Work-Life Balance Confessions: Stories and Tips to Enlighten and Inspire How to Juggle What Matters

Jan 29 2025 42 ep. 54 mins 2
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This podcast is all about work, life and the individual way that people juggle it all and find their balance. Whatever your work or home commitments, finding a sense of ease and contentment with how you spend your time and set your priorities is a fine balancing act. On this podcast we hear work-life balance stories from people of all walks of life. The purpose is to celebrate the different and individual approaches to the pursuit of balance, and to learn from one another. This show is for you if you are seeking to improve your work-life balance, and curious to peek into how others do it.

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35: On Panic Attacks, Career Changes and Regaining Balance After Hitting Rock Bottom - Routh's Story

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