All Figured Out with Andrea Barr: Figuring Out Work, Life and Parenting

Andrea Barr — Figuring Out Work, Life and Motherhood
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All Figured Out with Andrea Barr is the podcast for working moms who want more clarity, flexibility, and joy in their careers and family lives. Andrea Barr—a Certified Career Coach for Parents, mom of two, and former corporate leader—shares honest conversations and practical strategies on work-life balance, parenting, self-care, and career growth so you can thrive at work and at home.

  1. May 21

    141. The confidence nobody talks about: what year 35 taught me

    The day before her 36th birthday, Andrea hits record alone and gets honest about the year that quietly changed everything. She made less money in coaching than she has in years — and has never felt more sure of herself. In this episode, she reflects on the four questions she was unknowingly working through all year, what happened in a somatic therapy session the day before turning 36, and why she's done keeping her confidence private. This one is for anyone who's been building something that doesn't make sense on paper yet, and doing it in that quiet, certain way that nobody talks about enough. In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Intro (00:30) Back on the mic after a travel season (01:43) The Breakfast Club: what it is and why it exists (03:15) Making less money and feeling the most certain she ever has (04:33) Why confidence has been sold to us all wrong (07:25) The four questions she was unknowingly asking herself all year (14:41) Meeting her therapist in person for the first time (15:40) The realization: confidence doesn't have to be private (17:37) Following the breadcrumbs (23:44) Celebrating 140 episodes, top 3% worldwide, and 50+ experts (25:26) The hard stuff: the financial trade-off, the doubt, and reconnecting with Scotty (26:07) What she'd tell herself a year ago (28:31) Birthday intention for 36 KEY TAKEAWAY Stop downplaying yourself!  About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out: Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time. Connect with Andrea Website | ⁠https://www.andreabarr.com/⁠   Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/allfiguredoutandrea | https://www.instagram.com/allfiguredout.podcast  Listen to All Figured Out 💚 Spotify | https://tinyurl.com/afo-spotify  💜 Apple Podcasts | https://tinyurl.com/afo-apple  🖤YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@allfiguredoutandrea

    31 min

  2. May 14

    140. She froze her eggs at 37 to give herself a choice — Kristin Constable

    1:1 STRATEGY SESSIONS ARE NOW OPEN.  Book yours → ⁠https://calendly.com/andreabarrcoaching/strategy-session⁠ The life you’ve already lived is the most valuable thing you’ll bring to it. Kristin Constable is a business strategist, certified leadership coach, and founder of Soulful CEO®. She has been in Andrea's corner for over a decade, and was the one who opened the door to coaching, entrepreneurship, and thinking bigger. Kristin gets radically honest about building something that’s actually yours, a “category of one” as she calls it. Two divorces, a pandemic, freezing her eggs at 37… are just some of the experiences she’s lived through, and she shares on today’s episode. In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Intro (04:50) From bartender to L&D director — Kristin's full origin story  (10:34) Just because you can doesn't mean you should  (13:48) Two divorces, a pandemic, and the fertility clock  (19:07) Freezing her eggs at 37 – one round, no regrets (24:17)  Cleaning up her side of the street (27:58) From buttoned-up to full woo (and back) — the Soulful CEO origin story (32:05) The midlife pivot — why your second act starts now  (36:20) Blue ocean vs. red ocean — category of one, explained  (43:10) Why specializing feels like losing (and why it's actually the move)  (53:49) What Kristin is still figuring out — and the client who showed up anyway  (57:30) Codify Your Brilliance — how to work with Kristin KEY TAKEAWAY Think of your life experiences as your “category of one”. The messy stuff, the seasons where you felt like starting over, it all counts towards what you’re building. About Kristin Constable Kristin Constable is a business strategist, certified leadership coach, and founder of Soulful CEO®. With over a decade of experience helping coaches, consultants, and entrepreneurs codify their expertise into scalable businesses, Kristin bridges high-level strategy with the soul work it takes to build something that actually fits your life. Connect with Kristin Constable Website | https://www.kristinconstable.com/  Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/kristinconstable/  Linkedin | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-constable/   Soulful CEO Podcast | https://pod.link/1745775644  About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out: Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time. Connect with Andrea Website | ⁠https://www.andreabarr.com/⁠   Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/allfiguredoutandrea | https://www.instagram.com/allfiguredout.podcast  Listen to All Figured Out 💚 Spotify | https://tinyurl.com/afo-spotify  💜 Apple Podcasts | https://tinyurl.com/afo-apple  🖤 YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@allfiguredoutandrea

