The Return: Motherhood & Work
Most mothers walk into the return-to-work conversation unprepared. Most managers do too. The Return is our programme for the practical and professional transition after maternity leave: guided, practical support that goes beyond the logistics of going back.
You are not going back as the same person who left. Your priorities have shifted, your days look different, and your baby is part of every decision now. That deserves a plan.
The logistics
Childcare settling, new routines, commutes and a reshuffled household all land in the same few weeks. Planning ahead turns a scramble into a sequence you can manage.
The feeding transition
Whether you plan to keep breastfeeding, express at work, combination feed or wean, changes are gentler for you and your baby when they are paced. Starting early gives you options.
You
Confidence, identity, guilt and ambition can all show up at once. Coaching gives you space to decide what you want this next chapter to look like, rather than slipping back into how things were.
What We Help With
From the first conversation with your manager to your first month back.
- Planning your return date and timeline
- Flexible working requests
- Talking to your manager
- Settling into childcare
- Rebuilding confidence
- Identity after baby
- Guilt and expectations
- Sharing the load at home
- Setting boundaries at work
- Career direction after baby
- Expressing and storing milk at work
- Weaning at a pace that suits you both
Charlotte Hunka
Return to Work Coach · ICF ACC · HR Professional
Charlotte is an ICF Associate Certified Coach with a background in human resources. She understands return to work from both sides of the table: what parents need to thrive, and how workplaces think about flexibility, performance and change.
Your return date is closer than it feels.
Start with the workshop, or book The Full Return for coaching and feeding support in one place.
Choose your option