Managing emotions at work, emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and territory after mat leave

“When you're when we're talking about emotional intelligence, the foundation is recognizing your emotions and understanding how they show up. More and more science is showing how important it is to acknowledge and feel our emotions. So because it's such a huge emotional transition for women, we need to talk about it we need to say like you're going to feel a lot of different, new, and terrifying emotions. All you need to remember is that you're not alone, just make space for those emotions to identify them.”

In this episode, Pros&Babes founder and CEO Kinia Romanowska is joined by Rachel Jones from Kepler Academy to discuss how you can manage drama and your emotions in the workplace.

Listen to this episode if you want to learn how to use your “mommy superpowers” in the workplace for good and other ways that motherhood positively affects your presence in the workplace.

Rachel is Marketing Manager for Kepler Academy Early Learning and Child Care located in Edmonton, Alberta. Rachel shares Kepler's story and services in a variety of markets, where quality care for children is in high demand. Her background includes public relations and marketing with a progressive work history in both the private and public sectors in Alberta. Connect with Rachel on Linkedin, personal website, or Kepler Academy’s website.

0:00 Intro

2:02 Meet Rachel

3:02 How does motherhood (positively) affects your presence at work?

4:53 Having open disclosure can ease the transition of going back to work

8:01 Why does having women in leadership minimize the feeling of ‘impostor syndrome

10:17 What are some emotions, feelings, and states that you feel as a working mother

14:26 How to recognize your emotions & understand how they can show up in your life

23:16 Despite everyone’s social media, you are not alone in what you are feeling

28:41 Using your “mommy superpowers” at your workplace

38:20 How is the workplace becoming more accepting of working mothers

If you’re enjoying the show, I’d be so grateful if you left us a review on Spotify/Apple so we can reach more moms, just like you. No one should be alone with the crushing overwhelm of trying to balance family and career life.

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Kinia Romanowska, BA, MA, is a well-traveled award-winning journalist turned entrepreneur, maternity leave strategist, and working parent whisperer. A wife and mom of three passionate about making sure the next generation doesn’t experience the “Motherhood Penalty,” she is the founder and CEO of Pros&Babes and creator of the MoMBA (Mom MBA), the pioneering 360-leadership and personal development program for the busy, ambitious mom in Canada. She is the host of the “Engineer Your Success, Leadership, and Life Harmony #likeamother” podcast.