ultimate sisterhood for working mothers
Uncategorised, Working mum tools, Balance, empowering women, Flexible Working, Guilty Mothers Club, guiltymothersclub, Mama, membership, membership community for working mums, mother, mothers supporting mothers, Mumboss, Mumpreneur, womens group, Work-Life balance, Working Mother, working mothers, Working Mum, Working WomenDrumroll… We’re so excited to announce that the brand new and improved Mothership is now open – this is our membership programme for working mums. Something we felt was really missing in our own lives as busy parents trying to ea...
Game Changing Story - Rachel (Chapter One)
Change up your career / life, Balance, Career advice, career change, Career coaching, Career shift, career swap, career switch, empowering women, Game Changers, Game Changing, Game Changing Mothers, Guilty Mothers Club, guiltymothersclub, Maternity Leave, motherhood, returning from maternity leave, Working Mum, Working Mums, Working WomenWhat is the Game Changers programme really like to complete? How exactly does it help with changing career? Does it take up tons of your time? One of our current attendees of the programme mentioned that she loves writing and used to be...
Mama Interview - Dr Jessamy Hibberd
Likeminded businesses, Balance, Family and career, Flexible Working, Guilty Mothers Club, Inspiration, Jessamy Hibbard, Mama, Mindfulness, mother, mum, parenting, Psychology, Work-Life balance, Working Mum, Working Mums, Working WomenHere we feature another interview with a mother doing deeply rewarding and fascinating work alongside raising a family. Thank you so much Jessamy for sharing your thoughts on motherhood and life! Tell us a bit about you: I’m a mother o...
Mama Interview - Frankie, Doing It For The Kids
Likeminded businesses, Balance, doing it for the kids, Flexible Working, freelance, Freelancing, Freelancing parents, Guilty Mothers Club, guiltymothersclub, parenting, working mothers, Working Mum, Working Mums, Working WomenWithin our membership community, The Mothership (about to open up again for new members soon!) we share stories by mothers whom we can learn from and be inspired by. This was a good’n so I thought I’d share it over here too. Frankie (Doi...
Game Changing Story - Lucy
Change up your career / life, Career, Career advice, career change, Career shift, career switch, Careers, Confidence, Digital Mums, empowering women, Game Changers, Game Changing Mothers, mothers changing the game, Self care, Women, Work-Life balance, working mama, Working Mother, working motherhood, working mothersTHIS. I’ve done something already this morning that I’ve been procrastinating on (fear disguised as lack of time) after reading this blog post. Thank you Lucy, for offering to share your experience of doing Game Changers in January this ...
Three tips for switching up your career and life
Change up your career / life, career change, career swap, career switch, change career, empowering women, Flexible Working, Game Changers, Game Changing, Guilty Mothers Club, managing change, mother, motherhood, mum, Mumboss, Working Mother, Working MumsWe share so much content and inspiration and support for working out what makes you happy, where your career could go next and how to actually make it happen on our Game Changers programme. It’s hard to narrow it down but here are three...
Game Changing Story - Sophie, The Baby Bubble
Change up your career / life, Balance, career change, career switch, empowering women, Flexible Working, Game Changers, Game Changing, Guilty Mothers Club, motherhood, mothers changing the game, Mumpreneur, returning from maternity leave, working mothers, Working Mum, Working MumsAnother wonderful story from someone who has switched career to do something they love and that works around family life. Sophie did Game Changers last year and has made some pretty ace changes… Q. Tell us a bit about you and your family...
What to expect from a Keeping in Touch day
Return to work, keep in touch days, keeping in touch days, KIT days, Mama, Mat leave, Maternity Leave, mother, mum, Return to work, returning to work, returning to work after maternity leave, Working Mother, working motherhood, working parentEmployees can work for up to ten days whilst on maternity, paternity, adoption or parental leave without impacting their leave or pay. These are called Keeping in Touch days and are completely optional, agreed by both parties prior. But ...
Returning to work after maternity leave - support is available!
Return to work, Guilty Mothers Club, Knowing my rights on maternity leave, Mama, Mat leave, Maternity Leave, Mothers, mum. motherhood unplugged, parenthood, returning from maternity leave, Support returning to work, Working Mum, Working Mums“You don’t know what you don’t know” is a line which rings so true for me when it comes to returning to work after maternity leave. And I definitely didn’t know I was going to find it so hard. Looking for support and struggling fi...
