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Mothers Work!: How to Get a Grip on Guilt and Make a Smooth Return to Work [Paperback]

Jessica Chivers (Author)
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Publication Date: 6 Jun 2011

While the seemingly perfect celebrities in glossy magazines may make juggling family life with a career look effortless, the reality is that reaching equilibrium without going insane requires support and some excellent advice! Mothers Work! dissects and discusses the burning issues playing on these mothers' minds, with a warm, encouraging voice that nudges women to be proactive and gently draws mums away from the pressure of perfection. Jessica shows us that 'it's good to be good enough' and explains how to do it! This book will help you to:

• know your ideal work scenario • keep in touch and ask for what you want • see your family as a team • find childcare that fits your family

• get a grip on guilt • go for 'good enough' at home

• get organised for a smooth return • do what it takes to thrive.

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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Hay House UK (6 Jun 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1848503199
  • ISBN-13: 978-1848503199
  • Product Dimensions: 13.4 x 2.1 x 21.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 14,219 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Just the ticket for those facing the perennial motherhood question of how to make work, work. (Allison Mitchell, Author Of Time Management For Manic Mums )

Smart, warm and incredibly well-researched. This is THE book employers should be giving all their women returners. (Professor Karen Pine, Professor Of Psychology, University Of Hertfordshire, And Author Of Sheconomics )

Jessica Chivers has done working mothers everywhere a favour by helping them get in touch with their G-spot. We're talking guilt (what were YOU talking about?) If you're thinking of returning to work, or are already there but tired of feeling frazzled, this book can help you get a grip. (Justine Roberts, Founder, Mumsnet )

Jessica Chivers is the perfect ally for a new mother who is pondering whether and how to go back to work. Her chatty style, empathy and wealth of anecdotes make this an easy read as well as a rich source of valuable advice. (Octavius Black, Ceo, The Mind Gym )

From the Everest of ironing to the lack of quality time with the children, every working mother has G spots (that's guilt spots) aplenty. So how best to negotiate the home-office tug-of-war? Jessica Chivers sets out simple strategies to help ease the pressure - and keep you sane. (Mail On Sunday You Magazine 20110529)

About the Author

Jessica Chivers, The Thinking Woman's Coach, works with women from all backgrounds to help them achieve what's important to them. She has a weekly column in Look magazine, and also regularly appears in publications such as She, Zest and Prima Mother & Baby.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for working mums and mums to be 30 May 2011
By Motivating Mum UK
Format:Paperback
The subtitle of this book is "How to get a grip on guilt and make a smooth transition back to work", and it definitely delivers on its promise.

Jessica Chivers has plenty of experience working with women to help them achieve what's important to them. When her first child was 5 months old, she tells us that she dropped him off at the childminders and skipped away, exhilarated by the taste of freedom and the prospect of a whole morning at work.

She draws heavily upon her personal experience, and the experiences of 200 other women who were interviewed for this book throughout, and that for me, is what made it so readable. All the way through you can see other people's viewpoints and you can see that whatever you may be feeling about returning to work, you are not alone - someone has gone ahead of you, and solved the problem in their own way.

Despite her own choice for returning to work without guilt, Jessica is not at all saying that this is the only way, At no point is she saying that you must return to work, merely that if you want to there are strategies that will make it easier.

Each chapter is peppered with no-nonsense practical good advice, and the style is chatty and friendly. I really warmed to Jessica throughout the book - she is the kind of best friend that all new mums should have.

Top marks to Jessica for publishing in book form and also on Kindle - this is the future....

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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for all career mums 20 Oct 2011
By Kirstin M
Format:Paperback
This is an excellent, practical and positive book written to support women who choose to go back to work after having a break to have one or more children. It recognises that this is a big period of transition for the family unit and is hugely useful to help plan for and navigate that path. I personally found it very inspiring and it was reassuring to hear some of my own thoughts, anxieties and feelings about the change echoed by the testimonies from other women's experiences in the book. Jessica has a unique conversational style which is upbeat and very easy to read and her book made me feel completely confident in my decision to go back to work when my son was eight months old and proud to do so. I am enjoying shaping the life we have chosen and I hope others will feel the same!This book is the best thing a woman thinking about going back to work can get her hands on!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read and practical advice 24 Aug 2011
By Susan M
Format:Paperback
Jessica has written a book which is easy to read and offers practical advice to anyone who has just had a baby and wants to get back to the workforce. Best of all, she does not dictate a 'one best way' but rather leaves options so that the reader can find the best way forward for their own situation. The advice offered from other mums gives the book creditability and helps the reader feel that she is 'not alone'. A great book to read when you are pregnant, as well as when the little one has arrived!
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4.0 out of 5 stars A must have read to help positive, working mums flourish
I read this book upon recommendation of a friend and found it hard to put down. A well-rounded book full of great advice, tips and different perspectives to help you make the... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Cass, London
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent guide for any mother who wants to go back to work
I read this after being back work part time for a number of months. I am going to be increasing my hours to four days a week and found that it provided a very good guide on how to... Read more
Published 21 months ago by G D Bosselman
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I made the decision not to return to work after my second child then a friend put me on to Jessica's work and now I find myself reassessing my options. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Steph Wheeler
5.0 out of 5 stars A good mix of tips, tricks and thought-provoking discussions
After a previously unsuccessful return to work, I thought I'd read this in time for my second attempt next year. This is a great book - chatty, anecdotal, down to earth. Read more
Published 23 months ago by hibercote
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a must have book!
This book should be nationally recognised as essential reading for any woman thinking of returning to work after having children. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Em & Lucy's Mummy
4.0 out of 5 stars A thought provoking read!
As a 'stay at home' Mum who used to have a decent career before children, I thought I had already made up my mind on the issue of combined motherhood and working, particularly... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Pam Clark
5.0 out of 5 stars Your personal mentor
In the process of returning to work, I found this book an enormous help to keep me sane. The author gives you practical examples and case histories to illustrate her points. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Charlotte Bjuren
3.0 out of 5 stars Empowering - yes, but more balance needed
This is a self-help handbook for women who are thinking about their return to work after their first child or subsequent children. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Chloe Sanders
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This is a great readable book that would be helpful to both employers of women and employees who are pregnant, are thinking about whether or not to return to work after a baby, and... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Sarah Wood
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Have Title for Mums
Becoming a Mum is life-changing. We all know that. How to make it easier on yourself when you want to (or have to) return to work is the tricky part. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Lisa Nichols - TheBookMums.co.uk
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