The Juggling Act

Written by: The Telegraph
  • Summary

  • Being a working mum. The highs and lows. Chief executives, politicians and celebrities lift the lid on what it’s really like to go back to work after having a baby.

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Episodes
  • Breast cups, baby biscuits and boundaries: Our top tips
    Mar 17 2021

    Having successfully navigated the juggling act of looking after children whilst working a busy job, this series' guests share their pearls of wisdom. Find out the tried-and-tested recipe for any fussy eater, and hear which gadgets transformed breastfeeding from stressful to straightforward.


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    8 mins
  • Nadine Coyle on feeling like an inadequate mum
    Mar 3 2021

    Performing in front of thousands of fans comes naturally to Girls Aloud star and mother-of-one, Nadine Coyle. Motherhood, on the other hand, was terrifying. She tells The Telegraph's Claire Newell how one crucial piece of advice from her sister helped her get over the ‘crippling’ anxiety she felt as a new mother, and shares her own top tips for coping when work trips keep her and her daughter apart.


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    36 mins
  • Jack Monroe on breakdowns and being a single mum on a budget
    Feb 17 2021

    The pressures of being a working single mum left Jack Monroe in hospital, suffering from a breakdown. But her ability to feed her son on a shoestring budget also saw her shoot to prominence as a food writer. She tells Claire Newell why she wishes she'd asked for help sooner when times were tough, and why she believes that upping benefit payments for low-income families would see the government save money in the long-term.


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    38 mins

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