<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1575013/open_sms">Ask me a Q</a>Hello Bright Minds,I am worried about what&apos;s happening to mothers in UK Plc. In February I am hosting the first <a href='https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thetalentkeeperspecialists/1906997'>Raising &amp; Rising</a> retreat with my colleague Anita Cleare. It’s a small, intimate gathering of 8-12 mothers (of children 0-18) in senior roles to give them space, tools and encouragement to explore what they want next in their careers. These women are the ‘talent pipeline’ to become Partners, Managing Partner, Heads of Department and Board members – some sooner, some later. They are the women their organisations want to keep and rise.Our expectation is that employers will sponsor your place and that you will not self-fund. IThis episode is the story of why it&apos;s taken me 14 years to create Raising &amp; Rising and the statistics about the difficulties mother face in raising their careers compared to fathers and childfree men.Here&apos;s the link to <a href='https://www.talentkeepers.co.uk/raising-rising-career-retreat-for-mothers-in-senior-roles/'>watch the replay</a> of the HR webinar I mention in the episode, &quot;What&apos;s Stopping Women Stepping Up&quot; plus more stats about the load mothers are carrying at work compared to fathers and childfree men.Best wishes,Jessica MORE FOR YOU <ul> <li>DM Jessica on instagram <a href='https://www.instagram.com/comebackcommuk/'>@comebackcommuk</a> </li> <li>Get <a href='https://www.subscribepage.com/comebackcommunity'>Caremail </a> (free, every other Sunday at 7am)</li> <li>Read <a href='https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1848503199?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwbeyoubutbe-21&amp;link_code=as3&amp;camp=2506&amp;creative=9298&amp;creativeASIN=1848503199'>Mothers Work! How to Get a Grip on Guilt and Make a Smooth Return to Work</a> by Jessica Chivers.</li> <li> <a href='https://vimeo.com/759174786'>Watch five coachees</a> talk about working with us</li> <li> <a href='https://comebackcommunity.co.uk/introduce/'>Connect us to your HR team</a> - bring the Comeback Community™ employee experience to your workplace</li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1575013/open_sms"&gt;Ask me a Q&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hello Bright Minds,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I am worried about what&amp;apos;s happening to mothers in UK Plc. In February I am hosting the first &lt;a href='https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thetalentkeeperspecialists/1906997'&gt;Raising &amp;amp; Rising&lt;/a&gt; retreat with my colleague Anita Cleare. It’s a small, intimate gathering of 8-12 mothers (of children 0-18) in senior roles to give them space, tools and encouragement to explore what they want next in their careers. These women are the ‘talent pipeline’ to become Partners, Managing Partner, Heads of Department and Board members – some sooner, some later. They are the women their organisations want to keep and rise.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our expectation is that employers will sponsor your place and that you will not self-fund. I&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This episode is the story of why it&amp;apos;s taken me 14 years to create Raising &amp;amp; Rising and the statistics about the difficulties mother face in raising their careers compared to fathers and childfree men.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here&amp;apos;s the link to &lt;a href='https://www.talentkeepers.co.uk/raising-rising-career-retreat-for-mothers-in-senior-roles/'&gt;watch the replay&lt;/a&gt; of the HR webinar I mention in the episode, &amp;quot;What&amp;apos;s Stopping Women Stepping Up&amp;quot; plus more stats about the load mothers are carrying at work compared to fathers and childfree men.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Best wishes,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jessica&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;MORE FOR YOU&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;DM Jessica on instagram &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/comebackcommuk/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;@comebackcommuk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Get &lt;a href='https://www.subscribepage.com/comebackcommunity'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Caremail &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;(free, every other Sunday at 7am)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Read &lt;a href='https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1848503199?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=wwwbeyoubutbe-21&amp;amp;link_code=as3&amp;amp;camp=2506&amp;amp;creative=9298&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1848503199'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mothers Work! How to Get a Grip on Guilt and Make a Smooth Return to Work&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;by Jessica Chivers.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://vimeo.com/759174786'&gt;Watch five coachees&lt;/a&gt; talk about working with us&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://comebackcommunity.co.uk/introduce/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Connect us to your HR team&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; - bring the Comeback Community™ employee experience to your workplace&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Ask me a Q Hello Bright Minds, I am worried about what's happening to mothers in UK Plc. In February I am hosting the first Raising &amp; Rising retreat with my colleague Anita Cleare. It’s a small, intimate gathering of 8-12 mothers (of children 0-18) in senior roles to give them space, tools and encouragement to explore what they want next in their careers. These women are the ‘talent pipeline’ to become Partners, Managing Partner, Heads of Department and Board members – some sooner, some l...