    1 hr

  3. May 7

    139. The personal brand mistake most working moms make — Jenn Wint

    🚨 1:1 STRATEGY SESSIONS ARE NOW OPEN. Book yours! Jenn Wint built her PR business 13 years before working from home was cool, and when she had her son, she had no access to mat leave, no childcare plan, and a newborn who needed open heart surgery. In this episode, Jenn shares her experience of entrepreneurship through pregnancy, a NICU stay, postpartum anxiety, and the slow, surprising arrival of genuinely loving motherhood. Plus: why Googling yourself is the first step you need to take, if you’re a working mom who’s working on her personal brand In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Intro (01:46) Jenn's origin story — from Australia to accidental PR pro  (04:00) What PR actually is and why people find it so confusing (07:01) How influencers completely changed the media landscape (11:39) Becoming an accidental entrepreneur, 13 years before it was cool (13:28) How the entrepreneurship community has evolved  (16:40) No mat leave, no plan: working through her newborn's heart surgery  (18:01) The client meeting she took hours after giving birth  (20:08) Why keeping her business alive during the NICU stay saved her (24:47) Second baby and postpartum anxiety (28:34) Why she didn't recognize postpartum anxiety (33:17) How motherhood transformed her business and her clients  (37:28) Personal branding 101 for working moms (39:18) Step one: Google yourself  (41:14) Do you need a position or stance? And standing by your likes (45:56) What Jenn is still trying to figure out? (47:57) Where to find Jenn KEY TAKEAWAY Sometimes working is how you cope with the situation in front of you, that thing that keeps you tethered to yourself when everything else feels out of control. About Jenn Wint Jenn Wint (she/her) is a PR strategist, writer, speaker, and founder of WINT Communications — a Vancouver-based PR firm dedicated to helping small businesses and solopreneurs tell their stories and get noticed. With over 13 years of experience building her business from the ground up, Jenn specializes in making PR feel accessible and genuinely doable for founders who don't have a Times Square billboard budget. She is also a published author and contributor to the anthology Beyond Blue. When she's not crafting PR strategies, she's chasing her two kids around Vancouver alongside her Irish husband and two very opinionated cats. Connect with Jenn Wint Website | https://wintcommunications.com/  Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/jenn_wint/  Linkedin | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenn-wint/  YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@jenn_wint  PR Power HOUR | https://wintcommunications.com/pr-power-hour  About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out: Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time. Connect with Andrea Website | ⁠https://www.andreabarr.com/⁠   Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/allfiguredoutandrea | https://www.instagram.com/allfiguredout.podcast  Listen to All Figured Out 💚 Spotify | https://tinyurl.com/afo-spotify  💜 Apple Podcasts | https://tinyurl.com/afo-apple  🖤YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@allfiguredoutandrea

