Work Family Me - Conversations with Maude

In this episode of Work Family Me, I speak with Shiivani Aggarwal from Delhi, India. She is the CEO of Formula Group, a woman in her 40s, and a mother of a 4-year-old boy. Despite her long days in the office, she manages to spend time with friends and family and eat healthy food! Tune in to learn how she does it.  Listen to hear… What balance means in her calendar (and what she prioritizes in adva...

In this episode of Work Family Me, I chat with Marie O’Neill - the Irish co-owner and Managing Director of EER, one of the Middle East’s leading relocation, immigration, and corporate services companies. Marie is also a mother to two girls (one a very newborn baby), a wife, a conference attendee and speaker, a board member in Industry Organisations and even gets to the gym. Wait, what? How… Listen...

We often talk about the later stages of burnout, the results, the exhaustion, the depression, the physical collapse. We don't talk so much about the thinking patterns, behavioural changes and phases prior to that.  In this short (20 min-ish) solo episode I share with you the 12 stages of burnout as coined by Herbert Freudenberger and Gail North in the early 90s and some practical real life be...

In this episode of Work Family Me, I chat with Sybille. She works as an immigration manager for a successful tech company and balances her job with parenting, a partner who works shifts, a consistent yoga practice, and a passion for music.  Listen to hear perspectives on… impacts of affordable childcare (and the lack thereof) on choices  limited social permission and flexibility for men to be pres...

In this episode of Work Family Me, I speak with Tanja McCandie. She is a Canadian national living, working, and parenting in Japan. She works as an associate professor, advocates for gender and teacher development, and handles homework, laundry, and baseball games while her husband works abroad.  Listen to hear two “difficult women” discuss:  Feminism, equality, parenting in an outdated system and...

In this episode of Work Family Me, I talk about a very common emotion that crops up in these conversations with working women and with my hard-working 1:1 clients in general...GUILT.  Listen to hear… What the point of guilt is! An important differentiation to make for yourself. How to use guilt productively  Some examples and challenges  A 4-step process you can use the next time you feel guilty....

In this episode of Work Family Me, I chat with Johanna Lennartson. Johanna is a Swedish woman in her early 40s who lives in Stockholm with her partner and two daughters and works full-time as an MD.  Listen to hear… Some strategies for saying yes to your children (even when the to do list feels endless) A very unusual mindset around doing dishes (and one that has a lot of power) Community and supp...

In this episode of Work Family Me, I chat with Sara Vartore, an American business owner, entrepreneur, peak performance coach, mother of two, homeschooler, and just general all-around awesome woman. Listen to hear… The behind the scenes of growing a business Some tips for handling the discomfort of handing over responsibilities A different way of doing a week What might help soften and shift self-...

Welcome to this episode of the Work Family Me podcast where I chat with Daniela Lima, a Brazilian woman in her 40s with a leadership role in a large multinational company, two children at home, a partner, friends, and a passion for champagne.  Listen to hear... an exercise mindset gem 2 non-negotiables that help Dani manage a LOT of things  a reframe on parenting guilt shared finance experiences ...

Welcome to a series of conversations with working women from a variety of cultures and industries hosted by Maude Burger-Smith, an experienced women’s burnout and leadership coach, a certified sex, love, and relationship coach and curious feminist. Maude works with women around preventing burnout and healing high functioning depression and in this introductory episode she introduces the "work...