Womenemies: Set Your Inner Enemy Free With Love

What if we started valuing the work that keeps families and organizations running, even when no one sees it? In this episode of the Womenemies Podcast, Marilena Fallaris explores one of the most debated questions she's ever asked: Should domestic engineers (stay-at-home parents) receive a salary? Should they have retirement accounts? But the conversation doesn't stop at home. Marilena also...

In this episode of the Womenemies Podcast, I sit down with my aunt, Caroline (Carol) Gaynes, a former Director at Disney who built a successful career in entertainment before transitioning into what she proudly calls a "Domestic Engineer." We discuss her journey through motherhood, balancing a demanding career with raising two daughters, returning to work after maternity leave, and the r...

Parenthood Needs a Job Description What if becoming a parent came with a job description? In the corporate world, every role comes with responsibilities, expectations, goals, and conversations about workload. Yet one of the most important roles many of us will ever have—parenthood—often comes with none of those things. In this solo episode, Marilena explores the invisible labor, mental load, and d...

In this episode of the Womenemies Podcast, I talk about something that so many women, especially mothers, neglect: sleep. For years, I treated sleep like it was optional. Like it was something I could sacrifice in order to keep up with work, motherhood, caregiving, household responsibilities, emails, mental load, and everyone else’s needs. I told myself I would rest tomorrow. But eventually, my bo...

Σε αυτό το ελληνόφωνο επεισόδιο του Womenemies Podcast, η Marilena Fallaris παρουσιάζει την έννοια του “Listening Audit” — μια ανθρώπινη προσέγγιση που βοηθά τις εταιρείες να ξεπεράσουν τα surveys και να ακούσουν πραγματικά τους ανθρώπους τους. Μέσα από την εμπειρία της στο employment law, το operations management και την ηγεσία οργανισμών, η Marilena εξηγεί πώς οι εμπιστευτικές one-on-one συζητήσ...

In this deeply personal Episode 7 of Season 2 of the Womenemies Podcast, Marilena Fallaris opens up about what happens when overwhelm builds silently… until we snap. From the invisible labor of motherhood and running a household, to the pressure of leadership roles and workplace expectations, Marilena shares raw real-life stories about burnout, resentment, emotional overload, and the importance of...

Companies, have you actually checked your culture when it comes to pregnancy? Not your policies. Not your compliance. Your culture. Because how a woman feels when she’s pregnant in your company will determine whether she stays… or quietly plans her exit. In this episode, Marilena Fallaris speaks directly to leadership and decision-makers about the reality women experience when navigating pregnancy...

Are you the default parent in your home? And does that same pattern show up in your work? In this episode, we explore what it really means to be the “default parent.” It is the person who carries the mental load, anticipates needs, and keeps everything running both at home and in the workplace. So many women, especially mothers, find themselves in this role without even realizing it. Everything fa...

Season 2, Episode 4 — Womenemies Podcast (Επεισόδιο στα Ελληνικά) Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο μιλάμε για κάτι απλό που μπορεί να αλλάξει τα πάντα: Γράψ’ τα όλα. Τόσα πολλά από αυτά που κάνουμε ως μητέρες είναι αόρατα. Όχι μόνο η σωματική δουλειά, αλλά και το νοητικό φορτίο — η συνεχής σκέψη, ο προγραμματισμός, η οργάνωση, η ευθύνη που δεν σταματά ποτέ. Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο εξηγώ γιατί είναι τόσο σημαντικ...

Season 2, Episode 3 — Womenemies Podcast What is a listening audit, and why does it matter? In this episode, Marilena Fallaris explains the work she does through listening audits for employees within organizations who are mothers. A listening audit goes beyond a survey. It is a series of real, person-to-person conversations designed to understand how mothers are truly experiencing their workplace....

Mamas, Show Your Work! (You’re Not Doing “Nothing” — You’re Doing Everything) In this episode of the Womenemies Podcast, I take a deeper dive into one of the most overlooked realities of motherhood: the invisible labor that happens every single day. From the moment we wake up to the moment we go to sleep, mothers are managing, planning, anticipating, and carrying a constant mental load that often...

There is a moment in your life when you realize: This is not me. This is not my life. And everything starts to change from that moment. In this episode of the Womenemies podcast, I share my personal story of reaching that breaking point in 2020. On the outside, life looked full. On the inside, I was overwhelmed, anxious, grieving, exhausted, and completely disconnected from myself. This episode is...