116. JESSICA - Stop wasting mothers' potential in UK businesses - why it's taken me 14 years to co-create Raising & Rising for mothers in senior roles

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1575013/open_sms">Ask me a Q</a>Hello Bright Minds, Stephanie Ogden, loves her job. She is the UK CEO of the global insurance company HDI Global and she was an absolute treat to chat to because she was so open and honest. We get into the nitty gritty of how to step away from your business when you are holding the top job or another really senior role. But this is not just an episode for senior leaders – if you work in a big organisation, a male dominated environment or you are ambitious for more in your career this listen will be worth your time.This episode is sponsored by <a href='https://www.littledish.co.uk/recipes-and-advice/advice-for-parents/how-have-easier-smoother-return-work-after-maternity-paternity-shared-parental-and-adoption-leave'>Little Dish,</a> a company who&apos;s values chime with mine and I am delighted to have their partnership.**Raising &amp; Rising** A leadership career retreat for mothers in senior roles is happening on Monday 9th February 2026. <a href='https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thetalentkeeperspecialists/1906997'>Details here</a>. MORE FOR YOU <ul> <li>DM Jessica on instagram <a href='https://www.instagram.com/comebackcommuk/'>@comebackcommuk</a> </li> <li>Get <a href='https://www.subscribepage.com/comebackcommunity'>Caremail </a> (free, every other Sunday at 7am)</li> <li>Read <a href='https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1848503199?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwbeyoubutbe-21&amp;link_code=as3&amp;camp=2506&amp;creative=9298&amp;creativeASIN=1848503199'>Mothers Work! How to Get a Grip on Guilt and Make a Smooth Return to Work</a> by Jessica Chivers.</li> <li> <a href='https://vimeo.com/759174786'>Watch five coachees</a> talk about working with us</li> <li> <a href='https://comebackcommunity.co.uk/introduce/'>Connect us to your HR team</a> - bring the Comeback Community™ employee experience to your workplace</li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1575013/open_sms"&gt;Ask me a Q&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hello Bright Minds, Stephanie Ogden, loves her job. She is the UK CEO of the global insurance company HDI Global and she was an absolute treat to chat to because she was so open and honest. We get into the nitty gritty of how to step away from your business when you are holding the top job or another really senior role. But this is not just an episode for senior leaders – if you work in a big organisation, a male dominated environment or you are ambitious for more in your career this listen will be worth your time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This episode is sponsored by &lt;a href='https://www.littledish.co.uk/recipes-and-advice/advice-for-parents/how-have-easier-smoother-return-work-after-maternity-paternity-shared-parental-and-adoption-leave'&gt;Little Dish,&lt;/a&gt; a company who&amp;apos;s values chime with mine and I am delighted to have their partnership.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;**Raising &amp;amp; Rising** A leadership career retreat for mothers in senior roles is happening on Monday 9th February 2026. &lt;a href='https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thetalentkeeperspecialists/1906997'&gt;Details here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;MORE FOR YOU&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;DM Jessica on instagram &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/comebackcommuk/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;@comebackcommuk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Get &lt;a href='https://www.subscribepage.com/comebackcommunity'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Caremail &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;(free, every other Sunday at 7am)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Read &lt;a href='https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1848503199?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=wwwbeyoubutbe-21&amp;amp;link_code=as3&amp;amp;camp=2506&amp;amp;creative=9298&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1848503199'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mothers Work! How to Get a Grip on Guilt and Make a Smooth Return to Work&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;by Jessica Chivers.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://vimeo.com/759174786'&gt;Watch five coachees&lt;/a&gt; talk about working with us&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://comebackcommunity.co.uk/introduce/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Connect us to your HR team&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; - bring the Comeback Community™ employee experience to your workplace&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Ask me a Q Hello Bright Minds, Stephanie Ogden, loves her job. She is the UK CEO of the global insurance company HDI Global and she was an absolute treat to chat to because she was so open and honest. We get into the nitty gritty of how to step away from your business when you are holding the top job or another really senior role. But this is not just an episode for senior leaders – if you work in a big organisation, a male dominated environment or you are ambitious for more in your career th...

