Stompcast Pt 3: The Truth About Balancing a Career and Children | Sedge Beswick
Mar 4, 2026
Sedge Beswick, entrepreneur and writer, talks candidly about balancing career and family life. She recounts returning to work after having a baby and the emotional trade-offs of intense focus. Conversations cover planning for more children, workplace maternity support, dividing domestic labor, and how hybrid work affects career development and neurodiversity.
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You Can Have Much But Not Everything At Once
- Sedge argues you can have many things but not everything at once and progress often requires concentrated sacrifice.
- She recounts working 14–16 hour days for 2.5 years to build her career, losing social life and then later rebalancing priorities after having children.
Sobbing On The Tube After Hiring A Nanny
- Sedge described sobbing on the tube after leaving her four-month-old with a nanny for the first time.
- She had done extensive due diligence on the nanny but still felt overwhelming guilt and panic about handing over the job she felt best suited to do.
Naive Expectation Versus Sleepless Reality
- Sedge admitted she was naive, expecting her child to 'slot into' her pre-baby life and found the reality very different.
- Her first baby did not sleep, causing severe sleep deprivation that compounded work stress and anxiety.
