A highly useful, inspiring guide for anyone returning to work after a career break, by a world-renowned return to work expert and Chartered Psychologist.

'A must read for anyone who wants to return to work.' SARAH ELLIS, co-founder of Squiggly Careers

'Accessible, informative and full of sound advice .' JANE GARVEY
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Returning to work after a career break - for childcare, eldercare, for health or other reasons - can feel daunting and overwhelming. You don't have to find your way back alone.

In Return Journey, Julianne Miles - a world-renowned return-to-work expert, Chartered Psychologist, and a successful returner herself - offers a psychology-led, step-by-step guide for any professional looking to get back to fulfilling work. Using a mix of practical advice, coaching exercises and real-life case studies, Return Journey will be your wise companion at every stage: from boosting your confidence as you start out, to offering advice on an effective job search strategy, to helping prepare you emotionally and practically for the first months back.

Above all, Julianne proposes that returning to work is not about hiding your career break or struggling to catch up. It's about properly valuing your wealth of skills and experience, taking control of your story, and coming back stronger than ever before.

Balances empathy and action in equal measure, a must read for anyone who wants to return to work. -- Sarah Ellis, co-founder of Squiggly Careers
Accessible, informative and full of sound advice - this book will get you back to where you belong. -- Jane Garvey
A reassuring, practical and psychologically-grounded guide for anyone returning to work after a career break. Full of insight, real stories and clear steps, this book demystifies what can so often feel like an overwhelming process. -- Jo Yarker, Professor of Occupational Psychology, Birkbeck, University of London
Based on many years of experience, Julianne enables anyone who has been away from the workplace to feel confident about returning to employment. Her book gives hope, practical guidelines, and a step by step approach to finding fulfilling work. -- Rob Nathan, Founder of Career Counselling Services, author of 'The Holistic Career Coaching Handbook'
Written with warmth and wit - a truly practical guide (think your best friend, but with knowledge of the jobs market) for parents and carers navigating a return to work. -- Jane van Zyl, CEO, Working Families

Julianne Miles has supported thousands of people in their path back to work after a long career break. A Chartered Psychologist and a successful career returner herself, she is an internationally-recognised expert on returning to work and a pioneer in the development of corporate returner programmes.

After running her own career psychology practice, Julianne co-founded Career Returners in 2014. Career Returners is a social impact business that supports a global online community, partners with leading employers worldwide to create routes back to work, delivers return-to-work employability programmes, and provides returner guidance for government bodies.

Julianne's mission is to make career breaks a valued part of a lifetime career. She was awarded an MBE in 2019 in recognition of her pivotal role in changing the landscape for UK returners. She lives in London, England and has two adult children.