We 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 own hands… A few months after I had my first child back in 2008, I knew one thing for certain; … Read More
5 reasons why coding makes an awesome flexible career
There 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 Street before then check out this guest blog post which describes five reasons why coding can make an awesome … Read More
Why freelancing can work for parents wanting flexibility
This 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 Changers and our other courses I meet so many mothers who feel they are having to make unreasonable compromises when … Read More
Mama Interview – Dr Jessamy Hibberd
Here 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 of three and a Clinical Psychologist. We live near the coast in Hove, where my boy and two girls (aged … Read More
Mama Interview – Frankie, Doing It For The Kids
Within 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 (Doing it for the kids) is one of our favourite down to earth, genuine, brilliantly talented women … Read More
The best online courses for mothers
So 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 courses over recent years, which is transforming the way people learn and I believe having a really positive impact on the accessibility … Read More