Welcome to the July/September Edition of WorkingMama

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Leading Without Permission

​Motherhood doesn’t follow a script, and neither does this issue.

It’s about the mess and the magic. The burnout and the breakthroughs. It’s for women redefining what it means to lead, care, create, and carry it all (sometimes unevenly, always powerfully).

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Lead like a woman introduces us to Andtin & Partners, a group of women in Cape Town reshaping the legal and financial space. Their leadership is rooted in empathy, purpose, and values that don’t compromise. They’re not here to play by old rules... they’re writing new ones.

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Creativity shines in the Author Story, where Willow Classen’s monster plants remind us how big ideas often start with small sparks. And in Get Featured, women share bold pivots, fresh starts, and purpose-led paths that make space for growth on their own terms.

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This season, we’re leaning into care—of skin, self, and soul. Not the polished kind, but the kind that gets you through winter with warmth, humour, and maybe a good bowl of sweetcorn and butternut soup.

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You’ll also find honest takes on parenting in a tech-filled world (Scroll, Snap, Sleep [maybe]) and the quiet strength of co-parenting in We never divorced being parents. These stories don’t pretend it’s easy, but they reflect what’s real.

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There’s no one way to do motherhood. No perfect map. But there are stories that make the journey feel less lonely and this issue is full of them.

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We’re glad you’re here.