Ally R. Potel

Le Goûter

Society EN ↓ 4 episodes

Le Goûter (pronounced “goo-TAY”, rhymes with “hooray”) is not a podcast you put on in the background. It’s a conversation you sit with. Each episode feels like tea time with people who are thoughtful, and done pretending they have it all figured out. We talk identity, ambition, burnout, reinvention, confidence, power, and the quiet moments where life asks you to make a turn. This isn’t advice or self-help. It’s perspective. Le Goûter is for those who look fine on the outside and question everything on the inside.

Author

Ally R. Potel

Episodes

Episode 4 - Starting over: When your experience doesn't count 08.05.2026 1:01:52

You arrive with experience, degrees, confidence, a version of yourself that made sense somewhere else… and suddenly, none of it seems to translate the same way. In this episode of Le Goûter , Sarah and Natalia talk about what it really feels like to start over in a new country, from rebuilding careers and taking jobs they never imagined doing, to navigating a culture that doesn’t immediately recog...

Episode 3: I love my child… so why do I miss who I was? 13.04.2026 1:12:59

Motherhood is beautiful. But it can also be confusing, overwhelming, and deeply personal in ways no one prepares you for. In this episode of Le Goûter, Ally sits down with Karen Hoyem and Nilakshi Roy to talk about the part of motherhood we don’t always say out loud: Losing parts of yourself Feeling disconnected from who you used to be Navigating identity, expectations, and guilt Trying to find yo...

Episode 2 - Am I too old for a dream life? 03.03.2026 1:01:24

Am I too old for a dream life? If you’ve ever Googled that at 11:47pm… this conversation is for you. In Episode 2 of Le Goûter, I sit down with Emma and Helen, two women who completely reinvented their lives in midlife. One walked away from her marriage, corporate career, antidepressants, and financial security at 45. The other pivoted her entire business at nearly 60, started a publishing company...

Episode 1: My job is my identity, but who am I without it? 02.02.2026 55:24

What happens when your job becomes more than your job? When it becomes who you are, how you introduce yourself, how you measure your worth, and then one day, it’s no longer there, or no longer enough. In this first episode of Le Goûter (pronounced goo-TAY , like “hooray”), I sit down with Teri and Alicia for an honest, unfiltered conversation about work, identity, ambition, burnout, and the quiet...