Since co-founding Bravely, a platform that connects employees to on demand professional coaching, I have been focused on supporting employees in the key moments of their professional lives. This includes starting a new job, preparing for a performance review, becoming a new manager, setting goals for promotion, learning to communicate effectively,constructive feedback and strengthening relationships. But there is one key life moment that I surprisingly never considered until I experienced it myself: becoming a parent.
Stress about becoming a new parent started before I went on leave and lasted until I returned. I worried about tying up loose ends before my baby was born, and struggled with completely disconnecting while I was on leave. The hardest part was figuring out childcare and how I was ever going to leave this adorable baby. lt was an incredibly challenging time, but nothing could prepare me for working and parenting in the time of COVID-19.
