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From your host, Leisa Millar

Every working mother understands the conflicting demands of work and parenting. But as a mother of a disabled child, I contend with a largely unseen but additional, equally all-consuming, third element: care.

It’s little wonder to me that only 3% of UK women with a disabled child are also in full-time work. I first read that stat in Joeli Brearley’s 2021 book Pregnant Then Screwed: The Motherhood Penalty And How To Fix It and it’s been on my mind ever since.

Where are we all, I wondered? I couldn’t find stories of other women having to ghost on work calls to speak to doctors they know by name, or who cruise into Monday morning meetings with relief after a relentless weekend of managing meltdowns and care-related paperwork.

And so this podcast, The SEN Mums’ Career Club, was born. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoy recording it!

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In episode four, Leisa sits down with friend and fellow Kabuki Syndrome mum Kate Blackmore to learn how she manages a high-stakes job as a paediatric ENT surgeon alongside parenting a child with ENT care needs.

The SEN Mums' Career Club, brought to you by DC Thomson, is produced by Morven McIntyre with graphics from Gemma Day.

New episodes every Wednesday.

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The SEN Mums' Career Club, brought to you by DC Thomson, is produced by Morven McIntyre with graphics from Gemma Day.

New episodes every Wednesday.