Unshakeable Talks
The Unshakeable Talks with Katy Schweiger lifts the lid on what entrepreneurs are really going through - the mistakes, the pressure, the myths we’ve been sold, and the messy reality of balancing business and life.
This isn’t another podcast teaching strategy or pretending success is seamless. It’s about raw, honest conversations with female entrepreneurs who are doing it all - the wins, the wobble moments, and the truths most people never say out loud.
Because running a business as a woman isn’t harder, but it is different - and it’s time we talked about it.
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What No One Tells You About Being a Mum and Running a Business
In this episode of Unshakeable Talks, Katy talks about the untold cost of being both an entrepreneur and a mum. Beyond the usual ‘mum guilt’, she unpacks the deeper ache that comes with missing the moments that truly matter. Katy opens up about how business can sometimes feel easier and safer than motherhood, why we fall into comparing the two, and how that comparison quietly eats away at our confidence and joy. She shares how learning to honour both - the grounded feminine energy of motherhood and the powerful drive of entrepreneurship - allowed her to finally find balance, peace, and a new kind of freedom.
Key Takeaways:
Mum guilt runs deeper than missed events.
It’s not just about skipping the school play or missing a bedtime - it’s the loss of connection and presence we crave but can’t always give. Recognising that truth helps lift the shame and brings compassion back into the equation.
Sometimes business feels safer than motherhood - and that’s okay to admit.
In business, there are systems, strategies, and results we can control. Motherhood, on the other hand, is unpredictable, raw, and vulnerable, and that lack of control can feel terrifying.
Stop comparing your business to your motherhood.
They’re not competing; they’re completely different energies. When you stop holding yourself to the same standard in both, you make space for grace.
Both can coexist beautifully, just not in equal measure all the time.
There will be periods where your business needs you more, and others where your family does. Stop chasing ‘balance’ and start honouring the period you’re in.
Motherhood grounds you; business empowers you.
One gives you perspective, the other gives you possibility. When you allow both energies to flow together, you become unstoppable - soft and strong, grounded and powerful.
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