Becoming a parent is such a massive transformation that sometimes you can feel you have lost yourself. Louise Webster founded Beyond The School Run to tackle this problem, and she helps parents to rediscover themselves and their potential to create a career that works for them.
In this live chat, Elizabeth interviews Louise to learn about the origins of Beyond The School Run and Louise’s book, A New Way For Mothers. Louise shaped Beyond The School Run into an umbrella organisation that provides career coaching, moral support, inspiration, and community to parents, which she felt was lacking when she became a mother. She outlines her approach to Elizabeth and emphasises the importance of taking one small step every day, even if you’re unsure where all those steps lead.
Elizabeth and Louise explore the environment that working parents have to survive in today, where parents can feel isolated and why the workplace still doesn’t have enough working mothers in senior roles. They touch on how to make working from home work for you and regain your career confidence after parental leave.
If you’ve been inspired to get your mojo back after watching this video, you can join the Beyond The School Run community on Facebook and Instagram, and make sure to stay tuned to Elizabeth’s live video streams on her LinkedIn profile to catch more interviews with inspiring women.
Timestamps
[0:26] Elizabeth introduces Louise Webster to the call
[1:15] What’s the story behind Beyond The School Run?
[3:14] Louise’s exciting visit to Downing Street
[5:00] “It’s a movement”: The huge momentum that pushed Beyond The School Run forward
[6:38] The unravelling process of becoming a parent and creating a community to bring parents together within themselves and across the community
[8:58] “The structure around us needs to change”: The environment in which we parent today isn’t healthy
[11:07] Is shared parental leave working?
[12:29] The benefits of women starting their own businesses and other comments from viewers
[14:39] What else do women need to make work-from-home work for them?
[17:42] Taking the steps to start your Beyond The School Run journey
[19:18] We must see people like us in the workplace, especially in senior roles!
[20:20] What can society do to help mothers thrive at work and at home
[21:50] How to regain your career confidence after maternity leave
[26:50] You need to honour your circumstances to start the ripple effect
[27:36] Which jobs are best for people who can only work school hours?
[29:00] Louise explains the inspiration for her book
[31:38] What’s next for Louise?
[32:55] Where to go to find out more about Beyond The School Run and Louise
Links and Resources
A New Way For Mothers: Book by Louise Webster
Beyond The School Run on Facebook
Beyond The School Run on Instagram
Investing in Women flexible working recruitment site
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Investing in Women on LinkedIn
Investing in Women on Facebook
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