The weight of returning to work ๐ผ (Ep. 13)
Download MP3Retuning back to work, you're either dreading it or counting down the minutes. Does it seem like your world has been turned upside down as you prepare to re-enter the workforce after welcoming your little one? We've been there, and we're here to share our stories and the invaluable lessons we've learned along the way. Join us as we discuss the realities of finding balance between career and motherhood in this chapter of our lives.
Key takeaways:
- Balance vs harmony: Change your language to reduce some pressure of balancing everything perfectly (and potentially feeling like failing at it all). Life ebbs and flows and the same will be with work and home life.
- Communication is key: Returning to work means a change in dynamics at home. Communication will be key in determining new routines and ensuring ownership of tasks are clear and evenly distributed.
- Embrace the simplification: Although its unsexy, where practicable, simplify your life. Find ways to make the every day, mundane task simpler and easier to avoid decision fatigue and overall exhaustion.
- Giving Self-Grace: Just as you needed time to adjust to becoming a mum, you will need time to adjust back into the workforce. Whether you are staring a new job or going back to your previous one, you need time to mentally readjust. Give yourself that grace- your future self will thank you for it.
What we discussed:
00:24 Intro
01:30 When did we return to work?
04:14 Mum guilt
05:52 Choosing career?
06:50 The second time around
08:00 Finding work / life balance?
09:29 Taking on more of the mental load
10:32 Questions to ask before you go back to work
11:16 Work life harmony
13:44 Communicating with your partner
14:46 Feeling decision fatigue
14:57 Simplifying things
17:44 Challenges of going back to work
19:28 Shifting from mum mode to work was tough!
23:51 Mum brain!
25:12 How does career goals and ambitions change once you kids?
32:48 Judgement or stigma from others
26:35 Wrap up
00:24 Intro
01:30 When did we return to work?
04:14 Mum guilt
05:52 Choosing career?
06:50 The second time around
08:00 Finding work / life balance?
09:29 Taking on more of the mental load
10:32 Questions to ask before you go back to work
11:16 Work life harmony
13:44 Communicating with your partner
14:46 Feeling decision fatigue
14:57 Simplifying things
17:44 Challenges of going back to work
19:28 Shifting from mum mode to work was tough!
23:51 Mum brain!
25:12 How does career goals and ambitions change once you kids?
32:48 Judgement or stigma from others
26:35 Wrap up
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Nhi & Dee
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Nhi Hemingway
Founder of Milk and Madness & Co-host of the Milk and Madness podcast! ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ค