115. COMEBACK – Steph Ogden – CEO HDI Global – Stop! Step away from the business on maternity leave (it won’t fall apart without you).

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1575013/open_sms">Ask me a Q</a>Hello Bright Mind, I start this episode by sharing a piece of academic astonishing research that demonstrates, unequivocally, the powerful and positive link between values and career success. Values frequently come into the work I do with leaders who are having a challenging time at work or in combining work and home. I do a lot of work with professional women with children who place importance on achieving at work and value being present and emotionally available for their children which can sometimes be very, very hard.  I hope you enjoy my musings on the psychology of values and strengths and how they relate to career and wider life success.Best wishes,JessicaRESOURCES &amp; REFERENCES<ul><li><a href='https://buytickets.at/thetalentkeeperspecialists/1906997'>Raising &amp; Rising leadership retreat</a></li><li><a href='https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2301532120'>Self-affirmation increases reemployment success for the unemployed</a> (research by Julian Pfrombeck, Adam Galinsky et al)</li><li><a href='chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https:/www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2025/05/gender-equality-in-a-changing-world_5a0af5ef/e808086f-en.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com'>OECD report</a></li><li>The Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kauffman</li><li>The Coaching UnpACT Podcast with Hazel Anderson Turner and Rachael Skews</li><li><a href='https://www.viacharacter.org/'>VIA Strengths tool</a> (free)</li><li><a href='https://www.strengthsprofile.com/'>Strengths Profile</a> (free version available)</li><li>Coaching Through Burnout: A Burnout Prevention Toolkit for Busy Leaders and their Teams by Hazel Anderson Turner.</li><li>The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni</li><li><a href='https://www.littledish.co.uk/about-us/about-us'>Little Dish</a></li></ul> MORE FOR YOU <ul> <li>DM Jessica on instagram <a href='https://www.instagram.com/comebackcommuk/'>@comebackcommuk</a> </li> <li>Get <a href='https://www.subscribepage.com/comebackcommunity'>Caremail </a> (free, every other Sunday at 7am)</li> <li>Read <a href='https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1848503199?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwbeyoubutbe-21&amp;link_code=as3&amp;camp=2506&amp;creative=9298&amp;creativeASIN=1848503199'>Mothers Work! How to Get a Grip on Guilt and Make a Smooth Return to Work</a> by Jessica Chivers.</li> <li> <a href='https://vimeo.com/759174786'>Watch five coachees</a> talk about working with us</li> <li> <a href='https://comebackcommunity.co.uk/introduce/'>Connect us to your HR team</a> - bring the Comeback Community™ employee experience to your workplace</li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1575013/open_sms"&gt;Ask me a Q&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hello Bright Mind, I start this episode by sharing a piece of academic astonishing research that demonstrates, unequivocally, the powerful and positive link between values and career success. Values frequently come into the work I do with leaders who are having a challenging time at work or in combining work and home. I do a lot of work with professional women with children who place importance on achieving at work and value being present and emotionally available for their children which can sometimes be very, very hard.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I hope you enjoy my musings on the psychology of values and strengths and how they relate to career and wider life success.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Best wishes,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jessica&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;RESOURCES &amp;amp; REFERENCES&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://buytickets.at/thetalentkeeperspecialists/1906997'&gt;Raising &amp;amp; Rising leadership retreat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2301532120'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Self-affirmation increases reemployment success for the unemployed&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (research by Julian Pfrombeck, Adam Galinsky et al)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https:/www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2025/05/gender-equality-in-a-changing-world_5a0af5ef/e808086f-en.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com'&gt;OECD report&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kauffman&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Coaching UnpACT Podcast with Hazel Anderson Turner and Rachael Skews&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.viacharacter.org/'&gt;VIA Strengths tool&lt;/a&gt; (free)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.strengthsprofile.com/'&gt;Strengths Profile&lt;/a&gt; (free version available)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Coaching Through Burnout: A Burnout Prevention Toolkit for Busy Leaders and their Teams&lt;/em&gt; by Hazel Anderson Turner.