Return to work - quotes/affirmations

[Nicknamesforviolet]

Hi all,

I'm returning to work next week (work in a school) after the end of my mat leave with my second child. I was able to take the full year but as the end approaches I've been getting more anxious. Intellectually I know we will all get through it but last time was so difficult. I was mentally quite unwell after the birth of my first and have had therapy for PTSD, PND and PNA since.

I feel in a MUCH better place than i did last time but I haven't managed to land a good "self-talk" quote for a working mum so thought I would see if anyone had any good ones for me to write in my diary to keep me going next week.

Thanks so much xxx

Good luck, OP, and well done for getting on and doing this after another DC. I know this is tough. I hope you find one or two of these helpful:

"I can do anything but not everything."

"Clarity about what matters provides clarity about what does not."

"If you don't think you can do something, then you won't even try. If you believe you can do something, then you will find a way to do it."

"I am the captain of my ship, and I decide where I steer the course."

"Success isn't the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success."

Thank you so much, I love the last one xx