S3 Ep2: Life Changes - How to navigate a change in your identity after children

In this episode professional Career Coach Jane McKenna and Life Coach Teresa Klasener talk about embracing the new identity you take on in the role of a mother and the effect this change in identity can have as you evolve into a working mother. They discuss the role values play in your identity as a mother and in your career, how to build confidence and resilience and how you can change the narrative to overcome imposter syndrome. Both Jane and Teresa believe in the power of women finding their voice and thinking differently and speaking differently about what they are capable of and the value of supporting women as they go through key transitions. BigUp.AI Whether it’s for a LinkedIn profile or a performance review, self-promotion can feel unnatural, awkward or downright embarrassing.  And if you’re a women, even more so.  This AI based tool will help women who habitually play down their successes. my.lilfevaluesinventory.org This web-based site will help you drill down into the detail and reveal what your value set is.  You can then take the report to a 1:1 Coaching Session and get some real personalisation on how bring your values to life and make them work for you. Career Timeline Tool See Jane’s article in the resources section on Careering into Motherhood’s website.  Here’s the link. https://www.careeringintomotherhood.com/how-to-change-career-if-youve-no-idea-where-to-start/ For more info about working with Teresa click here https://www.careeringintomotherhood.com/coach/teresa-klasener/ For more info about working with Jane click here https://www.careeringintomotherhood.com/coach/jane-mckenna/

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Why do so many of us go careering into motherhood, unaware of just how hard it is to have a meaningful career as well as family commitments? And why don’t men struggle with their careers in the same way? We talk about the rise of flexible jobs and work anywhere policies, executive burnout and the pressure to be “always on,” Government claims that 75% of mothers are in work, and yet there's being in work and there's having a career. If you’ve had a career break, been on maternity leave, want a career change, want to relaunch yourself back into work or just want a happier balance between work and everything else, Careering Into Motherhood is here with practical advice, insightful interviews and real human stories. Jane Johnson helps empower women and negotiate with employers to offer flexible working so they can stay in their careers. She negotiated her own senior role as a job-share, and in 2019 she set up the Careering Into Motherhood Facebook Group to promote discussion around flexible working, the group now has more than 8,000 members and a successful women’s mentoring programme.