Supporting the Leadership
and Motherhood Journey
In addition to supporting mothers through Maturn, Maturn offers the Maturn Management Training Workshop Series to support people leaders and organizations navigate the maternity leave journey and create clear and positive conditions for the transition to and from leave.
“SUPPORTING MOTHERS, ADVANCING EQUITY” MANAGEMENT TRAINING WORKSHOP
Workshop to build knowledge, understanding and capacity among people leaders and management that best support mothers’ maternity leave journey and create positive and clear conditions when preparing for maternity leave and returning to work.
Length: 2 hours virtually or 3 pre-recorded workshops
RECONCILING CAREER AMBITIONS AND MOTHERHOOD
Exploring the ever-changing identities of motherhood and leadership. During this workshop, we will guide participants to examine limiting beliefs and help them gain clarity on how they want to contribute meaningfully as both a leader and a mother.
Length: 1.5 hours virtually
THE MENTAL LOAD: NAVIGATING STRESS AND OVERWHELM
Length: 1.5 hours virtually
“WORK-LIFE BALANCE” REDEFINED
“Work-life balance” is an outdated myth that deserves to be redefined. In this workshop, participants will clarify their core values and how they impact the way they live + lead and explore how to re-define balance on revised terms to achieve improved life and leadership harmony.
Length: 1.5 hours virtually
SELF-CARE AS A LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY
In this workshop, participants will gain a deeper understanding of how to prioritize their needs as a mother. Through this work, they will gain awareness on their key stressors and learn ways to recognize when they are operating below the line and the impact on their leadership and home life. They will also receive key tools and resources to cope with stress, exhaustion and burnout.
Length: 1.5 hours virtually
IDENTIFY AND QUIET THE VOICE OF THE INNER CRITIC
Motherhood can often amplify the voice of the inner critic and we believe an essential part of leading yourself and others is learning how to navigate through the voice so it doesn’t block the impact you want to make as a leader. Participants will learn a variety of tools to quiet the voice of the inner critic so they step more deeply into their strengths, values and role as a leader.
Length: 1.5 hours virtually
EQUITABLE PARTNERSHIP PARENTING
Mothers may find themselves in a position of burnout in their career if they do not intentionally plan on how to share parenting and domestic responsibilities, including the “invisible labour” of the household. This workshop will help support participants to create their own equitable partnership model, which will further support them as they continue to build their career.
Length: 1.5 hours virtually
We can provide further details including specific outcomes for each workshop upon request. Workshops are booked based on mutual availability and we recommend booking at least 3-4 weeks out to provide sufficient time to promote internally to mothers within your organization. Workshops are not recorded to maintain confidentiality.
Your Facilitators
Jen Murtagh, Co-Founder
With over two decades of experience spanning both corporate and non-profit, heart-centred leadership has been the guiding star of Jen Murtagh’s career. An award-winning and values-based C-Suite leader, Jen has successfully led and raised millions for national campaigns on anti-bullying, vulnerable youth, and advanced gender equity through her work with a variety of women’s organizations.
As an ICF accredited leadership coach, Jen supports women to live and lead bravely through her 1:1 coaching, workshops, speaking and signature Brave Leadership for Women program. Jen is a Business in Vancouver ‘Forty Under 40’ Award Winner and Greater Vancouver Board of Trade ‘Women of Promise’.
Jen is a community champion, who has volunteered thousands of hours for countless charities and in 2017 fulfilled a lifelong dream by travelling to Africa to lead mentoring + goal-setting workshops with non-profit One Girl Can. Jen is a mother and stepmother to four children who was inspired to co-create Maturn to serve mothers in a deep and meaningful way while advancing gender equity.
Sonja Baikogli Foley, Co-Founder
Sonja holds 15+ years of diverse experience in non-profit, public and private organizations and has always been drawn towards impact-driven work that genuinely makes a difference in the lives of others. Born to Iranian refugee-status parents in Sweden, she experienced her life from the eyes of displaced parents. These early experiences and hardships shaped Sonja’s foundation and made her the person she is today.
Educated in Sweden, Canada and Spain, Sonja began her career in media working in radio and continued to create change through her career — from participating in the United Nations, to serving as a board of director on the YWCA Canada Board for five years, to being appointed to the West Vancouver Police Board by the Province of BC in 2020, and most recently led the Intergovernmental Relations & Strategic Partnerships team at the City of Vancouver.
Sonja co-founded Maturn out of a desire to support women and turn maternity leave into an intentional year. She’s a proud mother of two who is driven to build a more equitable, compassionate and inclusive world for future generations.
