Freelance Feels: Conversations about self-employed life

Jul 13 2023 83 ep. 35 mins 50

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Freelance Feels - a podcast all about freelance life and being a freelancer! The format is interview-style and guests range from freelance writers and authors to adventurers and chefs. It’s about career journeys, career lessons and work/life balance as well as mental health when you’re freelance Host Jenny Holliday, a career coach and founder of Freelance Feels Coaching - chats to guests about their freelance career journey, their challenges, triumphs and advice.

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