As a working mum, Keira O’Mara found she was on a never-ending quest for a better work life balance. She addressed this by launching her own – now multi award-winning – company, Mama Designs. All while raising two kids singlehandedly…
career
Mornings
Do you dream of quitting your job and starting your own business? Of being your own boss? Here, Salma Shah explains – in seven simple steps – how you can turn your anxious 5am thoughts into a new business venture…
Work Life
“I was going to work on two-three hours sleep a night. I lost a stone and a half and at one point. I was so exhausted I completely lost vision in my left eye.” Writer and producer Deborah O’Connor on being a working mum…
Work Life
The Silent Storm, out this month, stars Damian Lewis (Homeland) and Andrea Riseborough (Birdman). We talk to the writer and director, Corinna McFarlane, about her theatre roots and living alone in a forest…
Wellbeing
A mother of two, Jenn McRobbie was enjoying life until she turned 38 and noticed one of her breasts looked different. The diagnosis confirmed her worst fear: cancer. Following a mastectomy and chemo, she’s been given the all-clear. She tells us how it feels to be a cancer survivor…