Episode 104 - Returning to work as a parent (Interview with Lizzie Martin)

In this Episode I spoke to Lizzie Martin a career and Executive coach.  Within this Episode we spoke about:  The work that Lizzie does to support mums return to work  The main themes around women returning to work after becoming a mum  Confidence and how this affects women in their careers  How motherhood changes women's outlook and career ambitions  Motherhood vs being a working mum  The motherhood penalty and if it's hindering women returning to work.   Career change and working parents  KIT and SPILT days what are and tips around this  We also looked at some current themes in the news see links below  Blog post mentioned in the podcast that Lizzie wrote about KIT and SPILT days - https://www.worklifemother.com/post/make-the-most-of-your-kit-days  The articles that we looked at and discussed in this episode.  1. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/sep/04/a-kick-in-the-teeth-british-mothers-and-pregnant-women-fear-return-to-workplace 2. https://metro.co.uk/2021/09/01/should-workplaces-be-giving-us-time-off-work-to-cope-with-covid-burnout-15186212/ Other Episodes you may useful  1. Returning to work after a career break - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-7---How-can-I-restart-my-career-after-a-career-break-e3k3bc  2. Clara Wilcox - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-66---Supporting-parents-with-their-careers-Interview-with-Clara-Wilcox-entv8b You can connect with Lizzie by going to site https://www.worklifemother.com/  Connecting with her on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizzie-martin33/  Or following her on Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/worklifemother/  If you want more career insight please subscribe to the monthly newsletter - https://thecareerhappinessmentor.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3cbb0dae04c3c14700da9770e&id=e2f25afd53 If you have any questions about anything on the podcast please email me at [email protected]