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.littledish.co.uk/about-us/about-us'&gt;Little Dish&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;MORE FOR YOU&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;DM Jessica on instagram &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/comebackcommuk/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;@comebackcommuk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Get &lt;a href='https://www.subscribepage.com/comebackcommunity'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Caremail &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;(free, every other Sunday at 7am)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Read &lt;a href='https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1848503199?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=wwwbeyoubutbe-21&amp;amp;link_code=as3&amp;amp;camp=2506&amp;amp;creative=9298&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1848503199'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mothers Work! How to Get a Grip on Guilt and Make a Smooth Return to Work&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;by Jessica Chivers.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://vimeo.com/759174786'&gt;Watch five coachees&lt;/a&gt; talk about working with us&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://comebackcommunity.co.uk/introduce/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Connect us to your HR team&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; - bring the Comeback Community™ employee experience to your workplace&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Ask me a Q Hello Bright Mind, I start this episode by sharing a piece of academic astonishing research that demonstrates, unequivocally, the powerful and positive link between values and career success. Values frequently come into the work I do with leaders who are having a challenging time at work or in combining work and home. I do a lot of work with professional women with children who place importance on achieving at work and value being present and emotionally available for their childre...

114. JESSICA  - How knowing your values and being interested in the values of others helps you lead better and enjoy sustainable career success.

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1575013/open_sms">Ask me a Q</a>Hello Bright Minds,QUICK LINKS to things in this episode:<a href='https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thetalentkeeperspecialists/1873580'>HR webinar on female talent not stepping up.</a><a href='https://jessica-talgiwxe.scoreapp.com/'>Raising &amp; Rising leadership retreat early bird registration.</a><a href='https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1048984318308233'>Women &amp; Men receive different developmental feedback</a>.Anna Marthur’s new book, <a href='https://amzn.eu/d/6HT3euz'>The Uncomfortable Truth</a>.<a href='https://www.littledish.co.uk/the-felix-project?utm_source=Little+Dish&amp;utm_campaign=324324f661-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_04_23_10_43_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-1f23fe389f-495522964'>Little Dish x The Felix Project</a>My guest today is the wonderfully warm and open psychotherapist, speaker and author, Anna Marthur. You might know Anna from her podcast, The Therapy Edit or her books or you might not know her at all – in which case you are in for a treat. She’s written many books that I think will speak to you, dear Bright Mind including “Know Your Worth: How to build your self-esteem, grow in confidence and worry less about what people think” and her latest, “The Uncomfortable Truth: Change your life by taming 10 of your mind’s greatest fears.”I wanted to get Anna on to talk about:<ul><li>The cost of trying to please everyone.</li><li>Overcoming the pain and shame of being passed over for promotion.</li><li>Dealing with failure. </li><li>The art of saying no. </li></ul>Anna and I have both recently collaborated with Little Dish, the wholesome children’s food company. <a href='https://www.littledish.co.uk/recipes-and-advice/advice-for-parents/how-have-easier-smoother-return-work-after-maternity-paternity-shared-parental-and-adoption-leave'>Little Dish</a> are the season nine sponsor of COMEBACK COACH and I am super proud to have their support because we both want to make life easier for working parents. I do that as an executive coach, providing a powerful and confidential thinking and problem-solving space and Little Dish does it by creating easier evenings with their delicious, nutritious and quick-to-cook meals. One thing Little Dish is doing at the moment that has brought an even bigger smile to my face is their ‘Buy One Give One’ campaign with The Felix Project to end school holiday hunger. MORE FOR YOU <ul> <li>DM Jessica on instagram <a href='https://www.instagram.com/comebackcommuk/'>@comebackcommuk</a> </li> <li>Get <a href='https://www.subscribepage.com/comebackcommunity'>Caremail </a> (free, every other Sunday at 7am)</li> <li>Read <a href='https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1848503199?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwbeyoubutbe-21&amp;link_code=as3&amp;camp=2506&amp;creative=9298&amp;creativeASIN=1848503199'>Mothers Work! How to Get a Grip on Guilt and Make a Smooth Return to Work</a> by Jessica Chivers.