Work Family Me - Conversations with Maude
Welcome to a series of conversations about themes relevant to preventing burnout hosted by Maude Burger-Smith. In Season 1 we look at the behind the scenes of working and parenting in cultures around the world. In Season 2 we discuss various aspects of hormonal transitioning in perimenopause and how these may show up in our lives.
Work Family Me - Conversations with Maude
Sleep, Work, and Sharing the Load
In this conversation of work family me I chat to Kelly Geoghegan, a Maternity Nurse, EMT & Registered Paediatric Sleep Consultant about work and sleep. Two very important aspects of our day to day that are often hugely impacted when we become parents. As a burnout prevention coach I often come back to baseline physical health over and over again - are we sleeping, are we moving, are we nourishing ourselves - and the connection between that and our mental and emotional states. A number of my clients negotiating careers, confidence, boundaries, promotion, money and visibility are also living broken nights, guilt, resentment and exhaustion.
Take a listen to our conversation to hear:
- common challenges working parents face
- what might help to play the long game
- an alternative focus to "crying it out"
- workplace changes around support for employees
- what Kelly turns to in keeping herself healthy and well
- 3 tips for keeping calm in Christmas chaos (equally applicable to babies and adults :))
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