Martha Barnard-Rae + Liv Steigrad
The One That Works For You
Two frantic type-As with unreasonably high expectations of themselves on a mission to find that elusive trifecta: fulfilment, balance and success. We explore ways people from all walks of life have built their businesses while they try to work out what success looks like for them. Our biggest lesson? The best life is the one that works for you.
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Martha Barnard-Rae + Liv Steigrad
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Jul 20, 2025
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Episodes
#12 - Subscription law services and creating a business that honours your full self with Emma Maxwell 13.08.2023 30:06
Emma is the founder of Australia’s only subscription-only family law firm. Identifying and creating a business around her values helped Emma create a sustainable law career that honours her full self. Find out how she did it—and how her unique business model makes compassionate family law services more accessible. Here’s what went down: Emma works from a pod—and runs Australia’s only subscription-...
#11 - Finding play and pleasure as a business owner (and is ‘coach’ a dirty word?) with Lindsay Hyatt 30.07.2023 29:53
Lindsay is a freelance coach who helps women explore life outside of a 9-5. After surviving lockdown with a newborn and a toddler, Lindsay learned an important lesson: self care and wellness are essential to creating a sustainable business. Find out about her daily quest for pleasure and softness (and how she works it around getting sh!t done). Here’s what went down: Is ‘coach’ a dirty word? We ta...
#10 - Managing client expectations when the stakes are high with Jennifer Heath 19.07.2023 32:30
As an employment lawyer, Jen provides measured guidance to employers as they navigate their 'people problems'—including terminations, investigations, and disability management issues. Jen talks us through how she holds space for overwhelmed clients in high stakes situations (without taking on their panic). Here's what went down: • Learn how Jen uses buffers to deal with communication w...
#9 - Grief, neurodivergence, and finding your soapbox with Peta O'Brien-Day 05.07.2023 41:07
Peta opens up about grief, single parenting, and coming to terms with imperfection—and how her experiences led to a calmer, gentler life. Content warning // death of spouse Here's what went down: • Peta is a caffeinated Queen living that extrovert life...or is she? • ADHD — spoiler alert — we all have it • Peta tells us about how she handled grief, single parenting, and imperfection • Find out...
#8 - Find your brand g-spot with Lanae Carmichael 18.06.2023 36:22
Lanae Carmichael is a brand copywriter and marketing strategist who works exclusively with brands that make women's lives better. Listen up to hear some real talk about work/life balance, learn the three strategies Lanae uses to keep her sh!t together, and find out the four steps you can take to find your brand g-spot 💦 Here’s what went down: Nobody set out to be a copywriter—find out how Lan...
#7 - Self care: from woo-woo to logic with Yael Keon 05.06.2023 31:12
Yael Keon is an email marketing expert, creator of The Email Experience and host of the Easy Email Marketing podcast. Find out what early-career burnout taught Yael about balance—and how she manages her energy each day. Spoiler alert: it doesn't involve journaling, candles, or inspirational quotes! Here’s what went down: Learn how Yael organises her week to manufacture dopamine as needed Find...
#6 - Military level executive function with Patricia Viscount 17.05.2023 29:05
Patricia is a copywriter, strategist, and she used to be in the ARMY, people. In this episode, Patricia teaches us how she executes her tasks with military precision as a work-from-home human. Find out our favourite task management tools and learn how Patricia keeps her favourite f-words alive as a business owner. Here's what went down: Sheets tucked or untucked—we discuss which is toxic and w...
#5 - Wake up when you wake up with Grace Sullivan 30.04.2023 28:52
Grace Sullivan is a copywriter for sustainable brands and has had a background in journalism and storytelling. In this episode, she shares the routines that help her ADHD brain stay on top of ALL THE THINGS. And we all come to grips with the fact that 5am ice baths aren’t for us and that’s freaking fine. Join us as we work towards unlearning the BS and accepting our delightful selves. Here’s w...
#4 - Significantly and constantly (how to stand up to guilt as a business owner) 17.04.2023 32:58
Learn how rationing energy and identifying what makes you joyful can make family / social / productivity guilt slightly more manageable. Then ask yourself: what do you owe anyone and at what point does that outweigh what you owe yourself? Martha and Liv discuss the many ways guilt creeps into their lives—and how identifying what success looks like helps them give guilt the flick. Here's what...
#3 - The Third Space—how rituals can help you find yours 10.03.2023 27:35
Thanks to the pandemic, lots of us have created space for working at home. But what happens to the transition periods that were ingrained into our pre-Covid lives? Liv introduces the Third Space and walks us through how rituals can signal to our brain that it’s work time—no matter what’s going on around us. Here’s what went down: Liv explains what a Third Space is …and how it can help with product...
#2 - Protecting your energy as a business owner (also—handstands!) with Liv Steigrad 10.03.2023 25:01
If you’ve ever wondered how to protect your energy when you’ve got eleventy-billion balls in the air, you’re gonna want to tune in to this episode. Meet Liv Steigrad, a brand strategy and brand voice copywriter with a background in performance poetry and psychology. Find out how she ‘gave herself a job’ as founder of The Branding Psychologist when she learned about copywriting in a Facebook group....
#1 - Time-blocking, shame, and running a business with ADHD with Martha Barnard-Rae 08.03.2023 25:22
Meet co-host Martha Barnard-Rae, copywriter and neurodivergent business owner. Owning her own business means Martha has the freedom to hack her ADHD brain to make the best of the dopamine she’s got on offer. Will time blocking be the tool that eliminates distraction and makes Martha a whole new person? (Spoiler alert: probably not). Find out how she manages ADHD shame, toes the line on distraction...
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