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Aligning Career with Parenthood

An integrated leadership group coaching program

You don't have to choose between thriving at home and succeeding at work.

Get on waitlist for fall 2026

Perhaps you recognize yourself here.

You are a parent and a professional.

You care deeply about your family and your career.

Maybe you're just back from parental leave. Maybe you're fully in the trenches of working parenthood.

Or maybe you've stepped back from paid work but still want to stay connected to your professional identity.

Wherever you are, you want more than advice.

You want a space to reflect deeply, take action, and create real change.

You've read the books, listened to the podcasts, and shared sympathies with friends.

However, genuine change occurs in spaces like this, where reflection leads to action, and action fosters lasting growth.

The Journey: Session Framework

Here's what we'll explore together over four accelerated sessions. Sessions are held virtually every Tuesday in April, 2026, noon MST, for one hour.

  • From Compass to Clarity

    • Establish shared norms, expectations, and trust within the group.

    • Clarify where you are now and what this current season of leadership and parenthood demands.

    • Begin noticing where your current reality feels misaligned or forced.

  • When the Fit Feels Tight

    • Build awareness of guilt, self-doubt, and over-responsibility triggers.

    • Shift from judgment to discernment to increase clarity and confidence.

    • Choose one intentional priority shift at work or at home.

  • The Cost of Forcing the Fit

    • Identify and prioritize your most finite personal and professional resources.

    • Recognize and articulate the value of invisible and non-monetary contributions.

    • Assess where mental load is unevenly distributed.

    • Define and commit to one clear boundary to protect energy and focus.

  • Solutions for modern working parenthood in a world not built for working parents

    • Name the structural realities of modern work and caregiving.

    • Distinguish between systemic friction and personal shortcoming.

    • Redesign one element of your work or home operating model

    • Commit to one strategic shift that better fits this season of life.

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What makes this different

This program takes a comprehensive approach to the various roles you fulfill, moving beyond traditional leadership methods that focus only on workplace duties.

Who you are as a parent, spouse, friend, and community member is important.

Over four accelerated sessions, you'll become part of a peer community to examine your goals both as a parent and a professional.

What you’ll gain:

✓ Discover your strengths and how they show up across leadership and parenthood.

✓ Separate systemic friction from personal shortcoming

✓ Reframe guilt and self-doubt into discernment and confidence

✓ Set boundaries around time and energy to avoid burnout

✓ Redesign one aspect of your work or home operating model to better fit this season

See a sample of the types of questions that we will explore in the free resource, below:

Return to (Paid) Work - FREE Resource

FAQs

  • The cost of the program is $450 CAD. Those who sign up prior to March 24 receive two spots (for yourself + your spouse, colleague, friend or whomever else you’d like in the space with you.)

  • We will meet every Tuesday in April, virtually, at noon MST, for one hour.

  • Anyone who identifies as a parent is welcome! Given the emphasis on structural and societal issues in this particular series, I’d love to see a diverse mix of people in this space.

  • I will provide reflective prompts for you to consider between sessions. Whether or not you do them, and to what degree of introspection, is entirely up to you.

    As with anything worth doing in life, you will get out what you put in to this program.

  • Yes! This is a leadership development program and if you have access to any sort of professional development support, you can (and should) make a request to your employer. Please contact me for some sample wording you can use (along with everything you see on this website).

  • This program is particularly relevant for parents on parental leave through elementary school (ages 0-10).

  • This group will be capped at 10 participants, to ensure everyone has time during the session to work towards their own goals.

  • My next group coaching offering will likely be in the late fall of 2026.

Hear what’s possible

Hear from Reanna, a participant from a recent cohort, about her experience in the program.

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Employer Support

Workplace investment: strong parents, strong leaders, strong organizations

Many past participants have gained employer support to join this group coaching program.

Why this program benefits organizations:

This program builds leadership capacity at a pivotal career stage, equipping employees with skills in conflict management, boundary-setting, and strengths-based leadership.

The result is:

✓ stronger performance

✓ higher retention of high-potential talent

✓ a healthier leadership pipeline for succession planning

For personalized help to make the ask to your employer, get in touch.

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What participants say

  • The greatest decision I made

    Joining this program was truly the greatest decision I took at the beginning of the year. It pushed me to self-reflect and be confident about decisions I have taken. It was incredible to have other parents in the group as their stories were an inspiration and made me realize I was not the only one feeling a certain way. I truly can't recommend this enough.

    — Mayda B., Higher education manager and current full-time caregiver

  • Highly recommended

    I highly recommend Madeleine Natale as a professional coach. I participated in a pilot group project and can already see how effective Madeleine is in guiding conversations and explorations about personal and professional challenges. Rather than prescribing advice, she encourages you to consider your own circumstances and craft your own advice to yourself.

    — Group Coaching Participant

  • Wonderful opportunity to pause

    This was a wonderful opportunity to pause in the busy-ness of being a mom and a professional. Madeleine is excellent at guiding conversations and encouraging participants to think about things differently, while also able to be empathetic about the challenges we find ourselves in. If you can put in the time for self-reflection, there is likely to be at least one ah-ha moment!

    — Group Coaching Participant

  • Strong community & expert guidance

    Madeleine is a very knowledgeable and supportive coach. She guided the discussions in a way that was both practical and empathetic, ensuring everyone felt heard and empowered. The combination of a strong community and expert guidance made these sessions an invaluable resource."

    — Group Coaching Participant

  • I realized that I am not alone

    As a first time mum, I was struggling and feeling overwhelmed and alone in my journey, but with this coaching and meeting others in similar situations, it helped me ask for help from my loved ones and gave me a sense of community where I realized that I am not alone.

    — Group Coaching Participant

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Sign up for the waitlist for the next cohort (fall 2026).