Finalist
Book Title: Returning Well: A guide for working parents and their managers
Author:Kirstie Sneyd
Published:2025
How is your book helping others?
There are recognised challenges on returning to work after parental leave, ranging from managing guilt and feeling overwhelmed to dealing with missed career opportunities. Despite changes in legislation and an increase in workplace policies, progress in supporting parental returners is still limited. This practical, evidence-based guide sees the return to work as a shared responsibility: aimed at professionals who are returning after taking parental leave and managers who are supporting these parental returners. Grounded in psychological research, this book provides examples and practical tools and techniques for new parents to equip themselves for both going on parental leave and returning to the workplace. For managers there is clear guidance and checklists to effectively support these returning parents.