Return To Work With Confidence

Transform your parental leave transition into a career opportunity

You've navigated the path to motherhood. Now it's time to reclaim your professional identity - without compromise.

This proven programme has helped hundreds of women like you navigate the emotional and practical challenges of returning to work after parental leave. Develop the confidence, clarity, and strategic plan to thrive in both your career and family life.

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Reclaim your career confidence while embracing motherhood

Your maternity leave is ending, and while you've prepared your child for the transition, who's preparing you?

This transformative programme gives professional women the tools, community, and personalised support to return to work with renewed confidence, clear boundaries, and a strategy that honours both your career ambitions and your new identity as a mother.

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You're not alone in feeling:

  • Uncertain about how your professional identity has changed.
  • Anxious about juggling work demands with family responsibilities.
  • Concerned that your career momentum has stalled.
  • Unsure how to ask for the support and flexibility you need.
  • Guilty about wanting both a fulfilling career AND quality family time.

This programme will transform your return by helping you:

  • Rediscover your professional strengths and articulate your unique value with confidence.
  • Create a personalised return strategy that aligns with your new priorities.
  • Master the art of setting healthy boundaries at work and home.
  • Build a supportive network of like-minded professional mothers.
  • Communicate effectively with managers, colleagues, and family about your needs.
  • Navigate the emotional challenges of this major life transition with grace.

Your 5 week transformation journey

Week 1: Reconnect to you

How could we start anywhere other than with you? You’ve gone through a life-changing transition. We’ll embrace that change - you’ll reconnect with your values, strengths, and define your new version of success as a working mother. And you’ll create clarity about what truly matters to you now.

Week 2: Reconnect to your professional identity

Returning mums often fear that a fulfilling career AND motherhood is not an option. In this chapter, we dispel that myth. You’ll recognise the valuable skills motherhood has added to your professional toolkit. You’ll learn to articulate your worth and unique perspective with confidence.

Week 3: Get foundations in place at home

"How on earth am I going to juggle all of this?”. It’s a question asked by almost every mum returning to work. In this chapter, you’ll develop practical strategies for managing competing priorities, setting boundaries, and building your support network both at home and work.

Week 4: Craft your return for performance

By this point in the programme, you’ll have a clear vision for what you want from your career. It’s now time to own this - you’ll define the detail and turn it into a reality, including how to negotiate for what you need and communicate effectively with key stakeholders. After all, your boss is not a mind-reader and they have their own priorities too.

Week 5: A toolkit for your return

The first few months back can be like entering a new yet familiar world. It’s also an opportunity to start afresh. In this chapter, you’ll develop routines, responses, and resilience strategies to navigate challenges with confidence and maintain your wellbeing during the transition.

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Your premium support package

Monthly community coaching calls

Join our monthly calls to connect with fellow returners, get live coaching from Alice, share your wins and challenges. Sessions run for 6 months from registration and happen the 2nd Friday of every month, 12:00 – 1:00pm GMT.

Lifetime access to the private community

Join our exclusive LinkedIn group of ambitious mothers who understand exactly what you're experiencing. Share resources, ask questions, and build relationships that will support your entire career journey.

Direct 1:1 access to Alice

Throughout your programme, you'll have personalised support directly from me via WhatsApp. No question is too small - I'm here to provide guidance exactly when you need it most.

 

Your Investment: ÂŁ950 + VAT

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Our confidence guarantee - 14-day money back promise

I'm so confident in the transformative power of this programme that I offer a risk-free guarantee. If after engaging with the first two weeks of course materials and attending one community call, you don't feel the programme is providing valuable tools and insights for your return to work journey, I'll refund your investment in full.

Simply email me within 14 days of your registration date, share what didn't meet your expectations, and I'll process your refund promptly - no complicated forms, no difficult conversations.

This guarantee reflects my commitment to your success and confidence in the programme's ability to support your transition back to work.

Note: To qualify, we ask that you complete the first two modules and attend at least one community call to give the programme a fair opportunity to demonstrate its value.

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Let’s talk specifics

How does it work?

The programme is fully flexible with no fixed start dates. You can begin whenever works best for you. As soon as you register, you'll receive your first exercise and be invited to join our next community call where you can connect with other participants. Just 24 hours later, you’ll get access to the course materials.

How long will it take?

The programme is designed to be completed over 5 weeks, requiring a few hours of your time each week. However, you can progress at your own pace to fit around your home and life commitments. You'll have access to all programme materials for one full year, providing ongoing support throughout your transition back to work.

