I am a former software developer navigating a transition from career break for parenting back to work.
I tend to avoid speaking about managing my career/parenting. I often act as if I am superhuman, avoiding the reality that my resources/time are limited, likely because I do not know how to express my needs for fear of [...judgement?].
I am confronting this internal struggle after a chat with my accountability team working on HIP’s Career Impact Track workbook.
I am curious to hear others’ experiences speaking of and navigating career/parenting.
How are you managing career/parenting?
What uncertainties did you have about parenting/career? How did you resolve them?
How do you ease the burdens of parenting (child care, isolation, socializing, finding parent friendly community/support)?
I am a former software developer navigating a transition from career break for parenting back to work.
I tend to avoid speaking about managing my career/parenting. I often act as if I am superhuman, avoiding the reality that my resources/time are limited, likely because I do not know how to express my needs for fear of [...judgement?].
I am confronting this internal struggle after a chat with my accountability team working on HIP’s Career Impact Track workbook.
I am curious to hear others’ experiences speaking of and navigating career/parenting.
How are you managing career/parenting?
What uncertainties did you have about parenting/career? How did you resolve them?
How do you ease the burdens of parenting (child care, isolation, socializing, finding parent friendly community/support)?
Resources I found helpful:
Parenting/community building
Why I love being a “part-time” mom
#178 – Emily Oster on what the evidence actually says about pregnancy and parenting
It Takes a Village! How we Built a Community and Share Childcare
Effective altruism in the garden of ends
How to Live Near Your Friends
Learning to express myself better/socializing/community building
Nonviolent Communication (NVC)
Authentic Relating: A Guide to Rich, Meaningful, Nourishing Relationships
Mental health
Rethink Wellbeing’s Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy group program
SeekHealing
IFS therapy
Not a parent myself, so I can’t judge if these are valuable, but you might be interested in:
Parents in effective altruism Facebook group
Parenting tag on the EA Forum
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