Lauren Seager-Smith FRSA - Practical Tips to Help With Bullying, the Dual Challenge of Caring for Kids & Older Parents & Why We All Need Circles of Support

Our guest today is Lauren Seager-Smith FRSA, CEO of the bullying prevention charity Kidscape and a Mentor on the Leaders Plus Fellowship Programme.Lauren is one of a small but growing number of CEOs with younger children and she shares her experience of working in a senior position whilst juggling the reality of small kids.She has many years of experience providing expertise and guidance relating to all forms of bullying and in this episode she shares practical advice for dealing with bullying both in the workplace and at home with our children. We also talk about looking after yourself in times of extreme intensity, something Lauren has experienced when her parents both suffered mental health breakdowns not long after she gave birth to her second child.Our conversation includes:How to know when you're being bulliedWhere you can go for support for yourself and your childrenWhy we all would benefit from a wider circle of support and how to find it The challenges of being the 'sandwich generation' caring for children and parentsSelf care tips and why this is so importantConnect with Lauren on LinkedIn.Follow Kidscape on Twitter @Kidscape and find out more about their essential work at www.kidscape.org.uk. Find out more about the work of Leaders Plus, including details of our award-winning Fellowship Programme and our latest events by signing up to receive our emails at leadersplus.org.uk/newsletter.    PODCAST RESOURCES:BOOK: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk RESOURCE: Suzy Reading APP:  Calm App for Mindfulness BULLYING SUPPORT IN THE WORKPLACE: AcasBULLYING SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN: Kidscape If you'd like to submit a question to the Big Careers, Small Children podcast please record it here https://www.speakpipe.com/BigCareersSmallChildren Are you progressing a big career whilst raising small children? Each month we send out a helpful round-up email featuring useful info and brave new ideas for ambitious mums and dads. Sign up now.Applications are now open for our NHS FellowshipOur FMLM accredited NHS Fellowship is a career development programme for working parents in the NHS who want to lead positive change. Apply by 11/07. Find out more.