Work Life Wellbeing Series

2025 Sessions

Lunchboxes Made Easy

Next Session:
Tuesday, 18th February
12:00-12:45 PM (AEDT)

Discover how to make lunchboxes nutritious, delicious, and stress-free! Join Suzanne Burke, a certified instructor of the "Making Friends with Food" School Program, as she shares simple, practical strategies for packing balanced lunches your kids will love.

In this session, Suzanne will explain how food impacts learning, behaviour and resilience. You will also discover the connection between lunchbox food and the environment. 

Arm yourself for the new school year with skills to read and understand food labels, minimise stress and identify simple healthy lunchbox alternatives.

• Understand why healthy lunchbox meals are essential for fuelling growing minds and bodies. 
• Learn a time-saving system for preparing nutritious, child-approved lunches.
• Discover easy swaps to reduce processed foods while keeping lunchboxes exciting.
• Learn how to simplify your prep and pack a lunch that will keep your child fuller for longer.

Return to Work After Parental Leave

Next Session:
Wednesday, 26th February
1:00-2:00 PM (AEDT)

Transitioning back to work after parental leave brings a wave of emotions—excitement, uncertainty, and anticipation—presenting new opportunities and unique challenges.

This webinar is designed to support parents as they navigate this important milestone, offering practical insights and strategies for managing the complexities of balancing career, family, and personal wellbeing.

Join our highly experienced Executive Coaches, Sally McNamara and Sarah Cleasby who are expert transition coaches and will explore ways to smoothly re-enter the workforce, maintain healthy routines at home and create sustainable work-life integration habits, helping you build a foundation for long-term success—both professionally and personally.

• Explore common challenges and emotions that your return to work may produce
• Unlock innovative ideas and tips for managing the demands of your career, family & wellbeing
• Re-evaluate habits and learn strategies to build resilience and increase your personal wellbeing
• Connect and learn with other parents and caregivers who share these unique experiences

Preparing for Parental Leave

Next Session:
Wednesday, 5th March
12:00-1:00 PM (AEDT)

Becoming a parent is one of life’s most transformative experiences, bringing joy, excitement, and anticipation, but also uncertainty about shifting priorities.

This session is designed to equip you with practical tools and strategies to help you confidently step away from your professional role and fully embrace the journey of parenthood.

Your facilitators will be highly experienced Executive Coaches, Sally McNamara and Rebecca Harper who will guide you through the emotional, personal, and professional complexities of this life-changing shift, offering actionable strategies to ease the transition and set you up for success.

• Creating a parental leave transition plan and staying in touch plan
• Managing your pregnancy at work
• Planning for future career goals and flexible work arrangements
• Connect and learn with other parents and caregivers

Supporting the Parental Leave Transition for Managers 

Next Session:
Wednesday, 19th March
12:30-1:30 PM (AEDT)

Managers play a critical role in shaping the parental leave experience for their employees.

The support and understanding they provide can have a lasting impact on both the wellbeing of employees and their overall work experience during this important time in their lives.

This webinar is designed to help managers navigate the challenges and responsibilities associated with supporting employees through parental leave, from the pre-leave planning phase to a successful return-to-work transition.  

Your facilitators will be highly experienced Executive Coaches, Sally McNamara and Rebecca Harper.

Key takeaways:

• The impact managers have on the parental leave experience  
• Setting up for success - action planning prior to parental leave 
• Keeping connected - action planning during parental leave 
• Return to work- action planning to ensure a smooth transition back to work  
• Tips and tools to assist Managers in creating a Family Inclusive environment  

Managing Screen Time and Devices

Next Session:
Tuesday, 25th March
12:30-1:30 PM (AEDT)

Screens.... fast becoming the bane of every parents' existence! Screens have become an integral part of everyday life, but managing them can feel like one of the greatest challenges for parents. From toddlers glued to tablets to teens immersed in social media, finding the right balance is a challenge.

Parenting Expert, Gen Muir, offers practical strategies to help parents navigate screen time and device usage effectively. Learn how to set healthy boundaries, foster positive habits, and create a balanced relationship with technology that supports your child’s development and wellbeing.

• How to manage screens to younger kids, as well as what age to consider phones and various apps for older kids
• How to set your family up for success when managing screen use across all ages
• Set boundaries around screen time for younger and older kids
• How to manage screen rage, and the big feelings that can come with screen use

The Transferable Skills of Parenting

Next Session:
Wednesday, 9th April
12:00-1:00 PM (AEST)

Parenting and caregiving cultivate essential skills, including self-awareness, adaptability, resilience, creativity, and empathy.

In this session, transition coach and future of work specialist, Sally McNamara, outlines the link between the experience of caring for kids with valuable future of work skills and highlights how the abilities developed through pregnancy, parental leave, and the ongoing care of children can translate into professional strengths.

With practical strategies, this webinar will help you reframe the parenting experience as a career asset and show you how to leverage these skills to boost confidence, enhance contributions at work, and unlock new career growth opportunities.

• Gain a better understanding of the most critical skills for success in the future of work 
• Reframe parental leave and time caring for kids from “time out” of the workplace to a time of upskilling
• Discover the skills you have built through caregiving and how they can amplify your contribution at work
• Explore how to start shifting culture within your own team to help reduce the work-family conflict many parents feel

Making Flexible Work for You and Your Career

Next Session:
Tuesday, 29th April
12:00-1:00 PM (AEST)

With flexible and hybrid work now part of everyday life, many of us are juggling how to make it all fit—balancing personal needs, career growth, and staying connected. It’s not always easy, but with the right boundaries, clear communication, and a focused approach, flexible work can support both wellbeing and career growth.

In this session Future of work expert, Ariane Virtue, explores strategies for balancing career, family, and self-care while thriving in a flexible work environment. You'll learn how to align your work style with future career goals, ensuring you stay connected and motivated.

• Understand the current landscape of what hybrid/flex work models are and new ways of working
• How to balance and support your family, career and wellbeing and thrive
• The importance of self care – and how it’s not selfish
• How to set, communicate and manage your boundaries around your flexible work arrangements

Consent Conversations with Your Teen

Next Session:
Wednesday, 7th May
1:00-2:00 PM (AEST)

Talking to your teen about consent can feel overwhelming, especially if it wasn’t a topic you grew up discussing. But these conversations are critical, by talking openly about consent, you’re equipping your teen to navigate relationships. Consent is about respecting boundaries, ensuring mutual agreement, and fostering open, honest communication. As parents and carers, you play a crucial role in teaching these values.

This session, led by our expert partners at Consent Labs—an organisation committed to educating communities about consent and respectful relationships—offers evidence-based insights on what consent is, why it matters, and how to effectively teach it to your teens. Consent Labs helps bridge the gap between young people and adults, fostering meaningful, and often challenging, conversations that promote healthier relationships and greater safety.

• A clear understanding of what consent really means and why it matters.
• Tools for starting open, meaningful conversations with your teen.
• Strategies for discussing relationships and boundaries without it feeling awkward.      
• Tips for helping your teen navigate tricky situations and assert their own boundaries.