Work Like A Motherfather

Welcome to our final episode and certainly our most musical. Kick back and enjoy the banter with Dave sharing his musical counters, getting a "real" job and how he manages to squeeze it all in with his daughter Poppy in tow. We absolutely love how passionate Dave is about fatherhood and take solace in the fact that there are loads of other dads out there willing to drop days or even quit their jobs if it means spending quality time with their kids. Thanks for listening and until next time, Work Like a Motherfather. Credits: Hosts: Tina Funder & Laurel Davis Production: Mother Tongue Agency Sound & Music: Dave Higgins

Dr. Sarah Cotton is an organisation psychologist and an absolute specialist in the life transition into working parenthood + all of the craziness that comes with it. It was brilliant to chat through the techniques and thinking that organisations and individuals can apply to one of the biggest shifts you can endure in working life - becoming a mum or dad. We talked about switching off 'automatic pilot' and being deliberate about separating work and family life to give them both the time of day they deserve... and much more.

Anna Oxley Rintoul has a boundless capacity for humanity. Not only has she carved out a role combining her commercial savvy with her passion for social justice in one of the big four banks, Anna has the additional challenge of raising three kids - one of whom was diagnosed with autism in prep. So, how has Anna found the emotional reserves to face an uncertain parenting world head on? Tune in to hear her raw and inspiring account of the rough and tumble, the challenges and the joys, of family life and professional life with a neurodiverse child. Credits: Hosts: Tina Funder & Laurel Davis Production: Mother Tongue Agency Sound & Music: Dave Higgins Show notes: Takes a Village: https://takesavillage.com.au Sally Rugg - How powerful we are: https://www.booktopia.com.au/how-powerful-we-are-sally-rugg/book/9780733642227.html?dsa=s1-east&gclid=Cj0KCQjwncT1BRDhARIsAOQF9Lk0omObL_LMWDiZ-wMFm9ilTPuCZwuyMf8_eY9iApM0mSzmi6y5DG0aAm4WEALw_wcB NDIS: https://www.ndis.gov.au Employable me: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/employable-me-australia Love on the Spectrum: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/love-on-the-spectrum Autism in Australia: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/disability/autism-in-australia/contents/autism

This episode is dedicated to helping working parents negotiate what is possibly one of the most testing times of their lives. Those stretched between working from home and assuming new roles and responsibilities as teachers, child carers and parents - it's full time and it's full on. So, tune in to hear the personal and practical advice from Mark Belanti, psychologist of over 15 years and Director of Carfi - an organisation specialising in occupational rehabilitation and resolution, clinical psychology and many other areas relevant in today's climate. Enjoy the therapy.

A lawyer by trade, Prue Gilbert founded Grace Papers in 2015 with the ambition of championing inclusion and flexibility in some of Australia's largest corporates, assisting them to support working parents from pregnancy all the way through to return to work. It has been a very successful decade an a half. We talked to Prue about diversity and equality in the workplace and the basics of understanding your rights as a working parent. Credits: Hosts: Tina Funder & Laurel Davis Production: Mother Tongue Agency Music: Dave Higgins Show notes: Grace Papers https://www.gracepapers.com.au Gender Equality Act: https://www.vic.gov.au/gender-equality-bill Paid parental leave OECD countries: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-17/fact-check-australia-paid-parental-leave/11270456