</li> <li> <a href='https://vimeo.com/759174786'>Watch five coachees</a> talk about working with us</li> <li> <a href='https://comebackcommunity.co.uk/introduce/'>Connect us to your HR team</a> - bring the Comeback Community™ employee experience to your workplace</li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1575013/open_sms"&gt;Ask me a Q&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hello Bright Minds,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;QUICK LINKS to things in this episode:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thetalentkeeperspecialists/1873580'&gt;HR webinar on female talent not stepping up.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://jessica-talgiwxe.scoreapp.com/'&gt;Raising &amp;amp; Rising leadership retreat early bird registration.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1048984318308233'&gt;Women &amp;amp; Men receive different developmental feedback&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anna Marthur’s new book, &lt;a href='https://amzn.eu/d/6HT3euz'&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Uncomfortable Truth&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.littledish.co.uk/the-felix-project?utm_source=Little+Dish&amp;amp;utm_campaign=324324f661-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_04_23_10_43_COPY_01&amp;amp;utm_medium=email&amp;amp;utm_term=0_-1f23fe389f-495522964'&gt;Little Dish x The Felix Project&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;My guest today is the wonderfully warm and open psychotherapist, speaker and author, Anna Marthur. You might know Anna from her podcast, The Therapy Edit or her books or you might not know her at all – in which case you are in for a treat. She’s written many books that I think will speak to you, dear Bright Mind including &lt;em&gt;“Know Your Worth: How to build your self-esteem, grow in confidence and worry less about what people think”&lt;/em&gt; and her latest, &lt;em&gt;“The Uncomfortable Truth: Change your life by taming 10 of your mind’s greatest fears.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;I wanted to get Anna on to talk about:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;The cost of trying to please everyone.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overcoming the pain and shame of being passed over for promotion.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dealing with failure. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;The art of saying no. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anna and I have both recently collaborated with Little Dish, the wholesome children’s food company. &lt;a href='https://www.littledish.co.uk/recipes-and-advice/advice-for-parents/how-have-easier-smoother-return-work-after-maternity-paternity-shared-parental-and-adoption-leave'&gt;Little Dish&lt;/a&gt; are the season nine sponsor of COMEBACK COACH and I am super proud to have their support because we both want to make life easier for working parents. I do that as an executive coach, providing a powerful and confidential thinking and problem-solving space and Little Dish does it by creating easier evenings with their delicious, nutritious and quick-to-cook meals. One thing Little Dish is doing at the moment that has brought an even bigger smile to my face is their ‘Buy One Give One’ campaign with The Felix Project to end school holiday hunger.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;MORE FOR YOU&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;DM Jessica on instagram &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/comebackcommuk/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;@comebackcommuk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Get &lt;a href='https://www.subscribepage.com/comebackcommunity'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Caremail &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;(free, every other Sunday at 7am)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Read &lt;a href='https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1848503199?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=wwwbeyoubutbe-21&amp;amp;link_code=as3&amp;amp;camp=2506&amp;amp;creative=9298&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1848503199'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mothers Work! How to Get a Grip on Guilt and Make a Smooth Return to Work&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;by Jessica Chivers.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://vimeo.com/759174786'&gt;Watch five coachees&lt;/a&gt; talk about working with us&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://comebackcommunity.co.uk/introduce/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Connect us to your HR team&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; - bring the Comeback Community™ employee experience to your workplace&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Ask me a Q Hello Bright Minds, QUICK LINKS to things in this episode: HR webinar on female talent not stepping up. Raising &amp; Rising leadership retreat early bird registration. Women &amp; Men receive different developmental feedback. Anna Marthur’s new book, The Uncomfortable Truth. Little Dish x The Felix Project My guest today is the wonderfully warm and open psychotherapist, speaker and author, Anna Marthur. You might know Anna from her podcast, The Therapy Edit or her books or you mig...

