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  • Juggle Struggle Podcast Episodes round up Jan-Mar 2024

    Juggle Struggle Podcast Episodes round up Jan-Mar 2024

    In case you’re missing out on the Juggle Struggle podcast episodes from the start of 2024, here’s a little round-up of each episode:  My guest in the first ever episode was Kerry; who I’ve known since University! We discussed negotiating for a higher salary when coming back to work after maternity leave, and turning up… Read more

  • Childcare guilt

    Childcare guilt

    Childcare and going back to work after maternity leave can be a bit of a chicken and egg situation can’t it; you need to go back to work in order to earn money, so that you can pay for childcare so that you can go to work and earn money.  Blows my mind a lil’… Read more

  • How to have fun as a working parent

    How to have fun as a working parent

    Part of the family, life, work Juggle Struggle that I often completely forget about is having fun. Am I right?! Sometimes I don’t remember how to have fun.  I’m not talking about having family fun, where you try to go somewhere that is fun for the kids. I’m not even talking about date-night fun, where… Read more

  • “I never have enough time”

    “I never have enough time”

    Never have ‘enough time’? Map out your week and see…  How many times have you heard (or said) the phrase “I just don’t have the time”? I hear this a lot from other working parents (especially ones with very young children) who are trying to juggle all the moving parts of family, life and work.… Read more

  • Level-up in working parent life; become a master delegator

    Level-up in working parent life; become a master delegator

    There’s a surprising secret to ‘winning’ at working-parent life and I’m about to tell you it:  DELEGATION.  If you can master the skill of giving other people some of your workload, the Juggle Struggle of family, life, and work becomes even easier. Let’s break this down into 2 parts;  Part 1 – What I mean… Read more

  • 8 Perks of returning to work after maternity leave

    8 Perks of returning to work after maternity leave

    If the thought of going back to work after maternity leave is getting you down; I get it.   You might be worrying about missing your child. You might be worrying about how you’re going to cope with the tiredness if you’re still up in the night. You might be thinking the logistics of getting to… Read more