Pumping through the cat flap: Esther Manito & tales from the front line of the return to work

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08/28/24 • 71 min

Comedian Esther Manito joins Lisa and Alix to talk about returning to work after maternity leave. As well as discussing the almighty juggling act of teaching, breaking into comedy and parenting two small children, Esther chats post-return guilt, the unexpected joy of a commute and the dubious merits of baby salsa. Plus, there are voice notes from the Stylist audience on a whole host of post-leave dramas, from forgetting how to dress to the challenges of in-office breast pumping.

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"It's like running a marathon before work". Ellie Taylor & the job around the job

Ellie Taylor joins Lisa and Alix to share stories from the front line of working mum life, reflecting on her own lessons from navigating work with a school age child and a baby that doesn’t sleep. She also shares the one tip she keeps in mind when it all feels a bit much and discusses why that voice noter should have thought twice before jumping and skipping before work (IYKYK).

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“Mummy, why did you send me to school looking like that?” Audrey Indome on how to keep it together when you’re working mum tired

Audrey Indome, co-host of The Receipts Podcast, joins Lisa and Alix to talk about the whole new type of tiredness that hits when you’re a working mum. As well as discussing the constant battle for some unbroken shut-eye, Audrey, Lisa and Alex explore what it’s like to feel like you’re never truly awake, from becoming exhausted by your own anecdotes to discovering long-forgotten bottles of breast milk where you least expect them. Plus, there are more voice notes from the Stylist audience, leading to the eternal question... how do you recover from accidentally using your baby voice with a colleague?

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