During National Work-Life Week, which runs from 27th September, I’ll be running a complimentary virtual seminar to teach working parents how to apply seven simple habits to improve their resilience, keep perspective when all around is a whirlwind and find time for a bit of fun ... even when “life ain’t perfect”.    Read More

The prospect of returning to work after maternity leave or after quite a considerable absence can sometimes be very daunting. You can feel removed from the work environment, almost as if you'd been on a very, very lengthy holiday.  Read More

These are exciting times. As a mumpreneur/ mompreneur you have so many opportunities available to you, some of which were totally unheard of only five years or so ago.  Read More

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
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Staying fit is an absolutely essential part of your long-term health plan, no matter who you are or what your "story" is.  Read More

So, there I was, sitting in Costa Coffee in Frodsham with my Flat White, pondering on projects various, when two women approached me – S and J (hi S and J if you’re reading!... I do remember your names but I’m keeping you anonymous):    Read More

It’s been an exceptionally busy and stressful couple of months, and the reason for this stress is not my own business, but my husband’s work. Anyone who has either come across Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” or who works in the Corporate World (and especially, ahem, in the IT Industry), will have heard the expression;   Read More

The Work and Families Act was lauded as being advantageous to mums-to-be when it was introduced in 2007. Up to a year off work could be enjoyed, with nine months of statutory maternity pay. Families celebrated that they would be able to allocate more time and attention to the vital task of preparing, accepting and then raising the child during this critical period. Maternity leave is seen as a basic human right in our caring society, although it can put pressures on both employer and employee as part of an ongoing working relationship. While employers must accept that pregnancy is possible and must accept the letters of the law, they must also be prepared to take on temporary staff as necessary to account for the woman on maternity leave. Of course a certain amount of disruption can be expected, but the majority take this in stride.  Read More

Taking a career break in the middle of a recession is probably not the best idea, but sometimes we are forced to do so, especially when we are expecting a new arrival. These days with household budgets being stretched so thin, the thought of being a full-time mum, while attractive, is not realistic. As soon as we are able and are ready, we need to get back into the job market to find a way of catching back up financially.  Read More

For the busy mum who needs additional sources of income, self-employment may seem very palatable. If it were possible to set your own hours, keep up with all the household chores and family commitments and still get a meaningful income, this would be an ideal scenario! Many mums in this position turn to direct selling and of the more than 50 million people estimated to work in this style of business worldwide, almost 70% are women.  Read More