How do I sign up?

There are two simple ways to register:

  • Direct enrolment: Email me directly to arrange payment and registration.
  • Through your organisation: If your company already has an agreement with us, they'll share a code to enrol.

Once payment is processed, I'll personally register you for the programme. Within 24 hours of registration, you'll receive full access to all course materials and our supportive community.

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Let’s talk specifics

How does it work?

The programme is fully flexible with no fixed start dates. You can begin whenever works best for you. As soon as you register, you'll receive your first exercise and be invited to join our next community call where you can connect with other participants. Just 24 hours later, you’ll get access to the course materials and 

How long will it take?

The programme is designed to be completed over 5 weeks, requiring a few hours of your time each week. However, you can progress at your own pace to fit around your home and life commitments. You'll have access to all programme materials for one full year, providing ongoing support throughout your transition back to work.

How do I sign up?

There are two simple ways to register:

  • Direct enrollment: Email me directly to arrange payment and registration
  • Through your organization: If your company already has an agreement with us, they can facilitate your enrollment

Once payment is processed, I'll personally register you for the programme. Within 24 hours of registration, you'll receive full access to all course materials and our supportive community.

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Who is this for?

This programme is specifically designed for women transitioning back to their professional roles after maternity, adoption, or parental leave. Whether you're:

Returning to your existing position after your first child

Coming back after leave with your second or more child

Stepping into a new role within your current organization

Beginning a position at an entirely new company after leave

The strategies, tools, and support provided will help you navigate this significant transition with confidence and clarity.

Not sure if it's right for you?

If you're not sure if this is for you, let's talk.
If  you're returning after an extended career break rather than a parental leave, I offer alternative solutions that may better suit your needs. 

Book a complimentary call to discuss the best option for your specific situation.

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Meet Alice, your Coach, Guide & Champion

With over 20 years in HR, culminating as a Partner leading HR & Operations, I bring professional expertise alongside my credentials as an ICF certified coach and qualified NLP practitioner.

What truly sets my approach apart is the powerful combination of professional knowledge and personal experience. As a mother of two, I've navigated the exact transition you're facing - balancing career ambitions with the profound changes of motherhood.

Through my work, I've witnessed firsthand how open conversation and thoughtful collaboration create workplace cultures where working mothers thrive. Now, I'm on a mission to transform how both women and businesses view and handle the integration of career and motherhood.

My purpose is clear: to reveal the beautiful possibilities that exist when we reimagine working motherhood. To show that with the right support and strategies, this journey can be more than just manageable - it can be brilliant. For everyone.

I designed this programme to be the resource I wish I'd had during my own transitions back to work. I'm honoured to be your guide on this important journey.

Book a personal chat with Alice →

Meet Alice, your Coach, Guide & Champion

With over 20 years in HR, culminating as Partner leading HR & Operations, I bring professional expertise alongside my credentials as an ICF certified coach and qualified NLP practitioner.

What truly sets my approach apart is the powerful combination of professional knowledge and personal experience. As a mother of two, I've navigated the exact transition you're facing - balancing career ambitions with the profound changes of motherhood.

Through my work, I've witnessed firsthand how open conversation and thoughtful collaboration create workplace cultures where working mothers thrive. Now, I'm on a mission to transform how both women and businesses view the integration of career and motherhood.

My purpose is clear: to reveal the beautiful possibilities that exist when we reimagine working motherhood. To show that with the right support and strategies, this journey can be more than just manageable - it can be brilliant. For everyone.

I designed this programme to be the resource I wished I'd had during my own transitions back to work. I'm honored to be your guide on this important journey.

Book a personal chat with Alice →

Don’t just take it from me

This course is life-changing. I've gained confidence I didn't know I had and developed valuable skills for handling difficult conversations both at home and work. I now feel fully prepared and confident about my return to work.

Becky Brown

Planning Specialist, Sky Sports

This programme helped me reconnect with myself, embrace my strengths, and gain clarity on my values. I left with confidence, direction, and fresh motivation for my career.

Jessica Lowe

Senior Lawyer, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP

Alice was like a pocket coach - calm, clear, and incredibly supportive. She shifted my mindset, helped me regain control, and gave me tools I’ll use for life. I couldn’t have done it without her.

Leanne Atkinson

Automation Director, Sky Sports

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