How to grow your career and family without losing yourself
About this episode
This episode explores how high-achieving women can grow their careers and families without losing themselves in the process.
How do you grow your career and your family at the same time without losing yourself in the process? In this episode, I'm exploring why that question feels so familiar to high-achieving women. I'm talking about the invisible math of work, home, and you, and why your own needs are often the first to get squeezed out. Instead of waiting to see what's left after everyone else gets your time and energy, I'm inviting you to protect space for what helps you feel healthy, whole, and human. This episode is for you if you're ready to stop putting yourself last and start making room for yourself in the middle of a full life. Show Highlights: ● The core question so many working mothers are trying to solve. [01:02] ● Why "losing yourself" is often the missing part of work-life balance. [03:10] ● The invisible math of work, home, and you. [05:04] ● How your own needs slowly get crowded out. [06:42] ● The mental model that keeps women at the bottom of the list. [13:15] ● What happens when you protect your own non-negotiables. [16:28] ● How Parkinson's Law explains the way work fills available time. [18:42] ● Why constraints can create clarity and better choices. [22:10] ● A client story about…
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