The Parent Equation - with Ayesha Murray

In this episode, Kate shares her working parent journey so openly.  We cover everything from part time working and the intensity of being a working parent through to raising teens going through their own unique journeys. Kate's approach to supporting her children is quite inspirational so for those parents also in the LGBTQ+ world, her experiences will be invaluable. Find out more about Kate:...

When Lyss Morton realised that her 9-5 role wasn't working for her anymore, she felt she had to discover what she was really passionate about.  And without any prior experience, she landed on floristry.    Entirely self-taught, and now extremely successful, Lyss has taken her business one step further and coaches fellow mums who also want to start their own ventures. Her story of resilience,...

Hannah, like so many of my listeners, moved from a secure corporate career to starting her own business, in coaching.    Which of course we talked about, but what really struck me was her experience when her child was born prematurely and how she kept herself together during that really tough time. In this episode she also shares the highs and lows of career change and how being a working parent w...

Alexis is an entrepreneur and a working dad who helps other parents find their purpose and balance.  This episode will give you that dose of motivation if you're thinking about starting a business or have started but are feeling stuck! In this episode, we also talk the effect that our role modelling has on our kids (and how our parents impacted us), creating boundaries and how to be present a...

In this episode, Liz and I talk about opportunities for women and in particular mums returning to work.  Her background in recruitment, plus her experience of being a working parent, led her to start Investing in Women, a platform that supports and inspires women as well as helping them find a role that work for them and their families. And when it comes to her kids, these three words encapsulate...

When Tova shared her story of not feeling like she possessed the mum superpower when her kids were born, I totally related.  I didn't 'love' my first daughter from the first second, it had been a traumatic birth and my emotions were all over the place. What Tova does brilliantly is normalise motherhood, promoting our authentic selves to ultimately overcome imposter syndrome. Hear he...

Natalie's journey from nursing to corporate to running her own business as a leadership coach is enough of a story in itself.  Add to that life as a stepmum to two teenage girls and you have a podcast episode that's not worth missing. Her approach to parenthood comes with a different perspective, that of a step-parent, and I found it fascinating how she brings in her coaching skills as s...

You can be guilt-free about being a working mum and in this episode Hannah Russell explains how she makes it work. She also shares her story of building her own business, award winning podcast agency, Mags Creative , and working alongside her sister, bringing them closer together as the years have gone on.  Her business 'feeds her soul' and makes her a better mum, so I was really interes...

Katie's newsroom story is not unfamiliar.  It's a full on career path and when she had her children she decided the two couldn't co-exist so left to start out on her own.  But it's not easy leaving a successful career you've taken years to build. In this episode, we also talk about making time for yourself, the importance of a support network as a new (and not so new) mum...

Rebecca built her business from the ground up, alongside raising her three, now grown, girls.  After an 8 year career break to bring up her children, she had to make a decision about what came next and for her, owning her own thing was something she knew she wanted. Rebecca's journey shows how a commitment to your business and a passion for people can lead to real success. I dabbled with the...

I'll admit it.  I know I should be doing more when it comes to sustainability.  I do my bit, but there's a lot of confusion and if I'm honest, some real fear of judgement. Parisa's mission is to make sustainable living accessible, and enjoyable for everyone, so that we can not only set the right example for our kids but try and repair the damage so that our children don't...

Jessy has been very open about one of the most vulnerable moments in her life as she lost herself and paid the motherhood penalty. In this episode, she talks to me about creating a positive mindset to define your worth and not allowing your background or parental status to define it for you. She's a TedX speaker,  an amazing role model for her two children and passionate about advancing women...

Sara's journey from serving in the armed forces to motherhood and a career change into coaching is peppered with incredible learnings and experiences, all of which has shaped who she is today. We talk about the effect on her children and how a life on the move has given them a different perspective on life as well as how we build confidence after parenthood. Find out more about Sara: www.link...

Sarah Green experienced what so many parents experience, and that's the desire to move away from fast fashion, to endeavour to be more sustainable and to not end up with bag loads of baby clothes that need a new home after just a few months.  I've certainly been there! With this in mind, Sarah left her career in publishing to launch Borro, a circular fashion service which rents baby clot...

Rachel swapped a successful career at the BBC for an equally successful coaching career, supporting mums returning to work, women who feel a loss of self after taking a period of leave to raise their children. We talk about the real struggle of working parents in careers that can't be home based, like reporting, why a career change is often felt to be the only choice and why it's OK to h...

Chris left a successful career to 'not retire', to have more flexibility and to put his sons first. His father passed away at 41, so when Chris got to 41 he knew he had to do something differently, and find what he was destined to do. His mission to help people become financially independent has produced a successful business, a business that gives him the lifestyle and flexibility he ne...

Liz Wilcox is the self-proclaimed Fresh Princess of Email Marketing, a working mum from Florida whose entrepreneurial journey is full of twists and turns, all told with an immensely engaging style.  It's seriously hard not to smile when listening to her story. She found her way there via life as a military wife, living on the road in an RV all the while raising her daughter and starting her b...

Dr Chelsey used to be a Professor of Education, focused on social emotional learning and language and literacy. Now, she's transformed that research into tools and principles to support families and schools build calm and inspire connection with kids. And as this podcast dicatates, our conversation goes from her professional work into her personal family experiences, with some great examples...

Jo Wheatley is an award winning coach, hosts a #1 podcast, The Coaching Crowd, has just launched a book and, oh yes, is an adventure loving mum. This conversation is full of her personal experiences of raising children in a way that empowers them and also gave me (and so will give you) practical ways of being the best role model we can be to them. We also talk about the identity shift we all exper...

Elliott Rae is a true working parents champion, working tirelessly to push forward the agenda for working dads.  He started Music, Football, Fatherhood as he put it, "in a small corner of the internet" to help him manage his mental health as a new dad.  MFF is now a thriving community and Elliott has gone on to write a book, star in a documentary, launch an employers' awards initiat...

Zoe, co-founder of In Good Company, is a global, multi award nominated master accredited coach, coach supervisor and coach trainer.  She's also a fellow podcaster and hosts The Coaching Crowd, a must listen for coaches, new and old! Her philosophy is centered around connection and inclusivity and meeting her has genuinely added so much to my life, both personally and professionally.  She is s...

Becky and Leanne, co-leads of the Working Parents Network at the John Lewis Partnership talk to me about their passion and dedication to supporting fellow parents at work by creating a  community that can share, learn and inspire each other. It just shows how much is possible if we all reach out to each other, with a common goal to support working parents.  Having an employer that puts this firmly...

"I can't be a taxi driver Mummy because I'm a girl." This was her daughter's statement that started the Ducky Zebra journey.  Sally's background isn't in fashion, or retail, but she knew that she wanted to tackle gender stereotypes and #breakthebias when it came to kids clothes. So she quit her corporate job and put everything she had into her new business.   It&...

Jen is such fun to talk to.  Full of energy, full of love, full of inspiration. And her journey from a children's intensive care nurse to leadership coach is a story of resilience, confidence and of embracing change to achieve a better life. She shares how she came to the momentous decision to leave nursing, how she felt she lost her identity as a result but how she absolutely made the right...

Naomi, like many of us, had a secure 9-5 (ish) corporate job but knew that she wanted more.  The dream of owning her own cafe had been there for years so last year she and her husband finally took the plunge and left the corporate world behind. In this episode she talks to me about how she got there (it's never an overnight thing) and the ups and downs of taking on an entirely new career, plu...