Season 2 Introduction is here! Motherhood, Trauma, and Reparenting: A Conversation with Marilena FallarisDiscover how motherhood can trigger childhood trauma and how reparenting ourselves can lead to healing and growth. In this episode, Marilena Fallaris shares her journey from burnout to becoming a coach and speaker, focusing on self-reflection and breaking free from invisible cages. Key topics:...

Φτάσαμε στο τέλος της Πρώτης Σεζόν — και τι υπέροχο ταξίδι ήταν αυτό. Σε αυτό το τελευταίο επεισόδιο, μοιράζομαι μαζί σας σκέψεις και στιγμές από όσα ζήσαμε: το βάρος του νοητικού φορτίου, την ανάγκη να απολογούμαστε συνεχώς, τις μικρές (και μεγάλες) μορφές αυτο-σαμποτάζ που μας κρατούν πίσω — και την αλήθεια πως η θεραπεία ξεκινάει με επίγνωση. Είμαι βαθιά ευγνώμων που ήσουν εδώ σε αυτή τη διαδρο...

We’ve reached the end of Season One — and what a journey it’s been. In this final episode, I reflect on the powerful themes we’ve explored together: the invisible weight of the mental load, the pressure to over-apologize, the ways we sabotage our own freedom — and the truth that healing starts with awareness. I’m so grateful you’ve joined me in these conversations. Your messages, shares, and refle...

Η υγεία σου είναι η νούμερο ένα επένδυσή σου, γιατί εσύ είσαι η Νο 1 ΠΡΟΤΕΡΑΙΟΤΗΤΑ! Σ’ αυτό το επεισόδιο, μιλάμε για τους τρεις βασικούς λόγους που εμείς οι γυναίκες καθυστερούμε ή αποφεύγουμε να κλείσουμε ραντεβού για την υγεία μας — και φυσικά, δίνουμε και λύσεις!

Your health is your number one investment because you are your #1 INVESTMENT! This episode discusses top three reasons we women skip or don’t make appointments for our health care. We talk solutions too ! 

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Many times we stick with a career, investment , relationship (business , romantic or friendship) because we have given so much time, energy and/or money.  We stay even when it is isn’t serving us , or even hurting us . This is the “sunken cost theory” - where we stick with our investments , good or bad , because we have already invested so much and to give up we would view us as a failure . In thi...

Το να είμαστε «καλό κορίτσι» σήμαινε να βάζουμε τις ανάγκες των άλλων πάνω από τις δικές μας. Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο συζητάμε την ανάγκη να σταματήσουμε να είμαστε ΚΑΛΟ ΚΟΡΙΤΣΙ και να βρίσκουμε τη φωνή μας και να ομαλοποιούμε βάζοντας τις ανάγκες μας πρώτα!

In this episode we discuss how being the “good girl” is a way we are an enemy to ourselves , and how the next generation of phenomenal women are watching …

Πολλές φορές κάνουμε πράγματα για λάθος λόγους – για να εντυπωσιάσουμε τους άλλους, για να γίνουμε καλύτερες μητέρες, σύζυγοι, συνάδελφοι, κόρες κ.λπ. Πρέπει να αρχίσουμε να συνειδητοποιούμε ότι αξίζουμε να κάνουμε πράγματα για ΕΜΑΣ, για να είμαστε υγιείς, χαρούμενες και γεμάτες ζωή. Όταν βαδίζουμε στην αλήθεια μας, το αποτέλεσμα είναι μια καλύτερη εκδοχή του εαυτού μας. Τα θετικά αποτελέσματα για...

A lot of times  we do things for the wrong reasons - to impress others, to be a better mom, wife, coworker, daughter , etc.  We need to start realizing we deserve to do things for US, to be healthy, happy and joyful in our lives. When we step in our truth , the result is a better version of us in the world. Positive results will occur for others, but the goal must start with doing things for YOU!

Το να βλέπουμε καταστάσεις ή ανθρώπους από θέση έλλειψης είναι ένας τρόπος με τον οποίο είμαστε εχθροί του εαυτού μας. Ακούστε αυτό το επεισόδιο για συμβουλές για να αλλάξετε τη νοοτροπία σας για να δείτε τα πράγματα από την οπτική της αφθονίας!

Viewing every situation or person from a perspective of lack is a way we are an enemy to ourselves. Listen to see how we can change this mindset towards abundance!