Dear Employer - feeling scared of telling the truth!
Feminist mother, Dear employer, Feminism, Feminist, Flexible Working, Guilty Mothers Club, motherhood, mothers supporting mothers, Pregnancy discrimination, Working Mother, Working Mum, Working Mums, Working WomenThis Friday 13th April we come together to write to our previous (or perhaps current) bosses explaining how it really is to be a woman and mother in the workplace in a brand new campaign with Pregnant then Screwed - Dear Employer. Last...
Freelancers face the gender pay gap too, so what can we do about it?
Feminist mother, Feminism, Feminist, Freelancer, Freelancing, Gender Equality, Gender pay gap, Gender pay gap for freelancers, International Womens Day, IWD2018, Maternity Discrimination, motherhood, Mothers, Women, working mothers, Working MumsAccording to the Procopywriters survey 2017 the gender pay gap for copywriters sits at 29%. Woah, that’s bigger than the gap currently given for employed workers. But freelancers get to set their own rates so what is going on? Last wee...
How to create a vision board
Working mum tools, Creating a Vision Board, Follow your dreams, Game Changers, Mothers, Vision board, Women, Working Mum, Working WomenA few years ago now I created my first vision board and I’ve been hooked ever since. They take a bit of time to create but I promise you the results are really special. Why create a vision board? Well aside from having a beautiful thing ...
Meet the mothers showing changing career is possible!
Change up your career / life, Balance, career change, career switch, empowering women, Feminism, Feminist mother, Flexible Working, Forthemothergood, Game Changers, Game Changers Course, Game Changing, Guilty Mothers Club, guiltymothersclub, Inspiration, Mothers, mothers supporting mothers, mum, Mumboss, Online development, Personal development, Work-Life balance, Working Mother, Working MumIn November we ran an alumni event for previous attendees of our Game Changers programme. These are women, who happen to also be mothers, changing careers, switching things up, shaping their lives in a way that works for them. A few we...
The Secret to Changing Career
Change up your career / life, career change, career change but I don't know what to do, career guide, career switch, flex appeal, Flexible Working, game change, Game Changers, help with a career change, How to change career, how to switch career, Maternity Leave, Mumboss, Mumpreneur, returning from maternity leave, work that works, Work-Life balance, Working MumsWe have had 82 women go through our Game Changers programme in the last 12 months wanting to switch career, return to something new after maternity leave, basically make any sort of change to achieve an improved work – family set up. I...
Game Changing Story - Carly, Excellence Financial Consulting
Change up your career / life, Balance, empowering women, Game Changers, Game Changing, Guilty Mothers Club, guiltymothersclub, Inspiration, Mini Game Changers, mother, motherhood, Mumboss, Mumpreneur, Working Mother, Working Mum“Take the plunge and step out of your comfort zone” - Carly Rushton of Excellence Financial Consulting did the mini Game Changers course a few months ago and shares how redundancy and a surprise second baby led her to do just that. Q. Te...
Game Changing Story - Amy, Digital Content Producer
Change up your career / life, Flexible Working, Game Changers, Game Changing, Guilty Mothers Club, guiltymothersclub, Inspiration, Mama, mother, motherhood, Mothers, mothers supporting mothers, mum, Mums, Work-Life balance, Working Mother, Working MumHi everyone, I’m Amy, I’m a 38-year-old mum of one living in Manchester. I work at the BBC as a digital content producer, although previously I worked as a radio presenter for many years. I followed Game Changers on social media for a...
A working mum’s letter to my employer
Feminist mother, Employers, empowering women, Feminism, Guilty Mothers Club, Maternity discriminaton, Mother Pukka, motherhood, mothers supporting mothers, Mumboss, Mumpreneur, Pregnancy discrimination, Working Mother, Working MumTo: My Employer From: A Working Mum When I returned to work after maternity leave you viewed me differently. We discussed that “my priorities had changed” and therefore future promotions that were previously on the cards must be put on...
Guilty Mothers Club Turns Two!
