How do I approach returning to work after a career break due to chronic illness?

For our May 3rd episode, FW's Deputy Managing Director, Jamila Rizvi, and Head of Canberra Learning Program, Lauren Beckman , answered your career questions about balancing the return to work while managing a chronic illness, deciding whether to take your side hustle on full time and bringing your 'authentic' self to work without having disclose mental illness.  This week's questions Anna asks, I'm searching for meaningful work and trying to balance a good income/job security with a need for part time work (due to chronic illness). Has anyone has tackled this well and found an approach that has satisfied most of their needs?  Maddi asks, I don’t know if I should take the route of staying in my job and doing a “side hustle”, doing social media work and work my way up to launching into my own company, or continue on the grind of working up the corporate ladder. Any thoughts, suggestions or guidance? Kim asks, I am a professional in a leadership role and I also live with a complex mental illness that is heavily stigmatised and misunderstood. I do not feel like I can ever bring my whole self to work because of this. Do you have any tips on how I can bring as much of myself to work without having to disclose my illness? Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when we go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.