2019 was probably one of the most challenging years of my life so far. I returned to my investment banking job after a year off, leaving my daughter in the care of a nanny while I worked hard to re-establish my position in the team, headed by a new boss. I felt like I had Read More
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2019- It’s a wrap
When I had my end of year appraisal with my boss a few weeks ago I tried to lighten up the mood by starting the meeting with “well I’m glad this year is over!” (Yeah I know, I should have been a comedienne 😆.) I wasn’t kidding, but I was (primarily) referring to the personal Read More
Diary of a career mum – a week of my (crazy) life
I often refer to my life as being a bit crazy right now, trying to combine a full time investment banking job, being a mum to my 22-month old daughter while being 6-months pregnant with my son. So to shed some light on how my life actually looks like on a daily basis, I kept Read More
The most inspiring pep talk I’ve received as a career mum
I recently attended a training course called “How to make an impact in meetings” which I had thought would be very relevant to me since I’m in a client facing role in investment banking. The intensive, one-day course was lead by Esther Stanhope who, in my opinion, is a brilliant public speaker and an influencer Read More
Career mama pregnant- again
May 25th 2019. I survived (and enjoyed!) the huge life change of becoming a mother and taking a year long career break. I even survived going back to my investment banking career and leaving my toddler in the care of a nanny – although there were many days I thought I couldn’t do it anymore Read More
Can emotional stress and anxiety translate into physical pain?
I’ve always believed there is a strong link between mental and physical wellbeing but recently it’s really felt like the heart ache and separation anxiety from being apart from my 1-year old daughter had turned into actual, physical pain. And at times it felt quite unbearable… Last Friday I used all of my energy to peel Read More
First day back at work from maternity leave – just as bad as I thought
Let’s be honest, it was always going to be a sh*t day. Words can’t describe how it felt to walk away from Maia with whom I’ve been every single day and night from the moment she was born. I felt almost physical pain from the separation, something I could not have understood prior to becoming Read More
How do you take maternity leave from investment banking?
I don’t know. In theory, it’s very simple – just get pregnant and inform HR of when and how long you’ll be away- but in practice… it’s less obvious. Even a bigger question is how do you return to an investment banking career after having a baby, but since I don’t have to think about that Read More
My last pre-baby business trip
Feeling a bit nostalgic looking back at this week… For the past four years I’ve been flying between London and the Nordic capitals regularly, but this week’s trip to Stockholm and Copenhagen was my last business trip for awhile. In all honesty, I was not sure if taking on this trip was a good idea. Read More