Work Series: The Ultimate Guide to a Successful Return Post-Maternity - the proven formula that's helped thousands, with Jessica Chivers
About this episode
Thanks for joining us again for another episode in our special series on work and motherhood. This week we are focusing on returning to work and we joined by the brilliant Jessica Chivers. Jessica is a coach, psychologist, author and founder of the Talent Keeper Specialists. She has spent over two decades helping parents return to work with confidence and supporting organisations to create truly inclusive cultures. In this episode she explores what it really takes to have a successful return to work: from getting your line manager on board, to the key questions you need to ask yourself before stepping back into the workplace. Jessica also shares what she believes every organisation should be doing better to support returning talent. Jessica has advice everyone needs to hear - whether you're planning your return, you've recently made the leap, or you're supporting others through the process. This episode is packed with insights, mindset shifts, and empowering traits. If you’d like to get a copy of the Line Manager Guide that Jessica mentions in this episode, just subscribe to her mailing list HERE. Click Here to order your copy of 'Motherkind: A New way to thrive in a world of endless expectations’. Access the free line managers guide for supporting the return from maternity leave here. Motherkind is sponsored by Wild Nutrition, the brand raising the bar for women’s supplements. Want to feel the Food-Grown difference yourself? Get 50% off for three months at wildnutrition.com/motherkind. Ts and Cs apply. Discover the May App here: https://app.adjust.com/1od0zbe1?campaign=The+Motherkind+Podcast For a £100 sponsored job credit visit Indeed.com/ Motherkind Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MOTHERKIND at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod This show is sponsored by FreePrints. Download the Free Prints app for iPhone and Android from the App store or Google Play or visit freeprints.co.uk.Continue the Conversation: Join our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day - @zoeblaskey Join our mailing list to receive news, updates and new episode releases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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