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What the new government Child Care Subsidy will mean for you

As we settle into a new year, many of us are trying to wrap our heads around the new Child…
How to overcome your fear of making a career transition

It always seemed like such a scary idea to completely transition careers. Going from something that you have years of…
Top 4 tips from a Baby Sleep Consultant to help you manage your return to work

So it’s the night before your first day back at work. You are feeling a bit anxious about the big…
The must have handover plan for the stay at home dad

Despite being a first-time mum, I found that my parenting style was weirdly instinctual. But was it a parenting instinct,…
5 fail safe recipes to feed your kids

Fail safe is a BIG claim when it comes to feeding kids. Especially small children who are busy experimenting with…
Stuck in a career rut? Here’s 4 ways to break out of it.

Ever had one of those pivotal moments where you are at work and you feel like your values aren’t aligned?…
Five survival tips for mums returning to work

Returning to work after a brief holiday can be daunting for most of us, and often not a welcome transition.…
How to share the load and outsource without guilt

Okay, so the mama guilt thing is a real thing. We all experience it from time to time and sometimes,…
I’m a single mum and victim of domestic violence

Yes, I am a single mum and when people ask me how I do it, I don’t know how to…
Why childcare costs should sit with both parents

So this is a little—or maybe big!—bugbear of mine. And it’s right up there with people commenting on dads looking…
Surviving and thriving after burn out

Arguably, it had been building for several years. It wasn’t triggered solely by a traumatic event, a horrendous employer or…
Is job-sharing for me?

Two days a week Carrie is a lawyer at a tier one law firm in Melbourne, where she manages the…
How to juggle sick kids and your job

It’s Monday morning and you’re ready for a big week. Favourite dress is on, dinners are sorted, you even have…
Dealing with baby loss and returning to work

None of us wants to imagine what might happen if our longed-for baby doesn’t arrive in the way we had…
What does working flexibly really mean?

There is one fundamental problem with the word flexibility. What it means to you is something completing different to what…
The truth about returning to work from six real perspectives

Returning to work after a period of extended leave can be daunting, especially when you’ve spent the last few months…
The exhausting mama ‘mental load’

“If you ever want to know what a mama’s brain is like … imagine your laptop with 4,327 tabs open.…
Which jobs are perfectly suited to working parents?

It can be really difficult to manage raising a family and holding down a job, particularly if you don’t have…
What it really feels like to lose your career and identity

Recently I came to the sudden realisation that I’ve totally lost myself and my career. It hit me ten months…
Saying ‘No’ without the guilts

Sure, it’s very 2018 to #justsayyes to anything and work out the details later, but in an age of everyday…
How one woman relaunched her career

After having three young children, now all at school, Sarah* had been out of the workforce for eight years. She’d…
Finding and loving your brand

Have you ever thought to yourself, ‘I wish I had the confidence to wear that?’ Every woman has a certain…
Does a career change always involve further study?

Caroline arrived for her session with me today confused and upset about the idea that she would have to do…
Defining your why

Sometimes you find inspiration outside your usual resources or network, and earlier this year it happened to me. I had…
Careers are not always linear

Up until having my first child, I’d found it pretty easy to climb the corporate ladder. I’d always thrived in…
8 tips for changing your career after 40

Changing careers can be overwhelming at the best of times but it can be particularly daunting after 40. Here are…
The upside of the inevitable vomiting child

The first day back at work after our first child went super well. I nailed it. Felt on cloud nine.…
The 15 work trans-seasonal staples every working mama needs

Hi there, I’m Nina, your average working suburban mum - always racing around in a flurry, lover of caffeine, efficient…
Top 10 tips for the best-ever return to work

Working as a mama, you pretty quickly learn the true meaning of efficiency in the workplace (and at home.) Here…
Thinking about returning to work flexibly? These tips will help you.

You’ve been having a lovely time on parental leave (between the crying, cracked nipples and lack of sleep, that is),…
The myth of work life balance

These days, everyone is totally obsessed with achieving this mythical state of work life balance. At work, it’s something that’s…
What returning to work really looks and feels like

This is what it looks like: hell. It’s hard. It’s everything you expect it not to be. The first day, and…
How to nail job-sharing

Job-sharing is like a marriage (without the date nights.) The two people involved need to work at it to make…
Mama guilt—is it real or make believe?

Oh, it’s real! I have seen it alive and well, presenting itself in many ways. I’ve seen it in the…
How to nail flexible working

These days we all know someone working flexibly. Two days, three days, compressed weeks. Some seem to nail it while…
Creating your own Mama Career Circle

There is something really special about the sisterhood that comes with your first mothers’ group. Getting mamas together to talk…
Advice from an executive who returned to work after twins

I was fortunate in my previous role to meet lots of senior women. Some appeared to have it all and…
5 simple steps to make sure you never have to think in the morning

Other than a 17-hour labour, there’s nothing worse than scrambling to get dressed then rushing out the door unhappy with…
Feeding your family in 10 minutes—how to make the dinner rush actually fun

Feeding highly-dependent small children when they’re hungry after a long day can be one really stressful episode. When they want…
Dressing with authority (and looking elegant!)

Within the beige walls of many corporate headquarters, women find it hard to strike the right balance of traditional "power…

I’m Back At Work

So, you have returned to work and if you are like us, you are probably sleep deprived and finding the motherhood juggle challenging and sometimes stressful. Here you will find everything you need to help you manage the transition and return to work with confidence.