Help! Being a woman is holding me back in the workplace
Our resident Organisational Psychologist, Coach and Mum, Leisha McGrath is here to answer your burning questions on returning to work from maternity leave and how to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Our reader Claudine from Limerick sent us in this question: Q: I am a senior professional who repeatedly comes up against aggressive/mannish behaviour and glass ceilings in the […]
9 years ago
These Tricks Will Help Your Kids Grow Into Confident, Competent Adults
In my coaching practice, I work with clients to help them unearth their self-limiting beliefs – the unconscious thought processes that they have now (and have typically grown up with), that no longer serve them. Then, I got to thinking about the typical recurring issues that come up within these sessions, and how we might manage our […]
9 years ago
This is what I’ve learned about mothering for seven years
When my daughter was born, there was a strict no visiting policy in the Hospital, but my Dad, who would have been physically unable to stay away, pretended to be a doctor and swanned in. So there I was sitting up in bed, beaming at my firstborn. A little girl. The most perfect person I […]
10 years ago
A Psychologist Shares Her Top Tips For Staying Sane At Back to School Time
If, like many of us out there, you’ve jumped headlong into a different pace of life since the school return, and you’re wondering how to balance work and life, here are some top tips to help the adjustment go more smoothly. 1. Get a family calendar and map out who goes where, when. New schedules and […]
10 years ago
Work/Life Balance – What’s That?! Try These 10 Tips to Happiness
This is a topic that has come up a lot recently for me both personally and professionally, and so I have garnered together some of my thoughts on how everyone can achieve, or at least work towards an optimum work/life balance that works for them. I hope you find the tips useful. 1. Think seriously […]
10 years ago
Why Is Everyone Talking About ‘Self-Care’ These Days?
Our resident Organisational Psychologist, Coach, and Mum, Leisha McGrath is here to answer your burning questions on returning to work from maternity leave and how to achieve a healthy work/life balance: Meghan in Tipperary sent us this question: Q: I keep hearing the term “Self-Care.” What does it really mean and why is it in vogue now? It feels […]
10 years ago
‘Help! I’m Struggling To Cope at Work After Maternity Leave’
Our resident Organisational Psychologist, Coach and Mum, Leisha McGrath is here to answer your burning questions on returning to work from maternity leave and how to achieve a healthy work/life balance: Sarah in Cork sent us this question: Q: I’m back to work after my maternity leave and finding that I’m constantly having to work after the kids are gone […]
10 years ago
What It’s Like To Be ‘Mommy-tracked’ When You Return to Work After Maternity Leave
Introducing the HerFamily.ie resident Organisational Psychologist, Coach and Mum, Leisha McGrath who is here to answer all your burning questions on returning to work from maternity leave and how to achieve a healthy work/life balance: This week, Leisha addresses a back-to-work issue sent from a HerFamily.ie (anonymous) reader: Q: I have just returned from maternity leave and feel like […]
11 years ago