Feminist mother, Community, Feminism, Gender Equality, Guilty Mothers Club, Guilty Mothers Clubhouse, Inspiration, Mother Pukka, motherhood, Mothers, mothers supporting mothers, Mumboss, Mumpreneur, The Mothership, Work-Life balance, Working Mother, Working MumI’m celebrating two years of Guilty Mothers Club this month. Two whole years, how on earth has that happened. So much has changed and there is also so much more change on it’s way…. Personally our lives are now very different to a ye...
Game Changing Story - Hannah
Change up your career / life, empowering women, Game Changers, Game Changing, Guilty Mothers Club, guiltymothersclub, mothers supporting mothers, Mumboss, Mums, Work-Life balance, Working Mother, Working MumThere are plenty of times in hindsight that I wish I had asked more questions of my employer, had that bit more confidence and taken a few more risks. Hannah completed Game Changers in Sept and did all of this and more so I knew you had ...
Finding a way to live in the moment
Real parenting, anna hardy, Balance, family photography, find balance, Guilty Mothers Club, Inspiration, mother, motherhood, mum, mum. motherhood unplugged, Mums, parenthood, photography, slow down, Time Management, Work-Life balanceSometimes I find it hard to live in the moment. With three kids under six my ‘moments’ include pulling my eldest away from literally climbing up the door frame like Spider girl whilst taking tea out the oven whilst attempting to wipe...
Why the “Insta-Mum backlash” is a positive thing
Real parenting, empowering women, Feminism, Feminist mother, Gender Equality, Guilty Mothers Club, guiltymothersclub, Insta-Mum, Instamum, Instamum backlash, Mother Pukka, Mothers, mothers supporting mothers, mum, Mumboss, Mumpreneur, parenting, Social Media, Working Mother, Working Mum“Insta-mums are slammed by ordinary mothers” shouts the headline from our old favourite The Daily Mail. Describing a pretty un-headline worthy conversation on a Mumsnet forum. Don’t bother looking it up, it’s really not worth you...
Why I quit my job after becoming a Mum
Change up your career / life, empowering women, Game Changers, Game Changing, Gender Equality, Guilty Mothers Club, guiltymothersclub, motherhood, Mothers, mothers supporting mothers, Mumboss, Mumpreneur, Mums, Working Mother, Working MumA few years ago I did what I have since termed a Game Change. By that I basically mean that I quit my job in the corporate world to go freelance and start my own business (I previously designed and delivered behavioural development progr...
Game Changing Story - A Year of Dates
Change up your career / life, Balance, empowering women, Game Changers, Game Changing, Guilty Mothers Club, guiltymothersclub, Mama, motherhood, mum, Mumboss, Mumpreneur, Work-Life balance, Working Mother, Working MumI met Kate around a year ago now at a Guilty Mothers Club event where she was just starting out with her idea of doing something new. So much has changed since then, what a great story about taking a risk on starting a business. Tell us ...
How to overcome the overload
Organise My Life, Working mum tools, Balance, Feminism, Feminist mother, Gender division of chores, Gender Equality, Guilty Mothers Club, guiltymothersclub, Household chores, Mama, Mental overload, mother, motherhood, Mothers, mothers supporting mothers, mum, Mums, Organisation, Organise my entire life, Organise My Life, Overwhelm, Time Management, Work-Life balance, Working Mother, Working MumWhy in 2017 do so many of us feel overloaded? Our heads are full of lists and reminders and stories and play dates and emails. Our days are full, our bodies are tired and yet we’re pretty certain this is meant to be progress. I’ve crea...
Game Changing Story - Sara (The Make Project)
Change up your career / life, Digital Mums, empowering women, Game Changers, Game Changing, Guilty Mothers Club, guiltymothersclub, Manchester, Mcr, motherhood, Mothers, mothers supporting mothers, Mumboss, Mumpreneur, Mums, The Make Project, Working Mother, Working MumTell us about yourself I’m Sara; a wife, a mum, and a maker of ‘things’. Why did you book on Game Changers? I had a head full of ideas and a whole load of unfulfilled creative ambitions, but I just couldn’t find a way to untangle ...
