Freelancing and the sandwich years
Running a business around motherhood can be challenging enough, but what happens when you find yourself supporting a parent as well? As a freelancer, the flexibility can often be helpful to ‘pick up the pieces’, but what happens when the lines become blurred? How can you look after yourself, without ‘shutting’ shop and still support others. Lesley Waldron, shares how she managed her freelance life, as she supported her mother’s diagnosis of dementia.