Own Your Return to Work
Structured guidance for ambitious women navigating the maternity transitionÂ
Begin your confident return now →
Thank you for being here.
Choosing to reflect on your return to work - rather than simply push through it - says something important about you.
Returning after maternity and adoption leave is not just about diaries, childcare and logistics. It’s a professional transition layered onto a personal one.
Expectations shift. Identity expands. Energy is redistributed.
It deserves intention.
Below, you’ll find practical, thoughtful resources designed to support you to return with clarity and confidence - not by becoming who you were before, but by leading from who you are now.
Don’t forget to enter the prize draw to win 2 hours of  1:1 maternity coaching or a fully funded place on the Return to Work with Confidence and Purpose programme.
Jump to the prize drawYour Four Practical Guides
These are designed to be thoughtful, grounded and realistic.
Download them. Work through them at your own pace. Return to them when it’s useful.
You can download all four resources immediately.
2. Who Does What at Home
A calm, non-blaming conversation guide to create clarity and reduce friction in family life.
Download3. Your Return to Work Roadmap
A practical guide to support you to take control of your return to work.
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4. Leading a Strong Return to Work
A step-by-step guide for your manager, designed to be used alongside yours – so you can navigate this transition together, with clarity on both sides.
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Alice is a rare coach who understands both leadership and the realities of becoming a parent. She shared practical tools that created an immediate change at work and at home, and made a complex transition feel manageable and empowering.
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Louise Ashdown
Ready for Deeper Support?
If you’d value more structured guidance, my Return to Work with Clarity and Purpose programme is available to join at any time.
This evergreen programme supports ambitious women to:
• Strengthen professional confidence
• Communicate needs clearly and constructively
• Lead conversations about workload, progression and flexibility
• Build a sustainable version of success
Start your confident return →The full programme investment is £325.
Organisations can access the programme here.
This course has given me the confidence to have open and honest conversations about returning to work, which has opened up a host of possibilities for me and my employer. It’s also reminded me of my strengths - empowering after a year out.
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Ali Lewis
As a thank you for being here, you can enroll with ÂŁ50 off using the code:Â BABYSHOWMARCH26
Valid until 30 April 2026.
View Programme & EnrollContribute to Research
and Enter the Prize Draw
Alongside supporting individuals, I work with organisations to shape how they lead and support parents – informed by the real experiences of parents navigating this transition.
 I’d value your perspective, in a short survey - it’ll take no more than five minutes.Â
Complete the survey and you’ll be entered into a a prize draw to win one of two prizes:
• A fully funded place on the Return to Work with Confidence and Purpose programme
• Two hours of 1:1 maternity coaching
The prize draw closes on 30 March 2026.
Winners will be notified by email the following week.
Thank you for joining the conversation. Your voice helps shape better support - both for individuals and organisations alike.
Complete the Survey
A Final Word
Returning to work after maternity and adoption leave is not about proving yourself.
It is about integrating your new responsibility with your existing ambition.
Confidence does not need to be forced. Clarity does not need to be rushed.
With reflection, support and steady leadership - of yourself and your conversations - this transition can strengthen you professionally as much as it stretches you personally.
I’m glad you’re taking it seriously.
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