“Be kind to yourself. It’s ok to feel upset about leaving your baby. It’s ok to be glad to have a whole day without a small person attached. You will find an equilibrium.” This week I meet Anna Boch – project manager, Doula, and mum of three. She talks about her project management job, her four-day ...
“At the start when I worked full-time and my oldest started to get upset going into crèche, massive guilt set in. Myself and my husband wondered if we were ‘choosing’ to send him to crèche or could we afford for one of us to give up work.” This week I interview Debra McNamara, mum of three, ...
“In my view the world is seriously missing out because employers are failing to be more creative in the types of working arrangements they offer to women.” Leisha McGrath is an Occupational Psychologist and mum of two. Here she talks about how redundancy prompted her to start working for herself, why she still likes a mix ...
“You create your own glass ceiling. Break through it just like in Willy Wonka. People told me my book idea was silly, my shows wouldn’t work… Nothing has fallen in my lap I have had to fight for every bit of what I have.” Alison Canavan is an international model, a parenting, health and wellbeing specialist, ...
"Parent Guilt is a much documented issue and is often described as “A Silent Epidemic”. It’s hard to avoid these days in the online world we live in." Regina Graham is a Dublin mum of three and owner of Childcarefinder.ie - here she talks about the guilt epidemic that goes hand-in-hand with parenting, the glass ceiling, ...
“They think when you are on your laptop that you are not really ‘working’.” The interview series returns with Sarah Slattery – the mother of two and former Sales and Marketing director of Skytours travel agency started her own business in 2014, setting up thetravelexpert.ie, a blog that offers travel advice to Irish holidaymakers heading abroad. Thank ...
"When you are home, the children come first, simply because they need you most" Louise Phillips is an author, mother and grandmother, and over the years has worked in a huge variety of jobs, using every type of childcare. Here, she shares her story of working parenthood, passes on tips she’s picked up, and explains why there's ...
“I always wanted to work in Xtra Vision and watch movies all day. I still hanker after that some days!” This week I meet Maureen O’Rourke, a mammy of two, living in Shankill and working in Digital Banking. Maureen, thank you for taking part in the series! So, could you tell me how many children you have ...
"This is probably not a popular answer but I really enjoy going out to work. I don’t think I’d like to be a stay at home mother." Ruth Chambers is a sports journalist and editorial designer, living in Kildare with husband Mike, and their two small children. She also writes a weekly “mammy column” for the ...
“I think it’s a good example to set to your kids that mums work too, so on balance I’m pretty guilt-free, but nothing is ever quite perfect especially when you hear the words ‘Mama, STOP LOOKING AT YOUR LAPTOP AND PLAY WITH ME’!” This week’s interview is with Clare Holman – the Dublin mum of three ...