Returning to work after a career break

Coming back to work after a long break is challenging. Especially, after becoming a mother as the new role puts our world upside-down. You rediscover the new parts of your character, develop new skills, and set priorities toward family. After a while, returning to professional activities or being forced to change completely the career path seems overwhelming, at times even impossible.

That's why together with The Chemin Center we decided to help in the process and create conditions to facilitate restoring career after the break.

We want to encourage moms (and not only!) to start thinking about returning to the professional path and plan how to do it with us. We invite you to our "Returning to Work" workshop - a safe space where you can come (also with your child) and with proper preparation and support, start your professional come-back.

During the workshop, we'll provide: -  assistance in setting goals and building confidence - coaching on the mindful career (re)development - personal branding in the context of your future job requirements - polishing your CV - guidance on how to prepare your social media profiles for the new endeavors - a personal career (re)development progress board - operational and legal advisement on how to make your entrepreneurial plan official - a dedicated task checklist and list of the next steps to follow that will help you get closer to reaching your goal - safe working space where you can focus completely on your progress - nanny onsite if you'd like to visit the center with your child/ren - an engaged and dedicated community that will support you during your journey to returning to work happily and with a tranquil mindset

Organizational info: We can welcome max 5 participants. You can register for the workshop by contacting Weronika (weronika.k.biel@gmail.com) or Laetitia (laetitia.cathie@cheminccb.be). Please note that clicking "Going" or "Interested" on Facebook does not count as registration.

Price: The recommended price is €35 per workshop per person, paid in advance while booking your place (details will be provided after emailing us). It's possible to receive an invoice or a bill.

If the budget is an issue, please register and join us anyway. While registering let us know the price within a reason that you're comfortable to dedicate. Our foremost goal is to encourage and support you.

Communication: We'll be working primarily in English. Translation into French, Italian and Polish is possible. This will be a regular workshop, happening once per month.

About the organizers:

Weronika Kontykiewicz-Biel is a lifecycle marketer, mindful work-life coach, and the owner of the Lifecycle Evolution brand. After a career break, she has refocused all her attention as an entrepreneur to supporting people in their professional journey. She specializes in teaching healthy work habits, stress-reducing techniques, effective communication, and mentoring clients on mindful career-building including branding and redesigning individual evolution, to lead a more tranquil, healthier, and happier life. Read more about Weronika and The Lifecycle Evolution: https://www.lifecycleevolution.com/

Laetitia Cathie is the operations specialist in The Center "Le Chemin". For over 2 years now, she has been working on bringing new activities in the local area and supporting entrepreneurs to try or develop their activities. Laetitia has a background in healthcare services, event organization, and more.

The Centre le Chemin is a Community Centre that provides a space for people of all ages and all backgrounds to cross paths and spend some quality time together. Le Chemin is dedicated to building bridges between Woluwe Saint Lambert residents, through various projects and activities, spreading knowledge, supporting and connecting each other. 

Learn more about The Center Le Chemin: https://www.cheminccb.be/