Maternity Magic: Empower and Discover Yourself While Planning for and Returning from Maternity Leave

Maternity leave. It's the looming unknown in a professional career, raising so many questions: What will work look like on the other side of leave? How will I come back, or will I want to? What will happen to my career?

The more promising your career, the more these questions may perplex you. Maternity Magic will guide you through this significant transition.

This book is the career-focused counterpart to the classic What to Expect When You're Expecting. Instead of biology, it focuses on matching your inner strengths and needs with those of your organization. The transition to parenthood presents a great opportunity to take stock of your career.

With the advice in this book, you'll be ready to:

• Understand and articulate your objectives and values, both professional and personal
• Create a parental leave plan and handoff strategy that best suits your needs
• Navigate and negotiate the changed dynamic as you resume your job (or start a new one)
• Develop the voice and confidence to ask for what you need to thrive as a parent in your career

Author and coach Anna Minto shares warm, wise, supportive advice grounded in her experience working with executives through this transition, as well as her own maternity experiences.

Whether you're months away from going on leave or have already returned and are sorting out the balance, take advantage of this transition to develop a more meaningful career alongside parenthood. Make some magic.