A Mama's Guide To Balancing Parenthood & Working From Home
Coffee, Clients, and Naptime, the ultimate podcast for ambitious parents ready to build a fulfilling business while raising their families. Hosted by Sarah Maree - mother, entrepreneur, and mentor with 15 years of experience in building successful businesses.
Learn how to find your balance between business and your family, creating your dream life during naptime, or in those precious in-between moments when you're a work from home parent. We share practical tools and proven methods to help you transition from overwhelmed to running a successful business on your own terms.
If you're a parent looking to replace the 9-to-5 with flexibility, freedom, and purpose, this podcast is for you. This is the support you need to create the life you’ve always dreamed of - for yourself and your family.
So, grab your coffee, and let’s make it happen!
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https://www.instagram.com/balancedbizmama/ (https://www.instagram.com/balancedbizmama/)
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https://balancedbizmama.com.au (https://balancedbizmama.com.au/)
Every yes costs something. Every single one, without exception.
But most of us, when we say yes, are evaluating whether the opportunity is good. Not whether we have the capacity to carry it well. And somewhere between the yes and the actual doing of the thing, we discover the cost.
This episode came from a week of conversations that all circled back to the same theme, and from Gate 29 moving through the Human Design transits this week, the gate of commitment and devotion, and the kind of yes that actually has energy behind it.
Because your yes has a cost. And the question worth asking is whether that cost is one you actually agreed to.
In this episode I cover:
Why every yes has a cost and why most of us aren't accounting for the full weight of what we're agreeing to carry
The yeses we say for the wrong reasons, including obligation, fear, performance, and simply not checking what's already in the pile
What a misaligned yes actually costs you, from resentment and quality of work through to the quiet erosion of self-trust
Why this hits differently for mums in business, and how being praised for capability can quietly build a business model based on overcommitment
What Human Design Strategy and Authority actually have to do with protecting the quality of your yes
Six questions to ask yourself before you say yes to anything, so that when you do commit, you mean it fully
If you want to go deeper on how your Human Design Strategy and Authority can help you make decisions that actually fit your life and your business, a 1:1 Decode session is the place to start. The link to book is below.
Links + Resources
→ Come say hi on Instagram: @balancedbizmama (https://instagram.com/balancedbizmama)
→ Check out Aligned by Design (https://alignedbydesign.com.au/) and book a Decode session
→ Subscribe to never miss an episode!
20 Jul 2026
AI Noise, Your Human Design & Why Discernment Is the New Strategy
Something is shifting in the online space right now. Not in a new-trend-to-keep-up-with kind of way. In a something-is-actually-changing-about-how-this-all-works kind of way.
And if your business has been feeling heavy, scattered, or like you're doing a lot but nothing is quite landing, this episode might be the reframe you didn't know you needed.
Because the problem probably isn't your strategy. It's that you're trying to filter too much without a clear lens for what's actually yours to act on.
That lens? It's called discernment. And right now, it's the most important business skill you can build.
In this episode I cover:
Why information overload, not lack of information, is what's actually keeping women stuck in their businesses
What it feels like to operate without discernment, and why it's so easy to normalise
What discernment actually means in a business context and the questions I use to filter what the internet throws at me
Why the online space, AI content and the noise are only going to get louder, and what that means for how you build
Why Human Design is my answer to the noise and how it gives you a personal filter that doesn't change with every new trend
What discernment looks like in practice and the simple question to ask before you add anything new to your plate
Links + Resources
→ Come say hi on Instagram: @balancedbizmama (https://instagram.com/balancedbizmama)
→ Check out Aligned by Design (https://alignedbydesign.com.au)
→ Subscribe to never miss an episode!
6 Jul 2026
Naptime Chats: Mental Load, Minimalism & Why Less Gets You Further
What if the answer to feeling overwhelmed in your business wasn't doing more... but doing less?
In this Naptime Chat, I'm joined by Saskia Mardi, also known as The Business Minimalist.
Saskia is a systems strategist, ClickUp consultant and mentor who helps business owners simplify the backend of their businesses so they can create more calm, more clarity and more capacity.
Together, we unpack why so many mums feel like they're constantly behind, how our businesses become more complicated than they need to be, and why simplifying your systems can free up far more than just your time.
If you've ever felt like your business is living entirely inside your head, this episode is for you.
In this episode, we chat about:
How motherhood shaped Saskia's journey into business
Why doing more isn't always the answer to business growth
The link between overwhelm, mental load and your business systems
Practical ways to simplify your business and reclaim your capacity
Why defining your own version of success matters
The Four Ds framework for prioritising your workload
How to build sustainable systems that support your current season of life
Why simplifying first makes scaling easier later
Key takeaways
Overwhelm is often a systems problem, not a capability problem.
Your business doesn't need more complexity to grow.
Clear priorities create more momentum than endless to-do lists.
Systems aren't just software. They're the repeatable ways you work.
Sustainable businesses are built by simplifying before scaling.
If this episode resonated with you, I'd love to hear from you.
Links + Resources
→ Connect with Saskia: https://www.saskiamardi.com/ (https://www.saskiamardi.com/)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saskiamardi/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/saskiamardi/)
Substack: https://substack.com/@saskiamardi (https://substack.com/@saskiamardi?utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saskiamardi/ (https://www.instagram.com/saskiamardi/)
→ Get her free guide: https://www.saskiamardi.com/guide (https://www.saskiamardi.com/guide)
→ Come say hi to Sarah on Instagram: @balancedbizmama (https://instagram.com/balancedbizmama)
→ Book in a 1:1 mentoring session (https://balancedbizmama.com.au/mama-momentum)
→ Subscribe to never miss an episode!
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