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Carer Mums in Business Podcast
A podcast for working carers, with an emphasis on parent carers, entrepreneurship, career transitions, flexible working and well-being.
The Carer Mums in Business Podcast is hosted by Claire O'Hanlon, herself a self-employed mother of 2 young boys: one with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Autism, Dyslexia and Dyscalculia and one with DCD/ Dyspraxia. When Claire's support system collapsed in 2018 following the unexpected passing of her Mum, Claire had no choice but to leave work. Faced with having to live on benefits of start her own business, Claire went with the second options and is dedicated to helping other Mums do the same.
Claire is an experienced enterprise consultant, business advisor and NLP mindset coach who has been providing business, leadership and communication coaching & training for almost 20 years. She has recently pivoted her business to align more fully with her personal life. She now runs her own business supporting other working mums of children with additional needs through coaching, digital products, workshops and courses focused on mindset, enterprise, advocacy/ public speaking. Claire is also a sought after motivational speaker and trainer.
Carer Mums in Business Podcast
Why I chose to start my own business as a parent carer.
So many women who are parent carers feel like they have no choice but to leave work as the demands of caring for a disabled child while also juggling work commitments just simply no longer work for them.
Without amazingly strong support systems including childcare, which is often difficult to secure for disabled children, working the traditional 9-5 just isn't workable.
In this episode of the Braving the Wild: SEND Help Podcast, I share my story of moving from 9-5 to self-employed. It's an informal episode with lots more juice coming on this topic later on.
Even though I've been working as a business advisor since 2007, coming at it from the other side of the table was a whole other ball game. Thankfully, I've come out the other side with a good plan for moving forward, but self employment is definitely not the easiest choice.
Here, I'll share my story, talk about some of the challenges I faced, the business advice that really rubs me up the wrong way and what I'd love you to remember if you decide to go down the self-employed route too.
