My work makes me a better parent! Coping with mum guilt and taking the pressure off
About this episode
Fearne Cotton reflects on how different women navigate the challenges of working and parenting while coping with mum guilt.
We’re heading into the summer holidays. Hands up if you’re already a bit anxious about any mum guilt creeping in...? Fearne definitely is, so she’s reflecting on the Happy Place episodes that explore how different women are choosing to navigate working and parenting. No judgement here gang – we all need to take the pressure off being perfect in every area of our lives! In this episode – -Entrepreneur Emma Grede chats about why parenting isn’t that deep, and why it’s important for her kids to see her fulfil her own dreams -Artist Sophie Ellis-Bextor explains why she’s stopped minimising the importance of her career, and how she includes her children in her work day -Olympic Rower Helen Glover explores how having children encouraged her to get back into a career she thought she’d retired from -Artist Paloma Faith wonders just how much of a toll the silent emotional load of working both in and out of the house is taking on women -Broadcaster Ruth Langsford reflects on how she chose between being at home or at work in her early days of parenting, and what she tells young mothers in the same position -Actor Joanna Page remembers the times she had to breastfeed on TV sets and explains…
People in this episode
Host: Fearne Cotton
Guests: Emma Grede, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Helen Glover, Paloma Faith, Ruth Langsford, Joanna Page
Topics covered
- mum guilt
- working parents
- career and motherhood
- pressure of perfection
- navigating parenting
- women's experiences
Keywords
- mum guilt
- parenting
- working mothers
- career
- women's issues
- mental health
- self-fulfillment
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Happy Place, happyplaceofficial.co.uk
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