ject to the idea that you have to fit into a stereotype of an ‘earth mother’ or ‘career woman’.
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I found this view that society has did affect my wellbeing. Initially. I had many years of answering those ‘When is the baby coming?’ questions, that are downright annoying for women across the planet. It wasn’t a decision I wanted, or felt I needed to discuss or justify. However, over the years I learnt that the more I talked about it, the easier it became. I don’t want my own children and that’s just fine, I feel it is a bit like women starting to be more open, discussing ‘social taboos’ like miscarriage, it’s ok for us to talk about these things and often, it helps. I also object to the idea that you have to fit into a stereotype of ‘earth mother’ or ‘career woman’. What about the rest of us? What about the mums who are regretting their decision, the ones happily balancing work and mum life, the desperate-to-be-
a-mum’s whose bodies can’t quite agree, or the child-free by choice who want a balanced life with their family, not just a career? I know from running my company, The Talent Cycle , that achieving that career and life balance is key for many of my clients. As a Career Development Specialist, I help clients identify and move forward with their own unique career path. Whether they are looking to change, or dealing with enforced change through things like redundancy, we are all individuals. Why can’t we make our own unique choices? Whether that is about our careers, our homelife, or how we balance the two. We literally have more choice in the cereal aisle at the supermarket than society allows us about our own life choices.