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Maria's blog: Mental health and stigma

I have been thinking long and hard about what is the best way to start a conversation about mental health but I think it is best to just dive in and talk about my own experience. So please allow me t... Read More

Esther’s blog: Women ahead – a cause for celebration?

"We have two women here who have got on and had a very constructive discussion. Two women who, if I may say so, get on with the job and want to deliver the best results for the people of the UK ... Read More

Helen's blog: Being curious

‘Mummy, what does Brexit mean?’  No doubt I am not the only parent to be asked this question by their child in recent weeks. Our 4 year old daughter loves listening to the news, main... Read More

Ellen’s Blog: Sleep Trials

Our three-year old son is not a very good sleeper. Actually, that’s not quite true - he is an excellent sleeper, but generally does not wake up in the same bed in which he went to sleep&hell... Read More

Laura Carstensen's blog: WorkLife Central 2016 survey

I had my first child in 1988, a one year qualified solicitor at Slaughter and May. It felt like pretty uncharted territory. I was ambitious to become a partner and I also knew that, at that time, no ... Read More

Freddy's blog: Supporting the move back to work

In the 13 months since my daughter joined the family I feel like we’ve been through more than 13 new, different phases of our lifestyle. None of them last long, but such is the warped experienc... Read More

Dolly's blog: The commute

It's 6.45am and I'm shivering slightly in a station car park whilst the man I love nearly as much as my husband makes me a skinny latte. Phil has a mobile coffee van and without him my qualit... Read More

James's blog: Spreadsheets

Shortly after Christmas I handed my notice in to move to a smaller City firm.  My old employers were fairly sanguine about my resignation.  They knew that I had struggled with the conflicti... Read More

Catherine's blog: Bullying...

Bullying has arrived at our door. And I have to admit that it caught us off guard which meant a delayed reaction from us too. At this stage I could probably write a book about the misconceptions... Read More

City Dad's blog: The British obsession with schools.

I think we have all had our own share of excitement regarding getting our kids into the "right" schools, but does it really make so much of a difference in the long run, especially in the e... Read More

Esther’s blog: Pushing the boundaries at Bond Street

I’ve been thinking about personal values recently, and how they contribute to people making sense of their lives.  A bit fundamental to deal with in a short blog, but here are a few somewh... Read More

Julia's blog: Unpicking my unconscious gender bias

I consider myself to be an incredibly lucky parent of a little girl and a baby boy. Perhaps it's having 'one of each' that has led me to ponder the sometimes subtle, but often blatant iss... Read More

Louisa's blog: In search of a better balance

"The future of work needs to change - we all know that. In spite of the huge advances made in the legislation and culture that embrace our workplaces, there is still a lot more to be done to ens... Read More

Bob's blog: Starting SPL

I am sitting writing this in a Tesco's Costa at Royston, North Herts, which is a little removed from the business glamour of Canary Wharf, my usual work place. Our little boy, who is fa... Read More

Ellen's blog: Act Quickly to Avoid Disappointment

Last week our 3-year old son brought home a teddy bear called Gulliver, along with a scrapbook labelled “Gulliver’s Travels” which was full of photos of Gulliver on his various week... Read More

Lawrence's blog: Gender stereotyping - the subconscious mess...

Our daughter like a majority of similar aged girls loves princesses; be it Elsa and Anna from Disney’s Frozen, Snow White, Cinderella, Belle from Beauty and the Beast or Ariel from the Little M... Read More

Dolly's blog: Easter Musings

Ahh, Easter. High point: a day spent screaming like an adolescent at Dreamland in Margate (anyone else remember the Enterprise ride from the 1980s?!). Low point: making my son cry when I accidentally... Read More

James's blog: Consistency

As I’m sure is the case with many professional couples working in the City, it is quite rare for our little family to spend much time with all three of us together.  My wife doesn’t ... Read More

Rosie's blog: Active Parenting

I am stealing a week with my two sons on the slopes in Austria and thoroughly enjoying their antics in the snow. I don’t want to impress upon them too strongly how fortunate they are to be here... Read More

City Dad's blog: To party or not to party....

March is a busy, expensive, month for us. My dad, daughter, son and then myself all have birthdays spaced a week apart.  The adult birthdays are quite easily handled - a nice card and a family l... Read More

Esther's blog: Shades of grey

Ok I’m going to deal with an extremely taboo subject today.  No not anything to do with a certain book and film.  Instead, I want to deal with the subject of ‘keeping up appeara... Read More

Uchenna's blog: Celebrate the Village

Surveying the toys strewn all over the floor in the living room, I am still asking: how did this coup happen? Although I struggle to confess it, I have (temporarily) relinquished power: my Commanders... Read More

Julia's blog: Appraisal season

A slightly painful task looms ahead of me next week. It’s time to critically evaluate my performance over the past few months and set some meaningful and (hopefully) achievable objectives for t... Read More

Helen's blog: A change of heart

Recently I've been pondering our 4 year old daughter's increasing awareness of technology and desire for ‘screen time’. As a parent, I freely admit I’m not an inspiring... Read More

Ellen's blog: Treating everyone the same, but differently

I decided to leave writing this blog until the day it was due because I wanted to wait until I’d been to  a “Women in Risk” panel debate this evening, and that turned out to be... Read More

Lawrence's blog: Work/Life Review – A New Approach

In between work and trying to find space for the barrage of toys bestowed by relatives over the festive period (we now seem to have enough Little Tikes utilities to furnish a small flat), 2016’... Read More

Dolly's blog: In the Zone.

New year.  New job.  Longer hours and less money but paradoxically I absolutely love it. Meanwhile I've been mulling over the idea of the default parent, introduced to me by a fra... Read More

James's blog: Reassessing

Reading recent blog posts, it seems that many WorkLife Central are viewing the new year as an opportunity to reassess their current working arrangements as part of the continued search for their pref... Read More

Rosie's blog: Looking Ahead

The new year always brings a fresh complexion on plans and prospects. The potential for change and development is exciting and sometimes daunting. My children have had a wonderful Christmas and I rea... Read More

CityDad's blog: New Year, New Career?

I write this sitting in one of the few places, in the City, where it is actually possible to get some sun during the winter months, owing to the fact that one high-rise has gone and another is s... Read More