If 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 Guilty Mothers Club for a while will know that this is a project of passion … Read More
How to be confident in returning to work after maternity leave
I 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 clearly the fact that we have been off for 3, 6, 12 months (maybe longer) means that all our … Read More
Game Changing Story – Rachel (Chapter One)
What 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 a journalist so I asked if she might document her experience in a series of blog posts. So … Read More
What to expect from a Keeping in Touch day
Employees 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 what can you expect from doing one of these days and why would you bother? Here is a guest blog, from … Read More
Returning to work after maternity leave – support is available!
“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 five years ago was the catalyst for me to design and then launch Rock Your Return. A place … Read More
The Secret to Changing Career
We 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 am constantly amazed and inspired by their progress, their bravery, their commitment to change. I’ve been incredibly … Read More
Game Changing Story – Ali
It’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 just because she is clearly so talented with words but because she reflects on changes that I … Read More