LAW FIRM PARTNER AND NEW MUM

How did you feel before your coaching began?
“I found the prospect of returning to work totally foreboding. I felt underprepared and scared! Jayne helped me to start feeling excited about getting back to work. The transition ended up feeling much easier than I’d expected.”

Why did you approach Parenting Point for support & what were you hoping to achieve?
“I came to Jayne because I knew the return to work would bring up a lot of new and pre-existing challenges for me. It seemed like a high stakes thing and I wanted to give myself the best chance of turning it into a positive time of growth.”

How would you describe the coaching experience you had with Parenting Point?
“Jayne approached the sessions with total professionalism and empathy. She is extremely effective at melding the pragmatic, practical stuff with the therapeutic stuff, which is great for the tricky emotional business of getting back to work."

How do you feel as a result of the coaching & what’s been your biggest learning / any specific results?
"As a result of the coaching, I felt confident and positive about returning to work. And I built some strategies to manage the mum guilt."

What might you say to someone who is considering using Parenting Point’s services?
"The quality of the coaching is excellent: totally personalised, professional, insightful and useful."

MEDIA AGENCY MANAGING DIRECTOR AND NEW MUM

How did you feel before your coaching began?
”Before returning to work after maternity leave with my first baby, I was unsure of what to expect. I knew work would feel different and I should probably dedicate some time to thinking about what that might look like but because I had never been through it before, I didn't have the tools to prepare myself mentally for the shift to becoming a working parent.”

Why did you approach Parenting Point for support & what were you hoping to achieve?
”A friend recommended Parenting Point to me and that's what led me to seeking coaching specifically for my return to work.”

How would you describe the coaching experience you had with Parenting Point?
”I found it so helpful to have somebody who could help me navigate the feeling of 'I know this is about to be a big change in my life, but how do I prepare?'. For me it was really important to have coaching before my return to work, shortly after and then at intervals as my return to work journey progressed.”

How do you feel as a result of the coaching & what’s been your biggest learning / any specific results?
”At first I was really focused on the emotional aspect of leaving a baby at nursery but then my coaching sessions progressed to helping me navigate shifting my working pattern and also covering very practical ideas around how to optimise my days as both an employee/colleague and parent. The Parenting Point coaching has helped me with the bigger mindset shift around being a working parent, how to juggle everything, and also provided some much smaller but equally impactful tools I can implement to make my days that little bit easier.”

What might you say to someone who is considering using Parenting Point’s services?
”I would really recommend Parenting Point to anybody who is a working parent or about to become one. There's no doubt that the experience of work pre-baby and post-baby are two very different realities and having somebody to guide you through that change is invaluable.”