Baby On The Brain

This week, Stylist's Fliss Thistlethwaite is joined by former BOTB special episode guest - and this time she's back at co-host - Shakira Akabusi.  Together they will be chatting to founder of Little Omo Desriee Asomuyide about juggling life as a working mother, the highs, the lows and the challenges they experienced along the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Stylist's Fliss Thistlethwaite is joined by founder of My Bump Pay Tobi Asare.Together they will be chatting to author of 'The Blend: How To Successfully Manage A Career And A Family' Davinia Tomlinson about the the financial impact mothers face when they are making decisions about whether or not to return to work. 

This week, Stylist's Fliss Thistlethwaite is joined by Motherkind founder Zoe Blaskey.Together they will be chatting to Enough About the Baby author and Instagram influencer Becky Vieira about mental health of mums returning to work after maternity leave.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Stylist's Fliss Thistlethwaite is joined by founder of PR Dispatch Rosie Davies-Smith.Together they'll be chatting to parenting expert and a highly regarded popular childcare author Sarah Ockwell-Smith about sleep, and how a lack of it (or a huge shake up to the norm) can have a huge impact on a woman's return to work. 

This week, Stylist's Fliss Thistlethwaite is joined by The SEN Mums' Careers Club host Leisa Millar. Together they'll be chatting to author of Raising A Happier Mother Anna Mathur about identity, and how that changes (if it does!) after having a baby and returning to work.

This week, Stylist's Fliss Thistlethwaite is joined by co-host Claire Lynch. Author of Small: On Motherhoods – published on paperback last year – she is also a university lecturer and mother-of-three and has spoken widely on her experiences of motherhood – including a Four Thought talk titled ‘The Other Mother’, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2020. Together they'll be discussing flexible working, with a spotlight on new parents returning to work and managing life with a family in tow.They're joined by this week's guest, Anna Whitehouse, AKA Mother Pukka - the founder of the Flex Appeal campaign, the campaign for more flexible working - for everyone.

This week, Stylist's Fliss Thistlethwaite is joined by co-host Atanuke Awe - entrepreneur, founder of community Mums and Tea, Learning with Ez specialising in diverse educational resources for babies and children and co-founder of Five X More - a campaign committed to highlighting and changing Black maternal health outcomes in the UK - and she’s a mother-of-two.Together they'll be discussing the importance of carving out you time as a woman returning to work. They're joined by this week's guest: Sunday Times best-selling author, journalist, TV presenter and founder of Make Motherhood Diverse, and mother-of-two - Candice Brathwaite.

This week, Stylist's Fliss Thistlethwaite is joined by co-hosts Natalie Duvall & Carina White - founders of Black Mums Upfront, a London-based collective who believe all black mothers need to be seen, heard and valued. Together they'll be discussing the question mark that often sits next to the words 'return to work?' on a new mum's calendar. They're joined by this week's guest: broadcaster, DJ, columnist, and mental health campaigner, Neev Spencer.