    49 min

  4. Apr 30

    138. You're not a bad mom, you're just a people pleaser — Libby Ward

    🚨 1:1 STRATEGY SESSIONS ARE NOW OPEN.  Book yours → https://calendly.com/andreabarrcoaching/strategy-session  Libby Ward has been known as "The Honest Mom" since 2020, when she joined TikTok on a whim and started sharing about the realities of motherhood thinking no one would find her. To her surprise, over two million women were waiting for exactly that. Now she's a writer, speaker, mental health advocate, and the author of Honest Motherhood: On Losing My Mind and Finding Myself. In this episode, you’ll hear Andrea and Libby – two Canadian women who connected at the Mom 2.0 Summit in Austin, TX – having a very honest conversation about what’s not said enough about motherhood. In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Intro (01:43) Inside "the writing pit" — why the book took two years instead of one (04:05) How the title Honest Motherhood came together (06:26) Signing the book deal in 2023 with imposter syndrome on her shoulder (11:43) What Libby would change about early motherhood (13:32) The cost of people-pleasing (15:47) Urgent vs. important: the corporate prioritization framework that applies to motherhood (17:03) "You are the expert of your own life" (19:53) Radical honesty and shame (21:09) How to work with shame (23:39) Mom guilt vs. grief for parents  (27:58) Feelings are just information (29:13) "The second arrow" — the double-hit of feeling a feeling and then beating yourself up for having it (33:30) What it's like to be a public safe space — DMs, in-person meet-and-greets, and learning not to fix everyone (35:40) The book launch party (37:18) Guilt around joy — why Libby spent years stopping herself from feeling proud or excited (40:55) Rapid fire questions (42:10) What Libby is still trying figuring out. KEY TAKEAWAY Guilt is just information. The only way out of the shame and guilt spiral is to feel them fully and do the thing anyway. Every time you do, the feeling shrinks just a little. And eventually, you realize you could have started saying no a long time ago. About Libby Ward Libby Ward is a creator, speaker, and fierce advocate for women and mothers.  Her work has been featured on the BBC and Globe and Mail, Good Morning America, and she is a member of Reese Witherspoon’s inaugural Hello Sunshine Collective. Known for her honesty and humour, Libby connects with millions of women through her social media platforms and creates spaces where moms feel seen and empowered to reclaim their time and well-being. Her book Honest Motherhood: On Losing My Mind and Finding Myself  explores the realities of modern motherhood and her healing journey to becoming a more present parent and whole person.  Connect with Libby Ward Website | https://libbyward.com/  Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/libbyward/  Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/libbywardofficial  TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@libbywardofficial  The Book: Honest Motherhood | https://amzn.to/4u2XM4e About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out: Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time. Connect with Andrea Website | ⁠https://www.andreabarr.com/⁠   Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/allfiguredoutandrea | https://www.instagram.com/allfiguredout.podcast  Listen to All Figured Out 💚 Spotify | https://tinyurl.com/afo-spotify  💜 Apple Podcasts | https://tinyurl.com/afo-apple  🖤YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@allfiguredoutandrea

    46 min

  5. Apr 23

    137. What medicine couldn't fix: one MD's path to mystic healing — Dr. Alexandra Perel-Winkler

    Alexandra Perel-Winkler is very proud of her MD title, she went to Columbia and worked hard for it, but she still decided to walk away from her prestigious research career to become a soul-centered coach and medicine woman. She’s the founder of The Mystic Medicine, where she explores what it looks like to bridge the gap between science and spirit. In this episode, Alexandra shares about her journey from rheumatology fellow to healer, her father's miraculous recovery from pancreatic cancer, and what happened when Andrea experienced a Mystic Medicine ceremony herself just 24 hours before recording this episode. In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Intro (03:15) The childhood yearning to be a healer (05:05) Growing up without language for healing outside of medicine (06:09) A mystical childhood: the stars, the moon, and subtle energies she couldn't explain yet (09:43) Finding Kabbalah (11:31) Why people of deep faith are actually some of her favourite clients to work with (16:33) Nutrition, yoga philosophy, and the microbiome: what she was studying that most MDs weren't (18:04) How her meditation practice and crystal collection both started in New York (22:42) Exploring functional medicine — and why it still wasn't quite it (25:57) Her father's inner knowing, Reiki and visualization (29:38) Why elite athletes use visualization — bridging woo and practical (30:32) Fighting for surgery and her father's unexpectedly strong response to chemo (36:06) What it means to be a "medicine woman" (39:32) The tools Alexandra weaves together (42:05) Andrea's SSRI journey and Alexandra’s take (45:24) The real question underneath: do I have the tools now to sit with discomfort? (50:14) What the ceremony actually looked like — and how Alexandra grounds someone before going deep (52:22) Andrea's throat chakra history and the complexity of using her own voice (58:37) "I think I'm tripping out" — the out-of-body moment, and what was actually happening (01:01:43) How vulnerability and voice emerged as the real theme of the ceremony (01:04:39) "We are nature. People don't remember that." (01:09:11) Alexandra's reckoning with entrepreneurship and motherhood (01:11:00) Redefining what success looks like KEY TAKEAWAY Before you seek to heal anyone else, you really need to do your own healing first. Whether you're a working mom feeling disconnected from yourself, a high achiever whose body keeps sending signals you keep ignoring, or someone standing at an inflection point wondering who you are without the version of success you've built — the path back isn't through more logic. It's through reconnecting to the essential self you already know is there. About Alexandra Perel-Winkler, MD Alexandra Perel-Winkler is a soul-centered coach and medical doctor who blends science, spirit, and embodiment to help people reconnect with their body, heart, and soul. With 15+ years in Western Medicine and advanced training in Integrative and Functional Medicine, Applied Quantum Biology, neuroplastic coaching, somatic practices, energy work, and intuitive guidance, Alexandra makes the mystical tangible and the abstract approachable. She works with clients in person in Vancouver and virtually through The Mystic Medicine. Connect with Alexandra Perel-Winkler, MD Website | https://www.themysticmedicine.com/  Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/themysticmedicine  About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out: Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time. Connect with Andrea Website | ⁠https://www.andreabarr.com/⁠   Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/allfiguredoutandrea | https://www.instagram.com/allfiguredout.podcast  Listen to All Figured Out 💚 Spotify | https://tinyurl.com/afo-spotify  💜 Apple Podcasts | https://tinyurl.com/afo-apple  🖤YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@allfiguredoutandrea

