Mother Tongue
Mother Tongue is a podcast about modern motherhood - the ambition, the identity shifts, the invisible load, and the quiet recalibrations that happen behind the scenes.
I’m Maryanne. I’m a mum of three, a founder, and someone who has spent most of her adult life building businesses while raising a family, often at the same time, usually a little exhausted, and always learning as I go. This podcast is where I have the conversations I wish I’d heard earlier - the honest ones about work, money, ambition, relationships, burnout, confidence, health, and what it really means to build a life alongside motherhood, not in spite of it.
Each episode features thoughtful, open conversations with founders, creatives, doctors, experts and women navigating big lives in real time. We talk about the things that don’t always make it into neat soundbites - the trade-offs, the doubts, the moments of clarity, and the decisions that quietly change everything.
Mother Tongue isn’t about doing more or getting it perfect. It’s about feeling less alone, better informed, and more grounded in the choices you’re making - whether you’re building a business, raising children, starting again, or simply trying to make sense of the season you’re in.
New episodes weekly.
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Mother Tongue
Motherhood, Business, and the Juggle: Aliesha Malik on Finding Balance
Today we’re joined by Aliesha Brar - a woman who truly knows what it means to wear many hats. From fashion and luxury to design, culinary arts and now entrepreneurship, Aliesha’s career has taken her across industries and continents. But it was becoming a mother that inspired her to take a leap into creating something of her own.
As the founder of Boo Boo Laand, a premium children’s entertainment concept in Dubai, Aliesha has combined creativity, business acumen, and her personal experience of motherhood to bring her vision to life. But beyond the business, she’s also a mum juggling family life, leadership, and the constant pull between personal and professional ambitions.
We’ll be diving into what it really takes to build a business while raising children, how motherhood reshapes our definition of success, and the daily juggle that so many of us can relate to. Aliesha, welcome to the podcast.
Find Aliesha on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/alieshabrarmalik/
https://www.instagram.com/booboolaand/
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THE MOTHER TONGUE PODBOOK
The Mother Tongue podbook is a collection of interviews with experts on everything you need to know about parenthood from pre-conception all the way through to when your kids starts school. Over the course of 43+ chapters, the podbook delves into the topics that all mums and mums to be wants the answers to.
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