The Indestructible Working Parent Framework™
Reduce burnout. Retain talent. Improve performance for your working parents.
Why Working Parents are a high-risk talent group and what it’s costing your business.
Unstable home routines, low energy and mental load drive absenteeism, poor focus and early exits even when childcare is in place.
70% of parents have considered quitting due to childcare costs. (People Management June 2024)
~£8bn/yr - 46% of working parents are concerned about their children’s mental health, costing UK employers £8billion annually due to impact on performance, taking time off work or leaving their roles.
(Deloitte press, May 2024)~30% of parents report high or extreme stress.
(People Management January 2025)
“Poor employee mental health (which includes burnout, stress, etc.) costs UK employers ≈ £51 billion per year. Presenteeism (i.e. employees coming to work but performing poorly) alone accounts for around £24 billion annually” - Deloitte 2024
“A 2024 analysis by the Centre for Mental Health estimates that economic losses from mental ill-health in England, due to sickness absence, turnover, presenteeism and unemployment, sum to about £110 billion annually.” - Centre for Medical Health 2024
This affects:
Retention
Productivity
Consistency & focus
Absenteeism & last‑minute cover
Engagement & morale
The mainstream Solution is the Problem:
More help recently from governments to provide support for childcare costs.
More help from organisations to support working parents with flexible and hybrid working.
But is this help effectively reducing absenteeism and parents quitting due to overwhelm and exhaustion?
Taking a look at the above statics, no and here’s why …
Giving parents more time flexibility and more support with costs doesn’t guarantee high performance and productivity. It adds more performance pressure.
Working parents are not given a handbook or training on how to manage family and pursue a career.
"40% of mothers report doing work outside normal hours despite having “flexible” arrangements". - People Management, Feb 2023
The line between family and work time is a blur. What was once excitement for having children and going back to work, turns into resentment and burnout within just a few weeks.
Everything that affects parents has a domino effect on their children.
About Bena Ray
Built from my background as a former Private PA to high-performing C-Suite Executives and my lived experience as a working parent, my training understands the new journey of men and women returning to work as mothers and fathers.
I’ve distilled the habits, mindset strengths, and practical frameworks that keep people operating at their best and tailored them to the real-life dynamics of parenthood and career. Sharing with working parents the deep insight into what keeps people effective, energised and on top of their busy days.
The Indestructible Parent Framework™ is a practical, operational system that stabilises evenings to guarantee high‑energy mornings, reducing absenteeism, improving productivity and increasing retention for employees with caring responsibilities.
Your working parents can become some of your most resilient colleagues when supported effectively.
It’s not that your working parents aren’t loyal, they’ve just lost the power to stay.
I can help them build a solid family dynamic, that will cascade energy and strength to work performance, every day.
The Indestructible Parent Framework™
… goes beyond ticking generic self-care boxes and translates executive-level performance habits into practical, real-life systems that actually help parents.
The Key to Indestructible Mornings and productive days is engraved foundations and mindset towards modern life
A simple structure of time and routines can significantly reduce daily chaos.
Using, simple, repeatable micro‑routines to kick start the first hours of the morning and sustain energy for a high-performance day.
Mental Load Fatigue
Decision‑design systems that free cognitive space.
LT Briefings
Clear easy-to-follow guidance so Leaders can support with real-world strategies, rather than text book ideals.
Measured Outcomes for Organisations
Reduced stress-related absence
Improved retention of returning parents
Higher productivity & consistent focus during core hours
Better DEI and wellbeing metrics with measurable evidence
Reduced expectations for employer and financial aid and a more proactive approach to self-structure
Exclusive Services
Interactive, practical and designed for
immediate implementation.
Up to 100 employees
approx 6 hours (3 hours per day)
Interactive workshop with individual focus
Assistance with implementation of tools and detailed attention to stable daily structures
Working with your L&D team to create an in-house, on demand training module that your employees can refer to over again as and when they need to.
Includes:
Branded and culture adapted content taken from The Indestructible Working Parent Framework™
Full integration and introduction to employees, with practical life tools and behaviour design.
Leadership Team guidance in supporting working parents and other caregivers when they have questions
Weekly surveys to monitor progress metrics and well-being improvement with real-life feedback to further improve the programme for your organisation.
Includes:
Mindset & Cognitive Resilience practices from highly successful performers
How to manage uncontrolled anxiety and panic attacks
Understanding how consistent individual practices lead to powerful relationships at home and at work
Approx 1 hour
When you show your working parents how to invest in themselves,
you multiply what they can give to their family, their career
and the future of your business.
- Bena Ray -
Contact me
Want to fill the potential gap in your current well-being programme?
Let’s get together for an initial conversation to see what a pilot could look like in your organisation.