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Returning to work after parental leave can be challenging, especially if you have experienced perinatal mental illness.

There are a range of strategies you can put in place to manage your mental health and ease the transition.

It’s normal to feel complex emotions about returning to work outside the home after you have a baby.

You may find yourself looking forward to:

✅Returning to your work identity.
✅Enjoying work that you are comfortable and familiar with.
✅Catching up with work colleagues.
✅Having more money.

Yet at the same time, you might feel uncertain about:

❌How you will manage the juggle.
❌The impact work will have on your mental health.
❌If your baby will cope in someone else’s care.
❌How you will tell people about your mental health.

For some new parents, adjusting to work after parental leave can be stressful and difficult. For others, it can feel easy compared to looking after a baby full time.

For practical tips, tools and strategies to manage the transition back to work outside the home, visit: https://panda.org.au/articles/balancing-work-and-wellbeing-as-a-new-parent/