December is here! The month where the mental load triples, the budget shrinks, the kids get louder and the house fuller. Moms are expected to “rest” while working harder than they have all year – plan the gifts, stock the cupboards, curate magical memories, host family, keep everyone fed and somehow still find time to […]
Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workforce? That was the title of a recent episode of The Interesting Times, a New York Times podcast. As a working woman and advocate for working moms, it stopped me in my tracks. Did the feminist movement that brought women into the workforce actually ruin it?Did inclusivity, diversity policies and […]
How Healing Your Own Trauma Can Change the Way You Parent Because you can’t raise emotionally safe kids from an emotionally unsafe place. Parenting isn’t just about raising children, it’s about meeting the unhealed parts of yourself you didn’t know were still there. Every tantrum, every slammed door, every exhausted “Mom!” can stir something old […]
Navigating Children’s Screen Time and Cybersecurity Today’s kids are growing up in a world where the internet is their playground, their classroom and their hangout spot. As working parents, we know it’s impossible to completely avoid screens, but how do we protect our children from the darker corners of the digital world without losing trust, […]
Working Moms’ Guide to Work-life Balance Building a career while raising a family is no joke. It’s exhausting and filled with invisible work that rarely gets acknowledged. I spoke with Philipa Geard, founder and CEO of Recruit My Mom, a platform dedicated to helping moms find flexible, family-friendly work. Philipa knows firsthand the challenges working […]
Balancing work, family, and finances isn’t just about spreadsheets and budgets, for many working moms, it’s deeply emotional. When it comes to working moms, money and mom guilt, the conversation goes far beyond rands and cents. It touches identity, expectations and the quiet pressure to do it all, and do it perfectly. In an episode […]
Springbok Wife Life | Ezel Vermeulen on Identity, Fame & Being a Working Mom Ezél Vermeulen, wife of Springbok legend Duane Vermeulen, shares invaluable tips to keep a family, and yourself, grounded when life looks picture-perfect from the outside. When the Springboks lifted the Rugby World Cup, the world saw the glory, but behind the […]
Why Working Moms Make the Best Leaders We often see female leaders portrayed as cold, competitive or power-hungry. But we’re seeing the opposite more and more in workplaces. Authentic female leadership is rooted in collaboration, compassion and community. It’s about lifting others up, not climbing over them. When women lead from a place of empathy […]
Are Working Moms Drinking Too Much? We’ve all seen the memes:“It’s not drinking alone if your kids are home.”“Mommy needs wine.”“Liquid patience.” They’re funny… until they’re not. At first, it’s just a glass of wine at the end of a long day, your little reward. But slowly, it becomes your emotional life raft. The one […]
Why Working Moms Lose Interest in Sex (It’s Not What You Think) Let’s face it: parenthood changes everything, including your sex life. Between sleepless nights, endless to-dos and the mental load of running a household, intimacy often takes a back seat. Madge spoke with Dr. Marlene Wasserman, aka Dr. Eve, a clinical sexologist and trauma […]