Work, Baby, Work

In our second episode of this podcast, our other co-founder Maddy talks about her experience of... not returning to work after having a baby.Maddy was made redundant while she was pregnant with her first child, which came with a mixture of emotions. She talks about the experience, as well as her decision to start Together We. Starting a business while newly postpartum has its own set of challenges (and joys) and Maddy chats all things boundaries, values and how to concentrate from your home office while your toddler is banging on the door trying to get in.

In the first episode of the podcast, our co-founder Melissa talks about her experiences of returning to work after both her children. She talks about the reality of US maternity leave (spoiler alert: it's worse than you think) and how she and her family navigated that together. She talks about some of the very real, practical challenges of a comparatively short maternity leave e.g. finding clothes that fit and dealing with a lack of sleep - and also some of the skills this shift taught her, including learning the importance of looking after yourself and re-establishing what ambition looks like.