A simple technique to amplify your efforts at work
Working mum tools, Confidence, empowering women, Game Changers, Guilty Mothers Club, Mama, motherhood, mum, Mumboss, Mumpreneur, Self promotion, Working Mother, Working MumI read somewhere that if you own your own business you could probably triple the number of times you mention what you sell on social media and it still wouldn’t be too much. I guess due to the algorithms and the like this probably makes ...
5 Ways to Organise Your News Feed
Working mum tools, Balance, Bloggers, Digital, Facebook News Preferences, Guilty Mothers Club, motherhood, Mothers, mothers supporting mothers, Mumboss, Mumpreneur, News Feed, Organisation, Organise My Life, parenting, The Pool, Time Management, Twitter Lists, Working Mum, WorkingmumOrganising my news feed has been on my list for ages. I tried a while ago then dejected by the enormity of the task decided not to bother. How frustrating is it though when you get a golden ten minutes then realise you have spent it read...
Game Changing Story - Ali
Change up your career / life, Flexible Working, Game Changers, Game Changing Mothers, Guilty Mothers Club, Mama, Maternity, Maternity Leave, motherhood, Mothers, mum, Work-Life balance, Working Mother, Working MumIt’s sometimes hard to describe how the Game Changers programme works because although it is often about a career change or starting a new business this is not always the case. I was thrilled that Ali agreed to tell us her story, not jus...
Let’s not wait until Mother’s Day to slow down!
Real parenting, Balance, motherhood, mothers day, Mums, Work-Life balance, working mothers, Working MumSince we are heading towards Mother’s Day I felt the need to write a blog post all about us and how awesome we all are. I’ll be honest some of the signs and adverts for Mother’s Day make me majorly cringe: “Give Mum a day off from the co...
Game Changing Story - Stanley and Maud
Change up your career / life, UncategorisedOur latest story of creating a life you love combing work with a family is from Charlotte the lady behind the gorgeous jewellery brand Stanley and Maud… Q. Tell us a bit about yourself? Hello!!! I’m Charlotte (Dotty) from Stanley and M...
Game Changing Story - Brand New Mum
Change up your career / life, Game Changers, Game Changing, Guilty Mothers Club, motherhood, Mothers, mothers supporting mothers, mum, Mumboss, Mumpreneur, Work-Life balance, Working Mother, Working MumLucy came on our Game Changers programme last year and following has left her old job and started her own coaching business. Here she shares her experience including some great advice on managing the fear: Q. Tell us a bit about yourself...
Game Changing Story - Baba + Boo
Change up your career / life, Baba and Boo, empowering women, Game Changers, Game Changing Stories, Guilty Mothers Club, motherhood, Mothers, Mumboss, Mumpreneur, Mums, Working Mother, Working MumThe wonderful Eve at Baba + Boo talks really honestly about being an introvert, wanting the world to slow down for Mothers (yes please) and building a successful business from scratch… Q. Tell us a bit about yourself? I’m Eve, mum to S...
We must educate our children on The Women’s March
Feminist mother, parenting, Equality, Feminism, Feminist, Gender Equality, Guilty Mothers Club, Mama, motherhood, Mothers, parenting, The Women's MarchMy daughter didn’t understand why I was attending The Women’s March last Saturday. She is five and lives in a beautiful, safe bubble, exactly as it should be at her age. I am a feminist, my own mother was a feminist, my husband is a ...
The best online courses for mothers
Likeminded businesses, Working mum tools, Balance, code academy, Creative Live, development, Digital Mums, Future Learn, Game Changers, Guilty Mothers Club, Inspiration, Moocs, motherhood, Mothers, Mumboss, Mumpreneur, Online courses, parents, skillshare, Udemy, Work-Life balance, Working Mother, Working MumSo you’ve heard of Mooc’s right? No? Gosh they’re all the rage right now (says whilst quickly reminding herself what the hell they are again –massive open online courses apparently). There has been a huge increase in online cours...
Game Changing Story - Female Fitness Academy
Change up your career / life, Balance, Female Fitness Academy, Game Changers, Game Changing, Guilty Mothers Club, Mumboss, Mumpreneur, Post Natal Fitness, Real Stories, Working Mother, Working Mum, Working WomenGame Changing stories from mothers who have designed a life that works doing something they love. Finding yourself 20k in debt and turning it around - this one is an epic story of perseverance and commitment by two incredibly inspiring w...
