Finding your balance again after your baby’s arrival, and building your new daily life
Becoming a parent changes everything: how do you find your place again and move forward into this new stage of life?
A child’s arrival deeply transforms daily life. After the early period devoted to your baby’s needs and to adjusting to this new life as a parent, the need gradually comes to find a balance again, to reconnect with yourself, with what you want and with your own plans.
For expat families, this transition can be more particular still: you have to find a balance in a new country, sometimes rebuild your network, reconcile family life and working life, and redefine your priorities far from your former bearings.
RECONNECT is designed to support parents through this new phase: stepping back, understanding what has changed since your baby arrived, and building a balance that better matches your new reality.
What matters most after your baby’s arrival
After the first months with a baby, the questions change. It is no longer only about caring for your child, but also about gradually finding your place again as an individual, as a professional and as a member of a family still taking shape.
Parents usually go through three big questions:
Finding a balance between family life, your own needs and your identity as a parent
Becoming a parent brings many changes to daily life. Priorities shift, needs change, and it can become necessary to rethink your organisation to find a balance between caring for your child, your family and yourself.
This period can be an opportunity to reflect on what really matters, on what you need now, and on how to protect your own balance in this new life as a parent.
Rethinking your working life after a child arrives
Returning to work after maternity or paternity leave is an important step in the move towards a new family organisation.
Some parents are apprehensive about picking up their role again, getting back into their professional rhythm or finding their place in their working environment. For others, this period becomes an opportunity to take stock of what they want, what their priorities are and where their career is going.
Being supported through that reflection lets you step back, explore your options and move towards choices that fit your new reality.
Reconnecting with yourself and building the next part of your path
Becoming a parent does not mean setting aside the person you were before.
This new stage can be an opportunity to explore new aspirations, redefine your goals and build a way of living that also leaves room for what you want, your ambitions and your own balance.
An approach designed for expat families
RECONNECT supports parents through a period of transition, when familiar bearings are shifting.
For expat families, the changes that come with parenthood can be amplified by international mobility: distance from the family network, adapting to a new professional and social environment, questioning your place in it.
Renésens offers bilingual support, in English and in French, providing a space for reflection, listening and support where every parent can step back, explore their needs and gradually build their new balance.
RECONNECT is for expat parents who want to…
- Find a balance between their family, personal and professional lives
- Calmly prepare their return to work after maternity or paternity leave
- Reflect on what they want, their priorities and their plans after their baby’s arrival
- Be supported through a period of professional transition or change
- Step back from their new identity as a parent and find a balance between their different life priorities
- Talk with other parents going through a similar period
Coaching, workshops and support after your baby’s arrival
The Renésens RECONNECT offers give parents spaces for reflection, support and action, to build their new balance after their baby’s arrival.
Reconnect Coaching
Finding your balance again after your baby’s arrivalOne-to-one support to step back after a child’s arrival, clarify your new priorities and build a balance between family, personal and professional life — particularly around transitions such as the return to work.
Walk & Talk Stroller Coaching
Coaching on the move, during your walks with your babyThe first months with a baby leave little room to stop and think about what you are going through. Stroller coaching turns an everyday moment into a space for listening, introspection and conversation about this new stage of life.
Career Exploration and Development Journey
Tailor-made, structured supportTailor-made, structured support to understand your career path better, clarify your aspirations and build your next professional step.
Reconnect Workshops and Group Spaces
Group sessions to reflect, move forward and reconnect with yourselfGroup coaching workshops to step back, explore your needs, clarify what you want and build new perspectives after your baby’s arrival.
Would you like to find your balance again after your baby’s arrival?
Parenthood is a new stage of life, and it keeps evolving over time.
Whether you want to prepare your return to work, think about new plans or simply take time to reconnect with your own needs, Renésens supports you in moving forward with more clarity and more confidence.
FAQ
Who are the RECONNECT support offers for?
The RECONNECT support offers are for expat parents who want to step back after their child’s arrival, find a balance between their personal, family and professional lives, or think about their next steps.
They can be particularly useful during periods of transition: returning after maternity or paternity leave, a professional move, shifting priorities, or the need to find a better day-to-day balance.
When should I start RECONNECT support?
There is no single right moment to start RECONNECT support.
Some parents feel the need for support before going back to work, to prepare for that transition and think through their new organisation. Others want to take a step back a few months or a few years after their child was born, when new questions come up around their balance, what they want or where their career is going.
The support adapts to your situation and to what you need at the time.
Is RECONNECT coaching only for people who want to change jobs?
No. RECONNECT coaching is not only for parents considering a career change or a move.
It can also support parents who want to prepare their return to work, rebuild their professional confidence, reconcile family and working life more comfortably, or simply take the time to reflect on what they need now that they are parents.
Can RECONNECT coaching help me prepare my return after maternity or paternity leave?
Yes. Returning to work after a child arrives is an important step, and it can raise many questions: finding your rhythm again, taking your place back in your working environment, handling new family constraints or rethinking your priorities.
RECONNECT coaching offers a space to prepare for that transition, identify what you need and move forward with more clarity and more confidence.
Can my employer fund RECONNECT coaching?
Yes — depending on the company and the schemes it offers, RECONNECT coaching can be considered as support funded by your employer.
Renésens also works with companies that want to better support their employees through the transitions that come with parenthood, particularly around the return from maternity or paternity leave, the balance between working life and family life, and the wellbeing of new parents.
If you would like to know whether your company offers this kind of support, talk to your HR department, or contact Renésens to discuss the options that fit your situation.
Is the professional coaching and career development programme a bilan de compétences?
The professional coaching and career development programme draws on many of the principles used in a bilan de compétences, the French career skills assessment: stepping back from your career path, identifying your resources and skills, exploring what motivates you, reflecting on what you want and building a professional project.
It also uses some of the tools and approaches of that kind of process, while offering more personalised support, centred on the specific questions raised by the transition into parenthood and by working life after a child arrives.
The programme is particularly suited to expat parents who want to think about their professional development in the middle of a life change, and it can also be delivered in English — still a rare option for this particular period of transition.
What are the RECONNECT workshops and group spaces?
The RECONNECT workshops are group sessions for conversation and reflection around the big transitions that come with parenthood: life balance, the return to work, personal and professional development, or building a new identity as a parent.
They are a chance to share your experience, draw on the support of other parents and step back in a caring setting.
Do the RECONNECT workshops replace one-to-one support?
No. Group workshops and one-to-one support answer different needs.
Workshops are a way to talk with other parents, share experiences and think together. One-to-one support gives you more room to explore a personal situation, a specific question or a particular project.
Do the RECONNECT support offers replace medical or psychological care?
No. The RECONNECT support offers do not replace medical, psychological or therapeutic care.
The coaching offered by Renésens is a space for reflection, perspective and support through change. It aims to help parents clarify what they need, explore their options, regain confidence in their choices and build a balance that fits their new family and professional reality.
As a matter of ethics, Renésens is careful to respect the limits of coaching. When personal difficulties, distress or particular situations call for specific therapeutic support, a referral to a suitable healthcare professional can be offered.