Work Family Me - Conversations with Maude
Welcome to a series of conversations about themes relevant to preventing burnout hosted by Maude Burger-Smith. In Season 1 we look at the behind the scenes of working and parenting in cultures around the world. In Season 2 we discuss various aspects of hormonal transitioning in perimenopause and how these may show up in our lives.
Podcasting since 2024 • 35 episodes
Work Family Me - Conversations with Maude
Latest Episodes
Redefining menopause in South Africa, a conversation with Xoli Madlala
Xoli Madlala is the founder of Redefining Menopause Africa, which seeks to amplify the African experience of menopause, the author of The Perimenopausal Globetrotter, a TEDx speaker and a policy advisor who is working on multiple levels from go...
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Episode 33
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48:34
Digital resistance, community and menopause, a conversation with Gabriela Ramirez Rey
Gabriela Ramírez Rey is an Argentinian researcher and communications strategist based in Sweden and has explored perimenopause and menopause through the lens of digital communities, care, and resistance. With over 15 years of experience in jour...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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55:30
Intimacy and pleasure in menopause, a conversation with Heidi True
This is such a needed conversation in the stress management and the menopause education space. Heidi True and I discuss sexuality, bodies and intimacy in the menopausal transition and beyond - the challenges, the benefits, the practices. Heidi ...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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55:40
Holistic health (and we talk WHOLE BODY) in menopause - a conversation with Kath Berry
Kath Berry (BHSc, MSc, acupuncturist and female health specialist) and I (a women’s burnout prevention and leadership coach) discussed a range of topics around the transition to menopause from confidence to hot flushes and I am so grateful for ...
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Episode 30
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1:14:12
Divorce and menopause, a conversation with Sharri Freedman
Midlife is often a time of re-evaluating our relationships and transitioning out of a marriage can be a big part of that. Sharri combines 30+ years of legal wisdom with strategy, nervous system regulation, mindset coaching, and subconscious tra...
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Episode 29
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55:11