The Mothers Advent Appeal
Real parenting, Advent appeal, Christmas, Guilty Mothers Club, Just Giving, motherhood, RefugeTomorrow we launch our ‘ mothers advent appeal’ in the hope of raising £500 for our chosen charity this Christmas - Refuge. For the next 24 days you’ll have the chance to enter a competition to win not one but 24 ace prizes (I am seriou...
Get past the Fear of Failure
Change up your career / life, Return to work, Working mum tools, Bill Gates, empowering women, Entrepreneur, Fear, Game Changers, Guilty Mothers Club, motherhood, Mumboss, Mumpreneur, Steve Jobs, Steve Jobs Quotes, Women, Women and Work, Working MumThis week I was asked to do something that was so far out of my comfort zone that I almost said no. I am usually pretty good at forcing myself to do stuff that scares me but this was a step too far, it was way into the panic zone, which,...
Game Changing Story - Anoushka Beazley
Change up your career / life, Anoushka Beazley, Author, Game Changing, Guilty Mothers Club, mother, motherhood, mum, Mumboss, Mums, Self Publishing, The Good Enough Mother, Working Mother, Working MumsStories from mothers who have done something different be that start their own business, switch careers, go on an adventure, Changing the Game to do something they love! Tell us a bit about yourself? I am a writer and just published my d...
More role models required…
Real parenting, Bloggers, Guilty Mothers Club, mother, Mother Pukka, motherhood, mum, Mumbloggers, parenting, The Modern Nursery, Work-Life balanceOn our recent Game Changers programme someone asked me for some more real life stories of where it can work. Stories of other mothers who are doing something they love, have changed the rules around working parenthood, have swapped caree...
A Mum’s Digital Detox
Real parenting, Balance, Digital Detox, Guilty Mothers Challenge, Guilty Mothers Club, motherhood, Mothers, parenting, Social Media, Working Mother, Working MumWorking for myself and using social media for my business means that I’ve started to have an issue with blurred boundaries. It’s not a massive issue currently but I can see that it has potential so I am taking action. Largely in the ...
Embracing our Inner Slattern
Feminist motherAs beautiful as this time of year is, as mellow as the weather has been and as exciting as it has been to finally get some time to myself after ten – yup, count ‘em –weeks of summer holidays, September has been incredibly hard work...
Why you should never take on a 2yo
Real parenting, motherhood, mum. motherhood unplugged, parenting, toddlerlifeI’ve entered negotiations. There is tension in the air, the other person in the room stands back and looks on with a mixture of interest and intrigue, perhaps even admiration for the participant taking on the establishment. I didn’t ...
Why we shouldn’t all do Yoga at 5am
Real parenting, Uncategorised, Balance, Goals, Inspiration, mother, motherhood, mum, parenting, Work-Life balance, Yoga“I just don’t think I can get up at 5am to do Yoga” said my lovely friend clutching a large glass of something alcoholic. A conversation at the weekend got me thinking. There were 4 of us round the table, all mothers with children ...
10 inventions for parents
Real parenting, Gro clock, LEGO, motherhood, parenthood, parenting, realityThis morning as I stepped into the shower I learnt that bath crayons do not come out of white grout. They also don’t really come off the bottom of the bath if left overnight in the residue of bath water. This clearly isn’t ideal. I a...
Warrior Women
Real parenting, exercise, exercise post pregnancy, fitness, motherhood, Mothers, muscle diastasis, warrior womenWarrior Women If there was one major thing I learnt from our last Guilty Mothers Club social (Warrior Women was the theme, a total sell out with plenty of wine and bar snacks - the irony was not lost) it was that exercise has to become a...
Attempting to declutter with kids
Real parenting, Working mum toolsIt happens to us all when we have children. That lovely unit, yeah, isn’t quite as lovely when you can’t get a child lock on it and your toddler empties it daily. The sofa you loved is now covered with numerous throws to hide the sta...
Before breastfeeding you need to know this!
Real parentingI can understand why posters in hospitals don’t tell all. Let’s face it, “Breastfeeding – a sure fire way to make your nipples bleed,” isn’t great. But education is not about piling on pressure for women to feed their babies ...