About this session
Being a working parent is the role most people are doing without ever having been trained for. Built specifically for the "Parent Mental Health" context, this session stays concrete and respects your team's time.
Participants leave with scripts, structures and a clearer sense of what's normal.
What your people take away
- Design the parental-leave return conversation with your manager — the structure that works
- Negotiate the systemic family-therapy lens — the family is a system, and you're in it
- Apply the mental-load audit and how to rebalance it
- Build co-regulation basics drawn from polyvagal theory (useful for toddlers and colleagues both)
- Protect the research on attachment and why presence beats productivity in the early years
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What each length covers
30 minutes
30 Minutes — Key Points: The Reality of the RoleA focused 30-minute session on the essentials of The Reality of the Role: naming the landscape.
- Naming the landscape
Covers The Reality of the Role, in brief.
60 minutes
Covers 1 of 3 parts: The Reality of the Role.
90 minutes
Covers 2 of 3 parts: The Reality of the Role and Keeping It Functional.
3 hours
Covers all 3 parts.
Full day
Covers all 3 parts, in more depth, with more time to practice.
What’s covered
The Reality of the Role
Every lengthNaming the landscape
- Map your current mental-load distribution — most working parents are carrying more than they realize
- Spot the pattern of career compression in the first five years post-children
- Know what you're actually optimizing for this year — it's usually different from what your CV says
- Recognize the identity shift of becoming a parent — grief for the old self is normal
Keeping It Functional
90 minutes and longerWorkable systems
- Script your parental-leave return conversation with your line manager
- Use NVC (observation, feeling, need, request) to navigate loaded family moments
- Apply co-regulation — calm yourself first, the child (or teenager) second
- Build one protected non-negotiable hour per week that's just yours
Thinking Across the Arc
3 hours and longer- The longer viewMap the stage-by-stage shift in family demands — infant / toddler / school-age / teen — the pressure points move
How booking works
- Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
- Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later.
- Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
- We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.
Questions about Parent Mental Health: Your Wellbeing Guide
How long is Parent Mental Health: Your Wellbeing Guide?
Parent Mental Health: Your Wellbeing Guide runs as 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 3 hours or full day. You choose the length when you book. A 30-minute session covers the essentials of The Reality of the Role: naming the landscape. A 60-minute session covers The Reality of the Role in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds Keeping It Functional. A 3-hour session adds Thinking Across the Arc. A full-day session covers everything, in more depth, with more time to practice.
Can Parent Mental Health: Your Wellbeing Guide be delivered online or in person?
Yes, both. It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time, or in person at your site, in any country.
How do we book Parent Mental Health: Your Wellbeing Guide?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Parent Mental Health: Your Wellbeing Guide to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later.
Who leads the session?
A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.
Can it be tailored to our company?
Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.