Carina O’Brien

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1,722 appearances 9 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 4 Aug

Carina O’Brien’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Working Mumma · Wondering If You Should Increase Your Work Days? 5 Signs It's Time · 1 Jul 2026 podcast

And if your manager responds the way that mine did with transparency about the organization would like, but also being supportive, try to receive that as honesty, not pressure.

You're allowed to hear it, fact it in, and still make the decision that's right for you.

What I want you to take from this episode is that the arrangement you came back on from when you returned with maternity leave doesn't have to be permanent.

Things evolve, financial situations evolve, you also evolve on what you want from your career, but also the mum you want to be.

The decisions you made at twelve weeks postpartum, exhausted and terrified about going back, don't have to define the next five, ten, fifteen years of your career.

You're allowed to reassess.

You're allowed to change your mind.

You're allowed to want more days, fewer days, different days, more flexible work arrangements, and to advocate for what you actually need.

Give yourself some grace y and give you yourself the same grace you would give a friend who is trying to figure this out.

And if you're sitting with a quiet thought right now, some version of I think I need to change something, I'd encourage you to just let yourself sit with it.

Talk to your husband, talk to a friend, and when you're ready to have the conversation, you might be surprised how much clearer things feel on the other side.

Thanks as always for listening to Working Mama.

If this episode resonated, I'd love for you to share it with a fellow working mom who would need to hear it.

And come find me on Instagram at Working Mama Community or at Working Mama Podcast.

And I'd also love to know if this is something that you're navigating right now or if you've got any other questions or topics you would love me to discuss on the podcast.

Just send me a DM.

Until next time.

Next time, have a great day and please know you're not alone.

We're in it with you.

Working Mumma · The Good Girl Trap: Why So Many Working Mums Are Burnt Out, Overwhelmed and Doing Too Much · 23 Jun 2026 podcast

Okay, I want to ask you something and I want you to be honest with yourself when you answer it.

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