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
227 episodes
What Your Escape Fantasy Is Really Trying to Tell You
Your feed isn’t random. If you’ve been obsessing over chateau renovations, Tuscan villas, eco farms, bookshops, or van life, it might not be wanderlust at all. It might be the clearest signal you’ve had in years that the old model of success no...
Why Work Doesn't Work Anymore
Work is louder than ever, and plenty of us are calling that “progress” while quietly wondering why we’re exhausted. I sit down with Dr Kat Page, organisational psychologist, leadership adviser and author of Good Work: Transforming Your Work fro...
The Day I Stopped Filtering Myself
Doors are now open for the July 6 intake of Balance & Beyond!If you've recognised yourself in the patterns we've explored in this episode and you're ready to move beyond awareness into real change, we'd love to support you. Find ...
The Four Versions of Me That Were All Hiding the Same Thing (Jo Moment)
Doors are now open for the July 6 intake of Balance & Beyond!If you've recognised yourself in the patterns we've explored in this episode and you're ready to move beyond awareness into real change, we'd love to support you. Find ...
Why So Many Women Are Afraid to Feel Their Feelings
Doors are now open for the July 6 intake of Balance & Beyond!If you've recognised yourself in the patterns we've explored in this episode and you're ready to move beyond awareness into real change, we'd love to support you. Find ...
Are You Giving Away Your Power? (Vault)
Doors are now open for the July 6 intake of Balance & Beyond!If you've recognised yourself in the patterns we've explored in this episode and you're ready to move beyond awareness into real change, we'd love to support you. Find out mor...
You Call It Personality. I Think It’s Something Else
Doors are now open for the July 6 intake of Balance & Beyond!If you've recognised yourself in the patterns we've explored in this episode and you're ready to move beyond awareness into real change, we'd love to support you. Find out mor...
The Spreadsheet Wasn't the Problem (Jo Moment)
Doors are now open for the July 6 intake of Balance & Beyond!If you've recognised yourself in the patterns we've explored in this episode and you're ready to move beyond awareness into real change, we'd love to support you. Find out mor...
The Success Trap Nobody Warns High Achievers About
Doors are now open for the July 6 intake of Balance & Beyond!If you've recognised yourself in the patterns we've explored in this episode and you're ready to move beyond awareness into real change, we'd love to support you. Fi...
Three Things That Changed How I Experience Life (Jo Moment)
Turning 47 comes with a surprising data point: it’s supposedly the peak age of unhappiness, yet I feel like an outlier. I share the three changes that help me unlock more happiness without needing an easier life. • the research on midl...
Why You Can Manage 1,000 People But Lose It Over a Lunchbox
You can run a team, lead through crisis, and keep a brave face all day then come undone over a lunchbox, socks, or a towel on the floor. We call it the “duck on a pond”: polished and capable on the surface, frantic paddling underneath. If that’...
The Asterisk On Everything You Do For Yourself (Jo Moment)
We realise how often “self-care” comes with an asterisk, where we only do things for ourselves if we can justify them. We challenge ourselves to find what actually makes us feel alive, not just what keeps us functioning. • asking what ...
You Don't Have a Rest Problem
Register now for The Overdrive Reset - a free 8-day WhatsApp experience designed for women who are exhausted from constantly carrying, managing, fixing, anticipating, and holding everything together.Short daily voice notes.Real pattern ...
What If Joy Was The Real Finish Line (Vault)
Register now for The Overdrive Reset - a free 8-day WhatsApp experience designed for women who are exhausted from constantly carrying, managing, fixing, anticipating, and holding everything together.Short daily voice notes.Real pattern ...
It's Rigged: The Game Keeping You Feeling Behind
Register now for The Overdrive Reset - a free 8-day WhatsApp experience designed for women who are exhausted from constantly carrying, managing, fixing, anticipating, and holding everything together.Short daily voice notes.Real pa...
The Real Reason I Over-Explain Everything (Jo Moment)
Register now for The Overdrive Reset - a free 8-day WhatsApp experience designed for women who are exhausted from constantly carrying, managing, fixing, anticipating, and holding everything together.Short daily voice notes.Real pa...
Why You're Rehearsing Conversations Instead of Having Them
You know that moment where you “win” the conversation in the shower, deliver the perfect line in your head at 2am, then smile politely in real life and say nothing? That loop isn’t harmless. It’s conversation debt, and it quietly drains your fo...
The Secret I've Hidden About Motherhood Until Now (Jo Moment)
Mother’s Day hype can make it feel like becoming a mum should complete you, and we push back on that idea with honesty and grit. We name the script that shames women for wanting more, and we argue that loving your kids and loving yourself can s...
What No One Tells You About Leaving Corporate
The next promotion can be the moment you realise you’re done climbing. Not because you’ve lost your edge, but because you can finally see what the next rung will cost your energy, your health, and your sense of self. I’m hearing this from smart...
What If Acceptance Creates More Freedom? (Vault)
I share what three and a half weeks of single parenting reveals about distraction, time pressure, and the sneaky pull of doomscrolling when you’re craving connection. I also walk through the tools I use to stay present, protect my energy, and k...
How to Stay Sane in a World That's Gone Bat Shit Crazy
The world feels like it’s running on rocket fuel and a lot of women are holding it together with white knuckles. I break down what’s happening underneath the overwhelm using simple neuroscience.We zoom out to name the macro stressors man...
The Two-Word Swap That Changes Your Whole Day (Jo Moment)
I notice how fast two words, “I have to”, can flood my body with heaviness and resentment before the day even starts. I use a simple reframe, “I get to”, to interrupt that loop and take my power back in the middle of real life. • t...
How to Upgrade Your Brain's Ancient Wiring
Your brain isn’t failing you. It’s doing its best with ancient wiring in a world of endless emails, Slack pings, AI pressure and a culture that rewards output over wellbeing. I’m joined by Dara Simkin, co-author of Full Stack Human, to reframe ...
The Sentence Every High Achiever Needs to Hear (Jo Moment)
We unpack why tying your identity to your job makes you fragile, especially as AI speeds up role change and redundancy. We share how to build a more fluid sense of self so you can pivot without losing confidence or peace. • a single li...
When You Are the Problem (And the Solution)
The most confronting reason we stay stuck often isn’t a lack of time, talent, or confidence. It’s the moment you realise you’re the one holding you back and you can’t seem to stop, even though you can see the pattern coming a mile away....