Work Family Me - Conversations with Maude

Maude Burger-Smith
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Work Family Me - Conversations with Maude Podcast

Welcome to a series of conversations with working women from a variety of cultures and industries hosted by Maude. These are shared to help working mothers generate ideas and solutions to cope in these socio-cultural paradigms with countless pressures and expectations on women and real life demands on time, energy and finances. 

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    A conversation about caregiving and breadwinning in Australia

    In this episode of Work, Family, Me, I sat down with Allison Wimalasuriya from Australia. Allison Wimalasuriya is an Australian woman in her thirties who works in the corporate world as a manager of employees, deadlines, and clients, studies pilates, parents an active toddler, exercises every day and is in an intercultural marriage. Hmm. How do these things fit into a life? Let's ask her. Join us as we discuss:a wildly helpful way to approach who does what in our day-to-day liv...

    44 min

  2. AUG 27

    A conversation about business, babies and burnout in France

    When we are in the day to day it feels hard to raise our heads and look at the big picture. We're IN the school drop offs, the rushing to get on a call, the pressure of the project. One of the things that I found so valuable about this conversation with Fiona Moguenot is her perspective of looking back on working and parenting from the vantage point of adult children and grandchildren.Fiona is a UK national who has lived and worked in France for decades. She has raised four children, built bu...

    58 min

  3. AUG 13

    A Conversation About Work-Non Work Balance

    We talk A LOT about work life balance at the moment and one key of this is being intentional about separating out work time vs not work time. SO many of my 1:1 clients have very blurry lines - or no lines at all - around what work is and with hybrid flexible working, constant e-mails, multiple time zones and pressures that is no surprise. Not having mental, emotional or physical separation from work often means constant exhaustion and feelings of anxiety and/or pressure. That does not make fo...

    23 min

  4. JUL 30

    A conversation about the work and family juggle as a CEO in India

    In this episode of Work Family Me, I speak with Shiivani Aggarwal from Delhi, India. She is the CEO of Formula Group, a woman in her 40s, and a mother of a 4-year-old boy. Despite her long days in the office, she manages to spend time with friends and family and eat healthy food! Tune in to learn how she does it. Listen to hear…What balance means in her calendar (and what she prioritizes in advance to create quality time)The behind-the-scenes support structure that enables her roleLeader...

    48 min

  5. JUL 16

    A conversation about guilt and balance as an MD and mother in Dubai

    In this episode of Work Family Me, I chat with Marie O’Neill - the Irish co-owner and Managing Director of EER, one of the Middle East’s leading relocation, immigration, and corporate services companies. Marie is also a mother to two girls (one a very newborn baby), a wife, a conference attendee and speaker, a board member in Industry Organisations and even gets to the gym. Wait, what? How…Listen to hear perspectives on…building a big career and having children later in lifestrategies for pre...

    52 min

  6. JUN 11

    A conversation about the phases of burnout

    We often talk about the later stages of burnout, the results, the exhaustion, the depression, the physical collapse. We don't talk so much about the thinking patterns, behavioural changes and phases prior to that. In this short (20 min-ish) solo episode I share with you the 12 stages of burnout as coined by Herbert Freudenberger and Gail North in the early 90s and some practical real life behaviour or thinking you may notice for yourself or those you love. Take a listen to hear:- what se...

    23 min

  7. MAY 28

    A conversation about work, partnership, parenting, and hobbies in Germany

    In this episode of Work Family Me, I chat with Sybille. She works as an immigration manager for a successful tech company and balances her job with parenting, a partner who works shifts, a consistent yoga practice, and a passion for music. Listen to hear perspectives on…impacts of affordable childcare (and the lack thereof) on choices limited social permission and flexibility for men to be present parentsthe truth about the time it takes to be a parent and run a householdprotecting ...

    52 min

  8. MAY 14

    A conversation about work, motherhood, domestic labor, and feminism in Japan

    In this episode of Work Family Me, I speak with Tanja McCandie. She is a Canadian national living, working, and parenting in Japan. She works as an associate professor, advocates for gender and teacher development, and handles homework, laundry, and baseball games while her husband works abroad. Listen to hear two “difficult women” discuss: Feminism, equality, parenting in an outdated system and framework A behind the scenes of cultures meeting within a marriage and parentingTh...

    1h 10m
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Welcome to a series of conversations with working women from a variety of cultures and industries hosted by Maude. These are shared to help working mothers generate ideas and solutions to cope in these socio-cultural paradigms with countless pressures and expectations on women and real life demands on time, energy and finances. 

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