In this episode, I’m joined by Rowshonara Syeda, a Civil Servant in the UK Government, for a thoughtful conversation about self-discipline, time management and the opportunities and challenges of feeling balanced when your time is entirely your own. Rowshonara shares practical, applicable techniques for managing your time mindfully – and explores how being intentional with yourContinue reading “NEW PODCAST EPISODE OUT NOW: On Finding Work-Life Balance When You Live Alone and Don’t Have Caring Responsibilities – Featuring Rowshonara Syeda”
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Celebrating the 5th Anniversary of the “Work-Life Balance Confessions” Podcast
What better way to celebrate my podcast’s fifth anniversary than by spending an evening hosting a conversation with a panel of inspiring women – Soli Lazarus, Bettina Jacobs, Jhilmil Kishore and Emma Livingstone – talking about their experiences of finding balance, in a room full of thoughtful, engaged women, all while drinking delicious pink sparklingContinue reading “Celebrating the 5th Anniversary of the “Work-Life Balance Confessions” Podcast”
“Work-Life Balance Confessions” is Going Live: Join Us for an Evening in London
✨ Calling all mums of tweens, teens and young adults! ✨ What would a work-life balance that truly works for you look like? If you’re ready to explore that question with a group of like-minded women over a glass of sparkling wine, then this event is for you. 🥂 Tuesday 28th July | 6.30–8.30pm |Continue reading ““Work-Life Balance Confessions” is Going Live: Join Us for an Evening in London”
NEW PODCAST EPISODE OUT NOW: The Work-Life Balance Diary of a CEO & The Pursuit of Balance When Your Child is Struggling – Featuring Liza Berresford
In this episode of the Work-Life Balance Confessions podcast, I’m joined by Liza Berresford, CEO of Thresholds – a provider of career support programmes – who speaks with remarkable honesty about what it really looks like to juggle a senior leadership role, family life, and her own wellbeing, while still very much in the thickContinue reading “NEW PODCAST EPISODE OUT NOW: The Work-Life Balance Diary of a CEO & The Pursuit of Balance When Your Child is Struggling – Featuring Liza Berresford”
Show The Love To Find The Balance
This month’s newsletter is dedicated to the loving memory of my dear mentor Lesley Urbach, and my great-uncle (who really was great!) Sam Sheridan, both of whom passed away in June 2026. May both their memories be for a blessing. You know how sometimes the most random movie scene sticks in your memory? Maybe it’s theContinue reading “Show The Love To Find The Balance”
NEW PODCAST EPISODE OUT NOW: On Menopause, Putting Family First and Finding a Work-Life Balance When Everything Changes – Featuring Jacqueline Rose
There’s a lot of discussion about hot flushes and brain fog when it comes to menopause. What’s talked about far less is the impact that its onset can have on a woman’s motivations, ambitions, and overall outlook on life. In the latest Work-Life Balance Confessions podcast episode, I sit down with Jacqueline Rose, a women’sContinue reading “NEW PODCAST EPISODE OUT NOW: On Menopause, Putting Family First and Finding a Work-Life Balance When Everything Changes – Featuring Jacqueline Rose”
MAY NEWSLETTER: Everything Changes (And So Does Work-Life Balance)
As with every month’s end, as May has drawn to a close, I started thinking of a dominant theme covered on and around the podcast this month on which to base my newsletter. My latest podcast edits have featured interviews with people whose work and personal lives have undergone huge changes; I’m moving jobs soonContinue reading “MAY NEWSLETTER: Everything Changes (And So Does Work-Life Balance)”
NEW PODCAST EPISODE OUT TODAY: On Life Purpose, Raising Teens & Finding Work-Life Balance When You’re “The Strong One” – Jennifer Y. Afriye’s Story
It’s not unusual for conversations about work-life balance to drift into the minutiae of the never-ending to-do list. But what if you flipped the magnifying glass around and saw things from another – more macro – perspective? Such was the conversation I hosted on the podcast episode out today, where my guest, Jennifer Y. AfriyeContinue reading “NEW PODCAST EPISODE OUT TODAY: On Life Purpose, Raising Teens & Finding Work-Life Balance When You’re “The Strong One” – Jennifer Y. Afriye’s Story”
On “Leaving the Ladder Down”, Navigating Work-Life Balance as a Working Parent, and the Transformative Power of Therapy: NEW PODCAST EPISODE OUT NOW, FEATURING DOLLY JONES
Beyond the Catchy Title When I came across Dolly Jones’ book Leaving the Ladder Down: How to Combine Career and Motherhood, from the Women Who’ve Done it, it immediately resonated with the approach I’d taken when starting the blog A Fine Balance, which evolved into the Work-Life Balance Confessions podcast. Both Leaving the Ladder DownContinue reading “On “Leaving the Ladder Down”, Navigating Work-Life Balance as a Working Parent, and the Transformative Power of Therapy: NEW PODCAST EPISODE OUT NOW, FEATURING DOLLY JONES”
The Work-Life Balance ‘Win-Win’ of Women Empowering Women
At the end of each month, I share a few nuggets of wisdom gathered from recent conversations on the Work-Life Balance Confessions podcast. If you’d like more thought pieces and updates, you can subscribe to the blog, A Fine Balance, at www.a-fine-balance.com. Women, Women, and More Women Maybe it’s the company I keep. Maybe it’s the social media profilesContinue reading “The Work-Life Balance ‘Win-Win’ of Women Empowering Women “