Balance & Beyond
Balance and Beyond is the podcast for ambitious women refusing to accept burnout as the price of success. Here, we’re committed to empowering you with the tools and strategies you need to achieve true balance, where your career, relationships and health all thrive and where you have the power to define success on your own terms.
Episodes
122 episodes
Moment: Why Being Good at Your Job Won't Save You Anymore
Being visible isn't optional in today's professional landscape—it's a crucial part of your job. High-achieving women have been fed the dangerous lie that keeping your head down and doing excellent work will eventually get you noticed, but invis...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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9:45
If You Can’t Remember the Last Time You Laughed… Listen to This
Remember when you used to laugh more, dance more, feel more? Somewhere between endless meetings, mental load, and pressure to perform, your joy got buried – not gone, just buried beneath layers of "should" and "must." Today we're diving deep in...
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Season 3
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Episode 104
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15:38
Moment: Mindset Before Methods
Strategies for balance don't work without the right mindset to support them. No matter how many wellness tools you try, they'll only become effective when paired with crucial mindset shifts that ambitious women often miss.• Meditation w...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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10:38
Your Body’s Not a Machine: The High-Achiever’s Blind Spot
Your body has been whispering all day, but have you been too busy to listen? For ambitious women pursuing big goals, there's a tendency to live exclusively from the neck up—treating our bodies as mere vehicles for our brilliant minds while we c...
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Season 3
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Episode 103
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15:12
Moment: The Life You Didn't Choose
Making part-time work arrangements successful requires more than just reducing hours – it demands unshakable confidence built from the inside out rather than being dependent on external validation or productivity.• Unshakable confidence...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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8:13
Busy as Hell and Fried: Why So Many Women Are Spiralling Right Now
Overwhelm isn't just a fleeting feeling anymore—it's become the air we breathe. In this candid conversation, Sabina and Jo explore why we're all feeling caught in this collective chaos and how our desperate attempts to maintain control are actu...
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Season 3
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Episode 102
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20:24
Moment: 5 Reasons Part-Time Fails, and How to Fix Them
Going part-time might seem like the solution to burnout and imbalance, but without specific strategies in place, it often makes things worse by cutting your pay while you continue working the same hours. We explore why so many part-time arrange...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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9:27
The Hidden Ways You're Breaking Your Own Boundaries (Even When You Say No)
As you jump into this week’s episode, don’t forget to check out our brand new Boundaries Workshop! Click on the link here to sign up now! https://www.balanceinstitute.com/bo...
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Season 3
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Episode 101
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18:28
Moment: The 2 Words That Set Me Free
The phrase "Let them" has been a game changer for recognizing how often we try to control the people we love. These two simple words from Mel Robbins have unlocked tremendous power by revealing how much energy we waste trying to manage others' ...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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8:22
What Stole Your Joy (and How to Take it Back)
Remember when you used to laugh until you cried? For many of us, those moments have become increasingly rare. Joy doesn't simply slip away—it gets systematically stripped from our lives without our awareness. This eye-opening explo...
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Season 3
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Episode 100
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21:27
Moment: You’re Not Wasting Time, You’re Missing Kairos
The ancient Greeks recognized two types of time that we need for balance—chronos (clock time) and kairos (flow state where time disappears)—but modern society has devalued the latter despite its importance for creativity, fulfillment, and conne...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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11:00
The Growth Loop: Why Brilliant Women Keep Reaching for ‘One More Credential
Are you trapped in an endless cycle of learning without implementation? For ambitious women, personal development can become a sophisticated form of self-sabotage when we prioritize knowledge acquisition over taking action.In this revea...
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Season 3
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Episode 99
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19:55
Moment: When AI Knows You Better Than You Do
AI has become an unexpected mirror that helps me clarify my intuition and deepen my self-awareness. Beyond just increasing efficiency, AI can help us excavate personal insights by asking powerful questions that reflect our true selves.•...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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10:11
The 6 Hidden Burnout Patterns Keeping High-Achieving Women Stuck
Burnout doesn't always look like collapse. For ambitious women, it often manifests as perfectionism, over-functioning, or being the one who holds everything together while slowly eroding from within. Despite countless late-night Google searches...
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Season 3
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Episode 98
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14:04
Moment: The Real Reason You Can’t Sit Still
We unpack the psychological connection between our to-do lists and our sense of self-worth. This powerful insight reveals how our childhood conditioning has created a neurological pathway where we equate achievement with love, approval, and ult...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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9:42
Biohacking for Burnt Out Women: What No One Tells You
When Camilla Thompson woke up in hospital after collapsing with sepsis, the doctor told her something chilling: "If you'd gone to bed last night instead of coming here, you likely would have slipped into a coma." Two days earlier, she'd been at...
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Season 3
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Episode 97
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39:06
Moment: When Slowing Down Became a Way of Shrinking
I uncovered a pattern of slowing myself down to avoid making others uncomfortable, only to realise I was actually shrinking my own potential. This moment explores how high-achieving women often temper their natural pace and ambition out of fear...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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9:58
I'm Burning Down My Business (Here's Why)
Have you ever achieved something substantial, only to hear that nagging whisper inside saying "this isn't enough"? That moment when you realise the success you've built—even when it's working beautifully—no longer fits who you've become?
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Season 3
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Episode 96
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18:21
Moment: Why the Habits of Billionaires Don’t Work for Women
We explore why common balance strategies fail for ambitious women despite our best efforts and reveal the essential missing ingredient needed to make them finally work.• Meditation often becomes another opportunity to ruminate on to-do ...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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11:05
Is the Corporate World Failing Women? How Burnout and Unequal Demands Are Holding Us Back
Uncover the hidden dynamics of corporate culture and its profound impact on women with Coach Sabina. We're asking the provocative question: Is corporate culture failing women, especially in the wake of shifting work flexibility post-pandemic?
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Season 3
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Episode 95
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17:57
Moments: Breaking the Cycle of Negative Thinking
We explore a life-changing equation that reveals how thoughts drive feelings, which drive behaviours, which determine results. Understanding this connection gives insight into why certain strategies for change aren't working and how our brains ...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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8:55
Belinda’s Story: The Hidden Cost of High-Achieving Her Brokenness
Burnout doesn't have to be the price of success. Just ask Belinda, who transformed from a corporate high-achiever working until 1am to a purpose-driven professional with true balance and joy.This eye-opening conversation reveals what ha...
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Season 3
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Episode 94
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28:45
Moment: The Truth About Emotional Bandwidth (And Why You’re So Snappy Lately)
We explore how suppressing emotions actually depletes women's energy and effectiveness both professionally and personally. By learning to safely process feelings rather than fearing them, women can access their intuitive superpowers and become ...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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8:45
Breaking the High Performer Trap
Feeling stuck in your career despite your outstanding work? You might be caught in the high performer trap—a frustrating place where your exceptional skills keep you valued right where you are, while leadership opportunities pass you by.
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Season 3
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Episode 93
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20:55
Moment: Embrace Chaos, Survive & Thrive in Busy Seasons
Busy seasons don't have to be something we merely survive and endure – they can be transformed into periods of growth, connection, and unexpected joy with the right mindset shifts.• Acknowledge that busy times are just a season and won'...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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8:18