Tag: mental well-being

Free Coffee Mornings: Back to Work After Baby
Before becoming a parent, I hadn’t ever really given much thought to mum & baby community support groups, or possibly no thought at all. I knew that parenting was tough-going (everyone said so) and I kind of thought that maternity leave would be a bit monotonous and tedious, but rewarding […]
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Mama’ hood – Positive Birth Series #1
I’m thrilled to kick-off our Positive Birth Interview Series this month. Each month I’ll be posting uplifting interviews based around pregnancy, birth and becoming a parent. The overall theme of this series is sharing empowering experiences of positive mind-set, strength, and resilience – along with the ups and down of pregnancy, […]
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Feature #3 – Herfamily.ie: A practical guide to ditching the mummy guilt… once and for all
A practical guide to ditching the mummy guilt… once and for all My latest feature on Herfamily.ie… https://www.herfamily.ie/parenthood/a-practical-guide-to-ditching-the-mummy-guilt-once-and-for-all-271177
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Thriving Through Change: reflections on Inspirefest 2017
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/thriving-through-change-reflections-inspirefest-2017-claire-flannery I had the privilege of attending Inspirefest 2017 in Dublin this week. For anyone who hasn’t heard of this yet, it’s the world’s leading event on STEM and Inclusion. To quote inspirefest.com, it’s a “truly unique international festival of technology, science, design and the arts, which places diversity and inclusion at […]
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Retrospect Series #2: “Grafton Street’s a wonderland…”
It’s now been exactly two months since my littlest joined his big brother in crèche and I waved goodbye to my second little baba at the crèche door for the first time. Two months after my first return to work, I wrote the post below. I still remember that day…it […]
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New Workshop 1st July – Back to Work After Baby
Are you about to go back to work after maternity leave? Learn more about our new workshop here… Book by 14th June and avail of early-bird discount!https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/back-to-work-after-baby-tickets
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Life as a Housewife…gender equality & the mental load
It’s been an interesting internet news week for a feminist parent like myself, with a couple of articles in particular catching my attention…http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/the-best-places-to-give-birth-ireland-isn-t-in-the-top-20-1.3089123 “Using the latest data on women’s and children’s health, educational attainment, economic wellbeing and female political participation, the index shows which countries are the best for women to […]
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Feature #2 – Herfamily.ie: 6 key things every working mum-to-be needs to do BEFORE she goes on leave
6 key things every working mum-to-be needs to do BEFORE she goes on leave Another feature this week in Herfamily.ie… https://www.herfamily.ie/parenthood/6-things-every-working-mum-needs-goes-leave
Read MoreFeature #1 – Herfamily.ie: 6 tips for returning to work after maternity leave
A HUGE, massive transition: 6 tips for returning to work after maternity leave Delighted to be featured in Herfamily.ie this week 🙂 hopefully the first of many… https://www.herfamily.ie/parenthood/huge-massive-transition-6-tips-returning-work-maternity-leave-265640
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This Blog…the lowdown
Now that this blog is up and running I think it’s about time I tell you a little bit about myself and what you can expect to find here… You can find my official bio here, or a summary of my professional experience here. So what else is there to know…Well, […]
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