Working at night is often seen as a “NOT TO” when it comes to work-life balance. In my opinion, this is often true, but not always… What if you decide to attend a pilates class in the afternoon and compensate by working an extra hour in the evening? Or what if ticking a few things off your list after dinner allows you to leave the office earlier and spend more time with your family? In this blog article, I unpack the pros and cons of working after you put the kids to bed.

How do working mums make time for fun? Unfortunately, many don’t. But this has a cost, because leisure is a life domain that weighs heavily on our wellbeing. So let’s have a look at how we can re-incorporate fun into our busy lives.

Mum guilt is such a common feeling! Guilt is practically ingrained in motherhood. Yet, this guilt is doing us a disservice, so let’s have a look and see if we can approach work-family clashes differently.

How blurred are the lines between your work and your family life? Do feel the urge to check and reply emails during family dinners? Do you constantly cancel your weekend plans for some urgent deadline? Do you find yourself putting in extra hours at work just because your colleague failed to do their job? If so, you might want to consider your boundaries…

Did you know that women who earn more than their male partner also tend to do more household chores? This doesn’t make sense, does it? Well, the fact is that stereotypic gender norms do impact us, even when we reject them! Let’s try to understand why.

How you go through the first morning hours sets the tone for the entire day. It will determine your child’s emotional state during the transition from school to home. Have you noticed that your child is clingier at drop-offs and separation is more difficult when you two had a rough morning? Have you also noticed how you ruminate about the morning events during the first hours of your workday, and how this impacts your performance? That’s why it’s worth taking a close look at your routine so everyone in the family starts the day on the right foot.

Motherhood is a constant juggle. We’re always running out of time and we often find ourselves frustrated of not being able to dedicate ourselve fully to any area of our lives. Although there is no miracle solution for a balanced life, there are a few steps you can take to find your own peace amidst the chaos of motherhood.

The invisible load contribute to mums’ exhaustion in a very insidious way. Mums are rarely recognised for all the planning, scheduling and monitoring work they’e doing for the family. And mums themselves might not even be aware of it! Yet, they feel mentally and emotionally drained by this unseen labour.

As mothers, connection is an essential piece of our wellbeing. We strive when we feel connected to our children, we provide them with unconditional love. But we also need to feel love and comforted ourselves. Authentic relationships, where we can be vulnerable and accepted for who we are, is what helps us navigate the chaos of motherhood. We need our village!

As mums, we spend most of our days on autopilot, ticking tasks off our to-do list… But do you take time to breathe?