113. EXPERT – Anna Marthur – You are not a failure because you failed to get the promotion – the cost of pleasing people – asking for feedback

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1575013/open_sms">Ask me a Q</a>**Quick link to <a href='https://jessica-talgiwxe.scoreapp.com/'>register interest</a> in the Raising &amp; Rising leadership retreat for mothers in senior roles in February 2026 – CPO’s and HR professionals please register and we&apos;ll be in touch about places for your senior female talent.**Hello Bright Minds, today you are going to eavesdrop on a coaching conversation with a senior woman who is 2 months back from a 10 month maternity leave who wants to show her leadership team she is committed and wants to progress. She’s the only mother in her part of the business and she feels she’s competing with younger colleagues who can work long hours and have little or no immovable demands on them outside of work. Our conversation starts by Louise – not her real name - outlining two challenges and we quickly move into stakeholder mapping and working out the perceptions she needs to create in two or three key people’s mind. We end with some thinking about energy management and creating ‘rules’ for when she’ll stay late and which after work drinks are worth going to.My absolute heartfelt thanks to Little Dish, the award-winning children’s food company, for sponsoring this episode of COMEBACK COACH. Find out more at <a href='http://www.littledish.co.uk'>www.littledish.co.uk</a>.  MORE FOR YOU <ul> <li>DM Jessica on instagram <a href='https://www.instagram.com/comebackcommuk/'>@comebackcommuk</a> </li> <li>Get <a href='https://www.subscribepage.com/comebackcommunity'>Caremail </a> (free, every other Sunday at 7am)</li> <li>Read <a href='https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1848503199?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwbeyoubutbe-21&amp;link_code=as3&amp;camp=2506&amp;creative=9298&amp;creativeASIN=1848503199'>Mothers Work! How to Get a Grip on Guilt and Make a Smooth Return to Work</a> by Jessica Chivers.</li> <li> <a href='https://vimeo.com/759174786'>Watch five coachees</a> talk about working with us</li> <li> <a href='https://comebackcommunity.co.uk/introduce/'>Connect us to your HR team</a> - bring the Comeback Community™ employee experience to your workplace</li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1575013/open_sms"&gt;Ask me a Q&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;**Quick link to &lt;a href='https://jessica-talgiwxe.scoreapp.com/'&gt;register interest&lt;/a&gt; in the &lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Raising &amp;amp; Rising&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; leadership retreat for mothers in senior roles&lt;/b&gt; in February 2026 – CPO’s and HR professionals please register and we&amp;apos;ll be in touch about places for your senior female talent.**&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hello Bright Minds, today you are going to eavesdrop on a coaching conversation with a senior woman who is 2 months back from a 10 month maternity leave who wants to show her leadership team she is committed and wants to progress. She’s the only mother in her part of the business and she feels she’s competing with younger colleagues who can work long hours and have little or no immovable demands on them outside of work. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our conversation starts by Louise – not her real name - outlining two challenges and we quickly move into stakeholder mapping and working out the perceptions she needs to create in two or three key people’s mind. We end with some thinking about energy management and creating ‘rules’ for when she’ll stay late and which after work drinks are worth going to.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;My absolute heartfelt thanks to Little Dish, the award-winning children’s food company, for sponsoring this episode of COMEBACK COACH. Find out more at &lt;a href='http://www.littledish.co.uk'&gt;www.littledish.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;MORE FOR YOU&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;DM Jessica on instagram &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/comebackcommuk/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;@comebackcommuk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Get &lt;a href='https://www.subscribepage.com/comebackcommunity'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Caremail &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;(free, every other Sunday at 7am)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Read &lt;a href='https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1848503199?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=wwwbeyoubutbe-21&amp;amp;link_code=as3&amp;amp;camp=2506&amp;amp;creative=9298&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1848503199'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mothers Work! How to Get a Grip on Guilt and Make a Smooth Return to Work&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;by Jessica Chivers.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://vimeo.com/759174786'&gt;Watch five coachees&lt;/a&gt; talk about working with us&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://comebackcommunity.co.uk/introduce/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Connect us to your HR team&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; - bring the Comeback Community™ employee experience to your workplace&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Ask me a Q **Quick link to register interest in the Raising &amp; Rising leadership retreat for mothers in senior roles in February 2026 – CPO’s and HR professionals please register and we'll be in touch about places for your senior female talent.** Hello Bright Minds, today you are going to eavesdrop on a coaching conversation with a senior woman who is 2 months back from a 10 month maternity leave who wants to show her leadership team she is committed and wants to progress. She’s the only m...

112. COACH - Louise - Pressure to impress senior leaders after maternity - showing commitment to get promoted (and being the only mother on the team)

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