    1h 13m

  6. Apr 14

    136. Why the woman who triggers you is the one you need most

    What happens when the woman who triggers you becomes your person? Christine Coughlin and Emily Shimwell get radically honest about jealousy, competition, and the late-night voice note that not only started a friendship, but changed how both of them think about collaboration. In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Intro(00:01:13) “The Women Who Trigger Us” and who inspired it(00:03:10) Collaboration over competition should be more than just a catchphrase(00:08:51) What your jealousy is actually trying to tell you(00:13:19) What real collaboration looks like(00:16:11) The hidden cost of saying yes, and learning to ask what you're gaining(00:24:19) Money guilt, boundaries, and why women feel awkward charging for their time(00:30:18) Two perspectives for anyone who's feeling the gap between the women who trigger you and where you want to be(00:43:06) How to handle unsolicited opinions(00:51:17) The trigger is a reflection, and those who are doing more, aren't the ones critiquing(00:53:31) Competition: the word women aren't allowed to say out loud(00:56:18) Being attached to a perfect outcome might be costing you(01:13:45) What Emily is still trying to figure out(01:15:28) What Christine is still trying to figure out?KEY TAKEAWAY The woman who triggers you isn't your competition. She's a mirror, and she’s showing you exactly where you're being invited to grow. This episode was inspired by “The Women Who Trigger Us” by Christine Coughlin – read the article → https://yvrcreatives.ca/2026/03/15/collaboration-over-competition-women-in-business/  Related episodes: 101. What to do when life looks great on paper but still feels off with Christine Coughlin – Spotify, Apple or YouTube 102. The Wilder way to gather: human connection, simple hosting, and starting before you’re “ready” (with Emily Shimwell) – Spotify, Apple or YouTube 118. Stop waiting for the perfect moment: how to create your own luck with Emily Shimwell – Spotify, Apple + YouTube Connect with Christine Coughlin Website | https://yvrcreatives.ca/  Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/yvr.creatives/ | https://www.instagram.com/iamchristinecoughlin/  Connect with Emily Shimwell Website | https://dinewilderevents.com/  Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_emily_wilder_/ | https://www.instagram.com/dine.wilder/  About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out: Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time. Connect with Andrea Website | ⁠https://www.andreabarr.com/⁠   Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/allfiguredoutandrea | https://www.instagram.com/allfiguredout.podcast  Listen to All Figured Out 💚 Spotify | https://tinyurl.com/afo-spotify  💜 Apple Podcasts | https://tinyurl.com/afo-apple 🖤YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@allfiguredoutandrea

