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Your Postpartum Recovery Timeline: Understanding Your Body, Your Emotions & Your Strength
A clear postpartum recovery timeline covering physical, emotional, and movement changes, with expert tools to help you heal confidently at your own pace.
Recognizing Tongue Ties: From a midwife trained in frenulotomy
A midwife explains how to recognize tongue tie in babies, its impact on feeding, and safe treatment options to support better breastfeeding.
Rethinking Maternity Leave and Workplace Support in Switzerland
We recently spoke with Martin, an experienced HR Business Partner who oversees around 1,000 employees across Switzerland and Germany in the environment and construction sectors. With years of experience in HR and organizational development, he has observed firsthand the challenges women face when transitioning back to work after maternity leave—and the opportunities companies miss when they fail to take a holistic approach.
Why Parental Leave Matters
Parental leave is a critical career milestone—and one of the most complex transitions HR teams manage. While much of the industry’s focus often centers on maternity leave, paternity leave is increasingly recognized as essential to workplace equity and retention.
Flexible HR Practices for Supporting Returning Mothers
Returning mothers in high-performance industries benefit most from HR practices rooted in flexibility, empathy, and open dialogue. Rather than flashy perks, practical accommodations, adaptable reintegration plans, and manager support create sustainable transitions, reduce burnout, and retain talent—demonstrating that thoughtful, human-centered HR practices have real impact.
Maternity Leave Support: A Conversation with HR Leader Federica
In the evolving conversation around working parents, one truth remains consistent: the transition back to work after maternity leave is deeply personal, often complex, and rarely predictable. To better understand how companies can strengthen their maternity leave support, we sat down with Federica, an experienced HR leader who brings both professional and personal insights to the topic.
Why Paternity Leave for Fathers Can Change Things for Mothers Too
When we discuss parental leave and workplace flexibility, the focus often centers on women—rightfully so, given the physical and societal demands they face. But what if we shifted the conversation to include men as equally important participants in caregiving? What if normalizing paternity leave and flexibility for fathers could not only ease the burden on women but also transform workplace culture for the better?
A Motherhood Journey: One Woman’s Story of Identity, Loneliness & Letting Go
In this deeply personal reflection, one woman shares what really changed after she became a mother—not her job title, but her sense of self. From relationship strain and invisible labor to the slow process of rediscovery, her story brings voice to the emotional weight so many carry quietly. Her honesty doesn’t offer a polished narrative, but something far more powerful: recognition.
Rethinking Maternity and Parental Leave from Systems to the Individual
As more companies strive to foster gender equity and build inclusive workplaces, there’s growing awareness that maternity and parental leave must be more than just a compliance checkbox.
Coming Back from Maternity Leave: Empathy-Driven HR Insights from Emmanuel Rossier
“Prepare the return”—How one HR leader prioritizes empathy and structure for new parents re-entering the workforce
Returning to Work After Parental Leave: How Flexible Work Structures Support New Parents
For many employees, returning to work after parental leave comes with a mix of excitement and anxiety. Sleepless nights, navigating childcare logistics, and adjusting back to professional life can make the transition overwhelming. But in the right environment—one built around flexibility, empathy, and thoughtful planning—this process can become a much smoother experience.
Employee Retention Strategies That Work: Lessons from a Global Health HR Expert
One HR leader, working within a leading public–private partnership in the global health space, shared how their organization is intentionally redefining what support for working parents looks like — and why that matters more than ever.
Parenting Values: Finding Common Ground With Your Partner
The truth is, parenting values are rarely talked about until a concrete decision is on the line—whether it’s screen time rules, discipline strategies, or where to go on vacation. But the more we talk about our values, the stronger our foundation becomes.
Everything You Need to Know About Postpartum Hair Loss
While it might look luscious during pregnancy, postpartum hair loss is a reality for most new mothers—and yes, it can feel unsettling and be a pain for your shower drain. But you’re not alone, and the good news is: it’s temporary and manageable.
Hormones Post Birth: Understanding Postpartum Hormonal Changes
Understanding what’s happening and why can make this transition feel a little less overwhelming. Here, we’ll break down four major hormones—progesterone, estrogen, oxytocin, cortisol, and melatonin—how they function, how they change after birth, and when you can expect some hormonal normalcy.
Basic Life Saving: Essential First Aid Skills
“Basic life saving skills” sounds overwhelming and this is a long article, but remember: you can make a difference, you can save a life. It is always better to have tried something than to have not known what to do.
Baby carrier 101: Choosing & using from a baby wearing expert
Babywearing offers numerous benefits for both infants and caregivers. Understanding these advantages and selecting the appropriate baby carrier can not only free up your two hands, it can also enhance the bonding experience and even help your baby sleep better at night.
The Productivity Paradox: Empowering Women, Strengthening Organizations
Feeling like a good mother makes you more productive. Here we will explain some strategies for women to build confidence as professionals and mothers.
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Movement Videos
Emi, our personal trainer teachers you how to do a proper pelvic floor contraction and a compression, so you can start lifting and carrying that infant car seat and protect your recovering abs and pelvic floor!
Energy Bite Recipe
Alex, our Registered Dietician, shares her easy to make energy bite recipe for that extra boost you need postpartum, or really anytime. Guaranteed to be loved by any toddlers in your house too – if you can share!