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- From Boardroom to Classroom: Home-schooling Lessons from (and for) the Workplace
12th May, 2020 Almost two months have passed since a temporary assignment to become a home-school teacher was suddenly imposed on me, spinning my professional routine and identity on its head. I have three primary-school aged children whose home tutoring needs are demanding and diverse, and with each week of lockdown that passes, I amContinue reading “From Boardroom to Classroom: Home-schooling Lessons from (and for) the Workplace” - Marsha’s Story – From high-flying professional to stay-at-home-mum
Work-Life Balance Profile #3 – Marsha* This Work-Life Balance Profile tells the story of a high-flying City professional turned stay-at-home-mum, Marsha, who found working part-time after having children to be the “worst of both worlds”. After a devastating redundancy, she did not return to the workforce and has devoted the past decade to her family’sContinue reading “Marsha’s Story – From high-flying professional to stay-at-home-mum” - Susan’s Story – Climbing High: on Single Motherhood and Social Mobility
Work-Life Balance Profile #9: Susan* Introducing Susan, the subject of my latest Work-Life Balance Profile. Having come across my blog on social media, Susan approached me to share her perspective on finding balance as the single mother of two children, one of whom has particularly demanding needs. The story I unearthed about social mobility, however,Continue reading “Susan’s Story – Climbing High: on Single Motherhood and Social Mobility” - John’s Story – “It’s a Dad’s World”: on fatherhood, male primary care-giving & gender equalityWork-Life Balance Profile #11: John Adams Introduction to John’s ‘Work-Life Balance Profile’I interviewed John, the award-winning creator of Dad Blog UK, late one evening in January 2021. We had just entered our third Coronavirus lockdown in the UK, and both of us were adapting (again) to managing home-schooling children while working from home. This wasContinue reading “John’s Story – “It’s a Dad’s World”: on fatherhood, male primary care-giving & gender equality”
- “Stay at home, Mum”: Nadine’s Story – on opting out of a career path & valuing a mother’s presence
Work-Life Balance Profile #16: Nadine* You can listen to the episode of ‘A Fine Balance – The Podcast’ based on this blog entry by clicking here. Introduction to Nadine’s Profile Writing a blog about how differently individuals strike a balance between “work” and “life” has brought me into contact with many working mothers from acrossContinue reading ““Stay at home, Mum”: Nadine’s Story – on opting out of a career path & valuing a mother’s presence” - A Fine Balance – The Podcast: Episode 4 Out Now
To listen to Episode 4 of ‘A Fine Balance – The Podcast’ click here: Michelle Green discusses Nadine’s Story on finding balance as a stay-at-home-mum, opting out of a career path & valuing a mother’s presence. This episode feels like it has been a long time coming, but that could be because since interviewing Nadine,Continue reading “A Fine Balance – The Podcast: Episode 4 Out Now” - Work, Life, Balance Lesson #3: How To Find A Work-Life Balance When There’s Housework To Be DoneHousework is an unavoidable, time-consuming labour-intensive reality of adulthood. Whether you own your own home or rent, live alone, with friends, strangers or family members, the house-keeping tasks that make a house a home need doing. The part that home-making plays in a person’s work-life balance varies from person to person. The subject of “domesticity”Continue reading “Work, Life, Balance Lesson #3: How To Find A Work-Life Balance When There’s Housework To Be Done”
- On “Leaving the Ladder Down”, Navigating Work-Life Balance as a Working Parent, and the Transformative Power of Therapy: NEW PODCAST EPISODE OUT NOW, FEATURING DOLLY JONES
Beyond the Catchy Title When I came across Dolly Jones’ book Leaving the Ladder Down: How to Combine Career and Motherhood, from the Women Who’ve Done it, it immediately resonated with the approach I’d taken when starting the blog A Fine Balance, which evolved into the Work-Life Balance Confessions podcast. Both Leaving the Ladder DownContinue reading “On “Leaving the Ladder Down”, Navigating Work-Life Balance as a Working Parent, and the Transformative Power of Therapy: NEW PODCAST EPISODE OUT NOW, FEATURING DOLLY JONES”