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In this episode, Venetia shares the story of her daughter Alice who came out as transgender at age 15. She reflects on the importance of love, listening and allowing Alice to move at her own pace. Venetia talks about the conversations she’s had with family and friends, navigating support resources and learning to become a stronger ally to the LGBTQ+ community. The conversation highlights themes of…
Leila Green speaks with Anna about her transition to motherhood with triplet boys, including the trauma of their premature birth, time in intensive care, and the extreme exhaustion of managing 24 feeds a day once home. She explains how these experiences, alongside the profound shift in her identity and daily life, led her to explore “mum guilt” as a widespread, systemic issue driven by unrealistic…
We speak with financial psychology specialist CatherineMorgan all about financial wellbeing and why each person’s approach to money should be tailored to their individual needs. Drawing on her own ADHD diagnosis, she explains how traditional tools such as budgeting can fall shortfor neurodivergent minds and shares practical alternatives that may be more effective. She also examines the impact of…
In this interview, Dolly talks to us about her book, Leaving the Ladder Down , which is all about ‘how to combine a career with motherhood, from the women who’ve done it’. Drawing on her own experience of having children during her career at Vogue and her interviews with over 200 women from a wide range of backgrounds and professions, she explores the many different ways in which people combine…
We talk to Ian about the important role that Dads play in achieving gender equality in the workplace. He discusses the challenges and ambitions he hears from fathers looking to balance home and work, including shifts in personal identity, differing approaches to taking parental leave, difficulties in challenging traditional norms and the importance of parenting ‘out loud’ at work. He talks about…
Melissa talks to us about her career in commodities andglobal markets over the past decade at Macquarie and how the bank's Black Employee Affinity Group, BEAM has supported her. She explores the significance of mentors and female rolemodels like Managing Director and CEO Shemara Wikramanayake in her career. She tell us about BEAM, its goals and how she now champions and mentors junior bankers from…
We talk to Sheila all about Multiple Sclerosis (MS), her symptoms and diagnosis and what daily work and home life looks like for her. She speaks inspiringly about clinical trials, her supportive family, friends and colleagues and her unique outlook on life and humanity.
This Mental Health Awareness Week Rob Stephenson talks to us about his own wellbeing, his passion for music and his quest to break the stigma of mental health in the workplace. He explores the importance of dialogue, role models and storytelling in helping others to feel comfortable talking about their own mental wellbeing and leaves us with simple, positive and practical tips to improve our own.
In this episode, Anna talks to self-confessed former stressaddict: Subira Jones. Subira recounts how her tendency to throw herself into work in order to cope with life’s challenges, ultimately led to her burning out. Now an advisor to global brands and individuals on stress and burnout prevention, she explains the difference between needing a break and burning out, the dangers of resilience and…
Single parent coach Orla Donoghue talks to us about her own experience of being a single parent as well as her coaching work for both individuals and organisations. She explores the challenges that single parents face, dispels some of the assumptions that are commonly made about single parents and how employers, colleagues and friends can help.
