About The Balance Collective
Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance and order and rhythm and harmony. – Thomas Merton
The Balance Collective has a social mission – to improve the lives of parents. We all need balance in our lives – for our health, for our happiness and for our families.
The Balance Collective aims to empower parents to achieve the career you choose, to understand your value and to make the choices that are right for your family – whether that’s:
- Going back to work after parental leave or a career break
- Working flexible hours
- Achieving a career move or promotion
- Changing career completely or setting up your own business
Ultimately, The Balance Collective supports you to create a career to enjoy, not endure.
Since The Balance Collective was launched, I have supported individual parents to improve their existing work life, to find the confidence to move to the career they want, or even set up their own business doing what they love.
I’ve worked with small businesses and large corporations to develop leadership teams and recognise the unique needs of their parental workforce, to understand that working parents can have ambitions too, to adjust their outlook and to develop a supportive and dynamic culture.
As businesses owners recognise the significant impact of balancing work and home life and understand the need to discuss parental support, I’m proud to be leading the conversation.
A closer look at how the collective can help.
A case study – how much can you achieve?
The situation: K had seen a job she really
The coaching: During a
The result: K said: “The CV feedback and career coaching session with Clara made me see my experience in a new light. I realised I was underselling myself and I am capable of so much more. I was offered the job that we worked on during my Career Boost and I couldn’t be happier!”
About me
If people were to describe me, they might say ‘kind or ‘determined’ or even ‘inspiring’ – something I am both proud and embarrassed about.
But one thing they will definitely tell you is that I am straight talking. I love working with parents, and there is no greater moment than seeing a client make the connection between building their confidence and taking the steps they want to take – but I do it with honest and practical coaching.
Since launching The Balance Collective I’ve used my experience in recruitment and coaching to make a difference in people’s lives. Seeing individuals achieve the career they want, and helping businesses to create a better culture, provides me with inspiration and the determination to go further in my own career.
I’ve been proud to be invited to speak about achieving work-life balance for conferences and at events. I’ve written a book, What now? An Honest Guide to Miscarriage, Baby Loss, Parenting, Mental Health and Rebuilding Your Identity, based on our family experience, which I am thrilled to know has helped other parents, and given insight to midwives in supporting their patients.
I’m a regular contributor to family focused blogs such as The Motherload, written for Huffpost and I’ve even appeared on Sky News, raising awareness of the need for positivity towards working parents in the workplace.
Supporting parents through The Balance Collective is something I am truly passionate about. I know that focused coaching can give you back the confidence and skills to take control and find your balance – as long as you are honest in what you want to achieve and are willing to put the work in. I can’t wait to help you achieve it.
