We all know there’s no such thing as work/life balance – it’s a constant battle. Three entrepreneurial mums reveal how they juggle successful businesses with growing families
KIRSTEN WALKER
Founder of Palm Beach Collection, mum of two
“In 2009, I left my old job [as a fashion buyer] to start Palm Beach Collection and found out I was pregnant with my first son the day after I resigned. It was certainly an emotional challenge. I worked through my pregnancy with both kids and didn’t take any maternity leave. Our office was at our house at that stage and I thought it would be easy. I think it was the hardest thing I’ve ever done.
The biggest challenge was that I was never really able to switch off from work. I was back on my emails in the hospital only a few hours after the birth! Trying to breastfeed while entering orders, taking phone calls, answering emails … it was hard work. But at that stage, the business was so young and needed my attention, so I had no choice. Both my kids went to a home day care at nine months and, after that, life became more manageable. I think for families with both parents working, it’s an ongoing battle and you never quite get the right balance.
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SHANNEN DOHERTY
The rebellious actor died in July after a nine-year battle with cancer. Zara Wong looks back at the legacy of a woman who always lived on her own terms
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Back to EARTH
In its earliest days, the farm bred draught horses for export. Now Tasmania's 1840 cottage Leighton House has been restored as a glorious getaway
ODE to LIGHT
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JEN ATKIN
The Ouai beauty guru is regularly called on by the Kardashians and a host of other A-listers. Here, she talks about hair, her beauty cupboard and how she keeps up her energy levels
A NEW DIRECTION
When she was 16, Jordan Lambropoulos told her surgeon she'd rather die than wake up with a colostomy bag. Today - 10 years, countless operations and 14,000 Instagram followers later - she's proof that a colostomy bag is not the end. In fact, it can be the beginning of a whole new life
LADY LUCK
Rosalía takes her accessories as seriously as she takes her art. The Spanish musician spent three years working on her much-lauded album Motomami, finessing the details and perfecting the finishing touches. And when it comes to her outfits, she's no less specific
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Who had Emma Corrin and Juno Temple as supervillians on their 2024 bingo card?
CURTAIN CALLING
Brisbane-born star Vidya Makan steps into the shoes of America's founding mother in the long-awaited return of Hamilton
LEIGH-ANNE
The English singer on colourism, freedom and reuniting Little Mix
