The narrative around new motherhood and work is that a woman can only be a good mother if she forfeits her career. If she continues working, it will damage the mother-child bond. But this needs to change; motherhood and careers don’t need to be mutually exclusive…
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If you’re looking for a Christmas gift for a woman who’s just had a baby, or is expecting one, here are 10 ideas for nourishing, useful and beautiful presents that might appeal to her during this period…
Mornings
“As an only child, I’m happy in my own company but I do miss the camaraderie with colleagues, the tea break chats and payday lunches.” Sara Vickery-Bragg, founder of Seventeen Minutes, on mornings and working-from-home…
Family
Mother-of-four Lou Jones reflects on the early days with her firstborn, postnatal depression after her second baby and the importance of self-care. She shares some tips for new mums who may be feeling a little lost…
Family
Four months after her mother died from breast cancer, Rachel Clarke found out she was expecting her first baby. In this moving piece, Rachel describes how it feels to enter motherhood without your own mother there to guide you…
Family
“Never had I contemplated the complete void that you fall into when you hear those words: “I’m sorry guys, there’s no heartbeat”. Writer Sarah Matthews writes about the deep pain of miscarriage…
Work Life
Stephanie Reed knew she’d like a baby at some stage so decided to go freelance, to make her working day more compatible with family life. Two years later, business in full swing, she gave birth. Here’s what Stephanie has learned about balancing motherhood with a freelance career…
Family
Charlotte Duckworth was looking for novels that reflected her experience of new motherhood but couldn’t find. So she wrote The Rival. It’s gritty, relatable in parts, shocking and has unbelievable twists. Here, Charlotte explains how she came up with the story…
Family
For some mothers, work is a financial necessity. For others, it’s a choice: they want to continue pushing their career forward. But Annie Ridout wonders whether sometimes mothers do paid work to feel appreciated…
Work Life
“I felt frustrated as I was working part-time in employed roles to fund the rest of my week, where I was pursuing music,” says Rosie Adediran, aka Mama Sings. So she bravely quit the office job and went full-time as a singer and musical workshop leader…