In the months leading up to my son being born, podcasting became one of my favorite ways to consume information. I didn’t have to venture out of the house to networking events, show up on camera, or interact in real time. I could — literally — lie in bed and listen. And I did. […]
Podcasting about maternity leave, birth, postpartum, and heading back to work Read More »
I am thrilled to take you behind the scenes of maternity leave with Denise Duffield-Thomas, a money mindset mentor and the woman behind the well-known Lucky Bitch Money Bootcamp. Denise and I are in a group online where we all get real about juggling business with babies, and she brings that honest take to her
How Denise Duffield-Thomas Prepared Her Business for Maternity Leave Read More »
Let’s start with a little intro to Felicity’s business… I’m a communications consultant and the founder Thoughtful Speech, where I offer speechwriting, ghostwriting and content strategy. I’m a solopreneur and I started my business in 2014 when I moved to the US from the UK, where I was a corporate speechwriter. The majority of my
In October 2015, my work took me to a global strategy meeting on maternal and newborn health. Nearly 2,000 of us (researchers, advocates and service providers) from 75 different countries gathered together to discuss the current state of maternity care and develop the global agenda going forward into the next decade. What was at
Five things you should know about respectful maternity care and birth trauma Read More »
Sometimes, it’s the small things that count most. If you’ve ever done a time tracking exercise (I make all my MLP clients do it!) you know that it can be shocking to see how time gets eaten up by the littlest things. Those small things add up, right?! So today, I am sharing eight of
Eight life and business hacks to help you save time Read More »
We all know that breastfeeding has many nutritional benefits to mom and baby. What we don’t always know is that sometimes breastfeeding your baby does not always happen so easily. Some moms and babies have a rough start. Some run into problems a few days in. Some struggle for weeks. We all deserve help, and
Us Type A control freaks business owners love a good tracking system. When I had just given birth I asked some of the smartest entrepreneurs with new babies what they used, and then did my homework to figure out which ones are the best (IMHO). In no particular order, here’s some of the apps
6 baby tracking apps your business-owner brain will love Read More »
Maternity leave – It’s been all over the interwebs lately. I’ve been doing some head nods as many major news outlets push for more generous parental leave and provide detailed reasons as to why this is important. (If you haven’t read these and are interested, check out this and this.) When you are a business owner, although
6 essential maternity leave planning principles Read More »
As I write this, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month is slowly coming to an end. The one month a year when the topic is in the public eye and in the forefront of our minds. I was honestly on the fence about whether I would write this post at all. I thought, “what does
So, I suppose it’s time to make some kind of official announcement: the hubby and I are expecting a little one at the end of February 2016! My midwife and I have been joking about how so many of the topics I have worked on clinically and in research will become intimate knowledge on a
How to reframe when your first trimester just sucks Read More »