    1h 26m

  7. Apr 7

    135. The 1 dinner table mistake that makes picky eating worse — with Soleina Karamali

    TRIGGER WARNING: Eating disorders mentioned in the episode.  Picture this: dinner time and you’re already dreading sitting at the dinner table, because you know you’re going to be stressed about your kid not eating enough protein, or being picky about what they want, even though they probably ate that chicken nugget 2 days ago, and loved it, but today is another struggle. Today, I’m sitting down with Soleina Karamali, a registered dietician, founder of Every Eater, and a mom of two, and she is here to completely reframe how we think about feeding our kids. In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Intro (01:47) What it was like working in pediatric feeding before and after becoming a parent (05:14) Soleina's path to becoming a dietician: food, healthcare, and a mom who owned a café (06:48) Soleina’s relationship with food (07:38) Feeding your kids holds up a mirror to your own relationship with food (08:54) Starting solids with her first son: the humbling reality vs. the expert expectations (10:53) Why toddlers reject vegetables: the science of taste buds, neophobia, and independence (14:03) The Canadian Food Guide: what it's actually for (and why it's not a kids' tool) (15:17) Why your child biologically needs carbs as their main fuel source (19:48) Diet culture at the kids' table: protein pressure, macronutrient fads, and what to stop worrying about (23:54) Snacks as mini meals: how grazing is sabotaging dinner and what to do instead (27:42) Hemp seeds, iron, and the little shaker trick that gets more nutrients in without the battle (30:10) The dinner table as connection (31:34) Why "remaining unbothered" is your superpower (37:12) Baby-led weaning vs. purées: what Soleina actually recommends  (39:05) Responsive feeding and Soleina’s son taught her (41:27) The milk conversation: cow's milk, plant-based options (46:46) The peak bone-building years (47:49) TW: Eating disorders mentioned (48:38) The Division of Responsibility framework: how to raise kids with a healthy relationship with food for life (51:00) Good vs. bad food: food doesn’t have a moral value (52:51) Where to find Soleina KEY TAKEAWAY Sitting at the dinner table should be about connection, not intake. Your job as a parent is to decide what, when, and where food is served. Your child's job is to decide if and how much they eat. By trusting that division, you preserve the one thing that matters most: their lifelong relationship with food. About Soleina Karamali Soleina Karamali is a registered dietician and the founder of Every Eater, a feeding therapy practice serving families across British Columbia. With nearly a decade as a pediatric dietician at BC Children's Hospital — most of it in complex feeding care — Soleina brings serious clinical expertise to the work. She's also a published researcher and a mom of two (one adventurous eater, one very particular one), which means she gets it from both sides of the table. Her approach is science-backed, humor-forward, and built around the belief that feeding your child shouldn't feel overwhelming. Connect with Soleina Karamali Website | https://everyeater.com/  Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/everyeater  About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out: Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time. Connect with Andrea Website | ⁠https://www.andreabarr.com/⁠   Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/allfiguredoutandrea | https://www.instagram.com/allfiguredout.podcast  Listen to All Figured Out 💚 Spotify | https://tinyurl.com/afo-spotify  💜 Apple Podcasts | https://tinyurl.com/afo-apple  🖤YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@allfiguredoutandrea

    54 min

  8. Mar 31

    134. 7 things that finally made family vacation feel like actual rest

    We just got back from two and a half weeks in Florida, and I'm recording this while it's still fresh — cold from the plane and all. This episode is a behind-the-scenes look at what actually made this family vacation feel like rest: the prep hacks that kept Scotty and me from arriving at the airport annoyed at each other, the Instacart move that meant zero store runs for 10 days, and the alternating mornings method that gave us each seven solo mornings over the trip. Tune in, and have a family vacation that you don’t need a vacation from. In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Intro (01:09) The two ways people listen to podcasts right now (03:08) The backstory of our two and a half week vacation (05:37) What pre-vacation prep looked like before kids vs. after (07:38) The staging area hack that eliminates pre-trip chaos (09:48) Meal prepping the week before so your fridge isn't a disaster when you leave (10:41) The kids-sleeping-in-their-clothes trick (11:28) Scotty's role: laundry deadlines and division of labour (11:53) The work prep: Why Andrea didn't pressure herself to unplug — and why that worked (12:39) How to not set foot in a store in 10 days (14:14) The alternating mornings and mini-vacations (16:16) What my mini-vacations looked like (18:15) Planning dinner nights out vs. cooking in (19:00) The self-care day back home and why it changes everything KEY TAKEAWAY Family vacation doesn't have to feel like a second job. With a bit of intentional prep before you go and a simple alternating rhythm with your partner while you're there, you can actually come back feeling restored — not like you need another vacation to recover from your vacation. Related episodes → Episode 124. 4 vacation myths that are keeping working parents burned out - Jennica Day – Spotify, Apple + YouTube About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out: Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time. Connect with Andrea Website | ⁠https://www.andreabarr.com/⁠   Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/allfiguredoutandrea | https://www.instagram.com/allfiguredout.podcast  Listen to All Figured Out 💚 Spotify | https://tinyurl.com/afo-spotify  💜 Apple Podcasts | https://tinyurl.com/afo-apple  🖤YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@allfiguredoutandrea

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All Figured Out with Andrea Barr is the podcast for working moms who want more clarity, flexibility, and joy in their careers and family lives. Andrea Barr—a Certified Career Coach for Parents, mom of two, and former corporate leader—shares honest conversations and practical strategies on work-life balance, parenting, self-care, and career growth so you can thrive at work and at home.

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