5 things that happen behind the scenes at Purely Pregnant

I’ve always been really interested in how women create the work life balance that’s right for them as an individual – especially when kids are in the mix too! 

Over the years I’ve seen students decide to become full-time Mums, start new careers, choose to work part-time, and some, like me, have taken a leap of faith into the world of entrepreneurship.

So, if like me, you’re interested in how other Mums make it work, I thought it would be fun to share my story with you. 

Now, you might be under the impression that I’ve always worked in the field of natural health and yoga, but I’ll dispel that myth by letting you know that I started out my professional life as an analyst at an Investment Bank in London.

The funny thing is, throughout my Economics degree I used to regularly attend yoga and meditation classes and when people asked me what I’d like to do, I’d say that I wanted to become a yoga teacher.  They were usually less than impressed by this decidedly low key aspiration of mine and would usually respond with something along the lines of “You can’t “just” be a yoga teacher!”

So, after university I joined the ranks of graduates in London’s financial sector.  It didn’t take me long to realise how tough it was for women in this field to balance their careers with their home lives.  

So to cut a long story short, after two years I handed in my resignation, hopped on a plane to India where I studied yoga for a year before returning back to London, this time as a Yoga Teacher – and the rest is history!

If you’d like to find out more about how I set up Purely Pregnant whilst combining it with looking after my son Rafi, check out our podcast interview by Faye Dicker, founder of Bristol Freelance Mum.

In this candid 12 minute podcast, we’ll be letting you in on 5 things that happen behind the scenes at Purely Pregnant. 

We’ll be sharing, HOW:

1. It all began 7 months into my pregnancy….

2. We coped with teaching from our living room with a newborn baby in the house - and James’ amusing strategy for creating a peaceful environment for our students!

3. James finds working in such a female dominated field – thank goodness we have a son to balance things out!

4. I juggled starting a brand new business with fulltime childcare back in the early days.

5. We stay sane as a husband and wife team :)

Plus, if you’ve ever dreamt about setting up on your own, we’ll be sharing our top tips for starting up a new business .

So, to get the inside scoop - just click the link below:

http://freelancebristolmum.jellycast.com/files/audio/PurelyPregnant.MP3

If you know any Mums who would love to set up their own venture and might enjoy this post please forward this on to them!

I’d love to hear how you manage (or envisage you’ll manage) your OWN work life balance and childcare commitments – so please let me know in the comments box below...

Warmly,

Leyla