



The pre-leave career conversation, handover as a professional act, career fears and how to reframe them, communication boundaries during leave, and an introduction to matrescence.

Identity and mindset going into leave, values clarification, examining the assumptions you carry about motherhood and work, understanding what is and is not within your control, and building the confidence and optimism to go on leave feeling ready.

Understanding the bias that returning mothers can face in the workplace and how to recognise and respond to it. Working out who you are returning as. How to hold your professional identity and your identity as a mother, even when the balance between the two shifts. Your strategy for walking back in and what to say to your manager. How to signal your career intentions on return. And how to make the case for flexible working if that is what you need.

Naming and working with imposter syndrome on return, and rebuilding your belief in your own capability after time away. Reframing what you have gained during leave, not only what you feel you have lost. Recognising if you are being subtly moved away from the work that is important to your career, and knowing what to do about it. Rebuilding your professional presence and visibility. And protecting the boundaries that make returning to work sustainable.

This final session takes place once you have returned to work. Your first 90 days structured using my Settle, Rebuild, Drive framework, giving you a clear guide for what to focus on, what to hold back on, and when to push forward depending on where you are. How to have the career conversation with your manager at the right time and in the right way. Rebuilding your visibility so that the right people know you are back and performing well. And a check in on what is still live for you.
As a general guide, aim to join a cohort that starts around six to eight weeks before your maternity leave begins. This gives you time to complete the before leave sessions while you are still at work. If you are unsure, get in touch and we can work out the right timing together.
The Collective has five sessions that follow your maternity leave timeline: two before you go on leave, two as you prepare to return, and one once you are back at work. Bespoke has four sessions scheduled flexibly around you, so you decide when and how you use them.
Get in touch when you are ready and we will work out the best way forward together. For the Collective, we can look at which sessions are still relevant to where you are and adjust accordingly. For Bespoke, sessions are flexible so we can shape them around your situation.
If your return date changes, get in touch. We can look at which sessions are most relevant to where you are and make sure you get the most from the programme whatever your timeline.
Yes. All session dates and times are confirmed when registration opens. Times may occasionally need to change and you will always be given as much notice as possible if they do.
Yes. For The Collective, recordings are shared only with those registered for that session cohort and are not shared publicly or outside the group. For Bespoke, you can choose whether or not to record the sessions to refer back to.
Please come as you are. If you have a baby on your knee, your hair in a mum bun or baby sick on your shoulder, you are welcome.
Sessions are recorded and shared with those registered. If you miss a session you are also welcome to sit in on the equivalent session with a future cohort, subject to availability. For Bespoke, we will reschedule at a time that works for you as long as you have given the required notice for cancellation.
Session times are shared when registration opens for each cohort. Join the waiting list to be notified.
A maximum of 15 women, kept deliberately small to make sure everyone has space to contribute and be heard.
Cohorts run throughout the year. Join the waiting list to be notified when registration opens for the next one.
Live sessions for the Collective are 90 minutes. For Bespoke, sessions are also up to 90 minutes and scheduled flexibly around you.
