Running a business around motherhood can be challenging enough, but what happens when you find yourself supporting a parent as well? As a freelancer, the flexibility can often be helpful to ‘pick up the pieces’, but what happens when the lines become blurred?
How can you look after yourself, without ‘shutting’ shop and still support others.
Lesley Waldron, shares how she managed her freelance life, as she supported her mother’s diagnosis of dementia.
5 Mar 2024
Building a community, around the kitchen table
This is the third episode of the Freelance Mum podcast, in our mini series and run up to International Women’s day. Faye Dicker continues to explore the themes of Inspire & Inclusion, with this weeks guest, Katie Evans from Good Evans Kitchen.
Together they continued to discuss this years themes of Inspire and Inclusion, looking at motherhood and business - which are both deeply intertwined for Katie.
"For a long time, and it was hard to feel empowered and as a leader, when you're feeling broken because you've had no sleep.
I think community for me is always the answer. If you can build community around you, that empowers you. If you can build trust within the community, that empowers you.
And if you can build confidence within your community and really lean on, on that, then that builds presence that you can lean into when you don't have it. And I think for me, I learned that you can't do this on your own. And it takes a village to raise a child, and it absolutely does"
27 Feb 2024
Breaking down barriers for mothers in business
This is the third episode of the Freelance Mum podcast, in our mini series and run up to International Women's day. Faye Dicker continues to explore the themes of Inspire & Inclusion, with this weeks guest, Nadine Campbell.
As fearless entrepreneur and community leader, Nadine has spearheaded the way for many - with new ideas often born in adversity.
Nadine speaks openly about journey and what it means to support others, as well as breaking down barriers, when it comes to motherhood and business.
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