About this session
Family wellbeing shapes how people show up to work — pretending it doesn't is expensive. Built specifically for the "Stress Management for Working Parents" context, this session stays concrete and respects your team's time. Direct, practical, rooted in what actually helps.
What your people take away
- Design co-regulation basics drawn from polyvagal theory (useful for toddlers and colleagues both)
- Negotiate the parental-leave return conversation with your manager — the structure that works
- Apply the NVC four-step format applied to family conflict
- Build the maternal-mental-health signals worth tracking in the first year
- 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: What's Actually HappeningA focused 30-minute session on the essentials of What's Actually Happening: the real shape of it.
- The real shape of it
Covers What's Actually Happening, in brief.
60 minutes
Covers 1 of 3 parts: What's Actually Happening.
90 minutes
Covers 2 of 3 parts: What's Actually Happening and Tools For The Day-to-Day.
3 hours
Covers all 3 parts.
Full day
Covers all 3 parts, in more depth, with more time to practice.
What’s covered
What's Actually Happening
Every lengthThe real shape of it
- Know what you're actually optimizing for this year — it's usually different from what your CV says
- Map your current mental-load distribution — most working parents are carrying more than they realize
- Name the invisible labor: logistics, emotional regulation, scheduling, planning
- Spot the pattern of career compression in the first five years post-children
Tools For The Day-to-Day
90 minutes and longerWorkable systems
- Build one protected non-negotiable hour per week that's just yours
- Share mental load explicitly — 'who's thinking about X?' is the fundamental question
- 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 longerThe longer view
- Access perinatal mental health support early if postnatal wellbeing dips — PANDAS Foundation, NHS, MMHA
- Invest in your partner relationship deliberately — it's the scaffolding the rest of the family is built on
- Prioritize your own health non-negotiably — doctor, dentist, sleep, exercise
- Build relationships with a peer network of other working parents at similar life-stage
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 Stress Management for Working Parents: A Practical Guide
How long is Stress Management for Working Parents: A Practical Guide?
Stress Management for Working Parents: A Practical 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 What's Actually Happening: the real shape of it. A 60-minute session covers What's Actually Happening in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds Tools For The Day-to-Day. A 3-hour session adds Thinking Across the Arc. A full-day session covers everything, in more depth, with more time to practice.
Can Stress Management for Working Parents: A Practical 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 Stress Management for Working Parents: A Practical Guide?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Stress Management for Working Parents: A Practical 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.