We need to believe the kids will be all right

Mother and Son holding hands

I remember reading somewhere that the best time to talk to your child is when you are in the car driving. Evidently, they are your captive audience, and you have their undivided attention. It is also less confronting for them because they don’t have to make eye contact with you.   This sounds fine in…

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Can someone please turn up the Air Con?

Menopause in the Workplace

“She told me that my problem is I’m too nice.”   It’s Saturday morning cricket in Brisbane and at 7am it’s already nearing 30 degrees. I’m drinking hot coffee whilst simultaneously sweltering. It’s an early start and still two and a half hours to go so when it comes to caffeine, necessity prevails, despite the…

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The sisterhood is not okay

It is not at all uncommon for a candidate to tell me that they don’t want a female Manager and when asked why, the reasons are not always clear. It is often as a result of a past experience of being undermined. Perhaps it is because of the sisterhood we expect more from our female peers, so when those expectations aren’t met we feel let down”

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