Talk to me: I've three young children and am struggling with my work-life balance 

Psychologist Caroline Martin is here to answer your questions on whatever issues you are dealing with in life

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My company has asked us to work in the office two days a week. It's lovely to meet my colleagues again, but I'm struggling with my work-life balance. I've three children in primary school, and working from home during Covid allowed me the flexibility to do school pickups and answer their homework questions. My husband has to travel for his job, so he is rarely around to help during the day. The summer holidays haven't helped as they are now home all day. My mother is helping out as a stop-gap, but she's in her late 70s and finds childminding tiring. What would you suggest?

Workin’ Moms is a brilliantly funny Canadian sitcom on Netflix. It captures the complexity of relationships and the inherent expectations of that seemingly innocuous phrase, 'working mum'. However, as the pandemic unfolded, the writers of the series decided to “fast forward” through the pandemic. The reason for this is interesting: they figured nobody wanted that much reality.