S4 Ep20: Reclaiming Identity: Rediscovering Self amid Motherhood and Career with Sally Wade

In this episode of the Careering Into Motherhood podcast, host Jane Johnson dives into how to keep your personal identity intact while juggling career and family with Sally Wade, an executive coach with a rich history in corporate leadership at Coca-Cola Africa. Sally shares her journey and offers practical advice for working moms trying to stay true to their ambitions amidst life's demands. Sally talks about moving from the corporate world to coaching, focusing on helping working mothers. She gives strategies for advancing your career without losing yourself, addressing common challenges like societal pressures and personal guilt. Meet Sally Wade, a dedicated coach passionate about helping working moms ignite their brilliance, find their balance, and excel in their careers – creating more time, ease and fulfilment without sacrificing your identity or burning out. Ready to find a better balance between work and family? Reach out to Sally on her Careering into Motherhood website

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Why do so many of us go careering into motherhood, unaware of just how hard it is to have a meaningful career as well as family commitments? And why don’t men struggle with their careers in the same way? We talk about the rise of flexible jobs and work anywhere policies, executive burnout and the pressure to be “always on,” Government claims that 75% of mothers are in work, and yet there's being in work and there's having a career. If you’ve had a career break, been on maternity leave, want a career change, want to relaunch yourself back into work or just want a happier balance between work and everything else, Careering Into Motherhood is here with practical advice, insightful interviews and real human stories. Jane Johnson helps empower women and negotiate with employers to offer flexible working so they can stay in their careers. She negotiated her own senior role as a job-share, and in 2019 she set up the Careering Into Motherhood Facebook Group to promote discussion around flexible working, the group now has more than 8,000 members and a successful women’s mentoring programme.