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Academia, motherhood and career change

by Angela Fusaro | Apr 10, 2020 | Academia, Career change, Coaching, Expat, Family, Job Market, Motherhood, Netherlands, Parenting, Work-life balance, Workplace

A chat with Lena?Karvovskaya, PhD Community Manager?RDM at Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam Can you tell us something about your career and background? My background is in theoretical linguistics, the study of languages. In 2017, I defended my dissertation at Leiden...

Anne on life, work and parenting in France for a Dutch mum

by Angela Fusaro | Jul 30, 2018 | Career, Dutch, Expat, France, Life, Parenting

Anne Dohmen is a journalist for a Dutch newspaper. She writes about diversity at the?workplace, the pay gap between men and women and work-life balance. She lives in Paris and?is a mother of two children, ages 3 and 1. How was your career before becoming a mum? I...

Nupur Kohli on stress, productivity and a healthy lifestyle

by Angela Fusaro | Mar 13, 2018 | Health, Lifestyle, Maternity leave, Motherhood, Parenting, Returning to work, Well-being

Introducing Nupur Kohli Nupur Kohli is a medical doctor, healthcare advisor and?renowned speaker, researcher and author on stress?and productivity. How did you start your career? I studied medicine and started my career as a medical doctor. My focus was on...

Aisha on what women want… and don?t want. And the start of her own law firm

by Angela Fusaro | Jun 29, 2017 | Business, Career change, Entrepreneur, Family, Fatherhood, Gender gap, Leadership, Maternity leave, Motherhood, Netherlands, Parenting

Aisha is a 36 year old solicitor who recently launched a legal practice. She lives in The Hague with her Irish boyfriend of 10 years and their 18 month old daughter. She is also a member of The Hague City Council. How old was your daughter when you returned to work??2...

Joys and challenges of fatherhood… Because fathers know it too!

by Angela Fusaro | Mar 13, 2017 | Coaching, Consultant, Fatherhood, Parenting, Uncategorized, Work-life balance, Workplace

Luca Grasso is a father of 2 girls. He lives in The Netherlands where he works as a business coach. In 2017 he founded UP! – a coaching consultancy that supports individuals and organisations in identifying and reaching truly transformative goals.?Luca recently...

Julia on moving abroad to find joy, stability and a new way of living

by Angela Fusaro | Feb 10, 2017 | Career, Expat, Family, Maternity leave, Motherhood, Netherlands, Parenting, Relocation, Returning to work, Work-life balance

Julia Ganol is from?Zhytomyr, a city located 120 km away from Kiev, Ukraine. A few years ago she moved to The Netherlands with her husband and daughter. She works in the IT industry and recently sat down with Every Mother Knows to tell us her story. How old was your...