Ruth Moody

Professional Working Mum

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Professional Working Mum with Ruth Moody is a podcast designed to explore the highs and lows of parenting whilst also holding down a professional role. In each episode Ruth interviews a different woman in a senior role who has experienced the transition of returning to work and the juggle of combining motherhood with work. As an executive coach, Ruth has worked with many senior women supporting them to thrive at work and at home and she explores some of the lessons that her guests have learnt through holding this dual role of mother and professional working mum. The podcast is reflective, insi...

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Ruth Moody

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Jen Upton – on following her dreams (and Harrison Ford!) and navigating life in the Foreign Office with two young children and some tear gas 04.11.2025 57:21

If you’ve watcher Netflix’s The Diplomat and wondered if it’s a true reflection of life in the diplomatic service, this is the podcast to listen to. Jen is an extraordinary woman who overcame rejection three times to join the foreign office and follow her dream of becoming a diplomat. Perhaps even more impressively, she noticed when the time for her to move on had come rather than staying in a j...

Mel Clarke – On Redefining the Traditional Roles of Parenting and Navigating Prejudice at the School Gate 18.09.2025 56:57

Mel Clarke is a force to be reckoned with! Recently awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours list for her services to women (among other things), Mel is the definition of a powerful woman. Mum to three, Mel took on the role of main breadwinner when her husband was made redundant and went from strength to strength in her career at National Highways. Not one to shy away from a difficult conver...

Chloë Luxton; On being the architect of balance whilst running a business and looking after children 13.02.2025 44:04

Chloё Luxton is founder and creative director of Bramley - a range of natural bathroom, home and skin care products. Whilst Bramley was her first child, she is also mum to three children, all of whom she had whilst running the business. Chloё’s calm demeanour and ‘anything is possible’ approach is reassuring for those of us frantically juggling work and children. She talks openly about the positi...

Dr Nelisha Wickremasinghe; On learning to have more self-compassion and recognising that our children aren’t balls! 24.09.2024 54:15

Dr Nelisha Wikremasinghe is a psychologist, therapist and author. She’s mum to two sons – 24 and 17 – and has navigated the journey of working and parenting solo for much of the time. Nelisha talks wisely and with deep reflection about how challenging it is to parent and work, and explores how women need to learn more about self-compassion in order to survive and thrive as a professional working m...

Verity Brown; On bringing your children into the picture 18.07.2024 55:07

Verity Brown is Group Managing Director, overseeing 4 media agencies for a marketing services group. She’s mum to two children, now 7 and 4 (we recorded this a while ago) and quickly realised that she needed to create clear boundaries whilst also bringing her children into the picture to make it work. She’s an ambitious high-flyer who approached her return to work in a strategic and intentional w...

Gina Mellotte; On returning to work after 4 days and making peace with your decisions 13.05.2024 54:16

Gina Mellotte is a voice over artist who has, among her many accolades, been voice of the BAFTAs! She is Mum to Frankie (9) and had the unusual experience of returning to work after 4 days. She is one of those people who brings energy into a room. She’s honest, thoughtful and wholehearted. Gina doesn’t shy away from bringing her truth to this episode – she’s an inspiration to all women (whether...