Reinvent Your Career

M&B shares tips to recoup and resume your career after a break.

- Reshma O Pathare

Having a baby is like a thrilling roller coaster ride with its crazed ups and downs, which leave the parents thrilled, scared, excited, laughing and crying! For a long time, motherhood was projected as this perfect phase in life where a smiling baby and mother exist in a perfect home. The reality is a ‘tad’ different and thankfully with social media and real mommy bloggers blogging out there, all those unreal scenarios are getting busted. Alternately, the real challenges of motherhood are discussed with honesty, and some much-needed humour. So what really are these truths that a new mum must know about her new baby? We’ve compiled a list of a few things we hope new mums will find helpful:

Whosoever talks about achieving a work-life balance, has to meet a mother in the throes of reinventing her career after a long, post-baby hiatus. Reinventing the wheel would pale in comparison to the trials & tribulations that women face while trying to resurrect themselves after becoming mothers. While things are getting easier in the present age of digitalisation, employer support, and overall awareness about the value-addition that these women bring to the table, there are still a lot of grey areas that women need to grapple with before making a spectacular comeback. M&B helps you navigate through the maze of the hows’ and whys’:

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