The Juggling Act
By The Telegraph
Being a working mum. The highs and lows. Chief executives, politicians and celebrities lift the lid on what it’s really like to go back to work after having a baby.
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Breast cups, baby biscuits and boundaries: Our top tips
Having successfully navigated the juggling act of looking after children whilst working a busy job, this series' guests share their pearls of wisdom. Find out the tried-and-tested recipe for any fussy eater, and hear which gadgets transformed breastf… -
Nadine Coyle on feeling like an inadequate mum
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Jack Monroe on breakdowns and being a single mum on a budget
The pressures of being a working single mum left Jack Monroe in hospital, suffering from a breakdown. But her ability to feed her son on a shoestring budget also saw her shoot to prominence as a food writer. She tells Claire Newell why she wishes she… -
Bryony Gordon on mothering with mental illness
Columnist and author, Bryony Gordon knows what it’s like to hit rock bottom - and to bounce back. Following a twenty-year relationship with alcohol and drugs, she tells Claire Newell why becoming a mother gave her the strength she needed to turn her … -
Sam Smethers on juggling 'mental clutter'
Sam Smethers spent over five years calling on the government to do more to help working mothers. As the chief executive of the UK’s leading women’s rights charity, supporting women was her bread and butter. But last year, she decided to give it up to… -
Andrea Jenkyns MP on becoming a mum in your forties
Andrea Jenkyns and our host, Claire Newell have something in common. They’re both reluctant ‘geriatric mothers’, having given birth over the age of 35. The Yorkshire MP tells Claire how, three years on, she’s struggling to shift the ‘baby brain’, and… -
Ruby McGregor-Smith on the myth of the supermother
To the outsider, she has it all: a stellar career, a family and even a seat in the House of Lords. But Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith tells The Telegraph’s Claire Newell she hasn’t always been a master juggler - and she’s not afraid to admit it. Plus, … -
Emma Pinchbeck on her "car crash" return to work
On a normal day, CEOs like Emma Pinchbeck have enough on their plate. Then add to that a newborn baby. And a pandemic. The Chief Executive of Energy UK tells Claire Newell how Covid-19 left her returning to work without childcare, and having to breas… -
Stella Creasy on being a mum and a politician
It's a man's world - but our first guest is trying her best to change that. Stella Creasy made history as the first MP to get maternity cover. She tells Claire Newell why parliament hasn't always made parenting easy and why she believes the lockdown … -
Introducing The Juggling Act
Can you really have it all? Join The Telegraph's Claire Newell as she finds out whether successful women have managed to strike the elusive balance between baby and boardroom, starting with Labour MP Stella Creasy. Subscribe to this feed to make sure…
