Carina O’Brien

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

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Working Mumma · Returning to Work After Maternity Leave? How to Handle the Guilt and Separation Anxiety · 16 Jun 2026 podcast

And it was it was tough because I really wanted to carve out that time to be just three days.

And that was always what I'd planned.

But

Yeah, d something that had I mean

probably bubbling away helped me make that decision, but trust me, it's it's tough when you also have that all come together head on.

An Australian research published in twenty twenty four found that sixty four percent of Australian parents are regular using this informal work accommodations to make

to manage family demands and that the more of this they did, the higher their work family conflict actually was.

So flexibility on paper doesn't always mean flexibility and practice.

I want to gently encourage you to protect your arrangement for the sake of your own sanity and also your babies.

And it's also good to know your rights.

I've also done some episodes with around Fair Work.

I said definitely highly recommend to check those out.

And also go onto the Fair Work Work website if you are Australian listening.

Now I want to talk about something that I think gets really lost in the guilt and I will offer you a gentle reframe.

On the days you're not working, you don't have to make up for lost time.

You're not in deficit.

You don't need to cram everything in or plan elaborate days out to prove something to yourself or your baby.

You know what?

What your child needs more than anything is just you.

Present, unhurried, unfiltered, just looking at them.

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