Kim McCabe, is the founder of Rights for Girls and author of From Daughter to Woman.

In this episode, Kim shares her journey as a leader, with your hosts, Maureen and Henry, discussing how embracing vulnerability and psychological safety transformed her organisation's culture.

Kim also reveals how the alarming rise of anxiety and depression among young girls, advocates for restricting children's smartphone use, and offers practical parenting tips focused on unconditional love and confidence-building.

Kim also provides some actionable workplace guidance, including the benefits of flexible hours and celebrating mistakes as learning opportunities.

Kim's tips for a happy workplace:

• Pause before anything important
• Let everyone choose their own hours
• Hope to make everyone feel like they belong

Links and resources mentioned in this episode:

• Kim's book From Daughter to Woman : Parenting girls safely through their teens
• Rites for Girls
• Happy Workplace

Patricia Elias is international lawyer and founder of the “No Peace Without Women” campaign.

In today's episode, Patricia shares some of her own journey; advocating for women’s leadership in peace building, highlighting how including women in negotiations can lead to more sustainable peace.

Patricia shares with your hosts, Henry and Maureen, her humanitarian work, the upcoming UN event promoting women’s inclusion, and the importance of empowering women globally.

Hear how you can support women’s leadership in peace processes and to sign the campaign’s petition for lasting, equitable change.

Links and resources mentioned in this episode:

• UN Security Resolution 1325
• Patricia on LinkedIn
• Global Petition No Peace Without Women
• Happy Workplace

Well-being and leadership expert and author Jeanette Browning challenges burnout culture and reframes self-care as a leadership responsibility.

In our chat today, with your hosts Henry and Maureen, Jeanette shares personal stories of burnout and caregiving, and introduces the concept of “power pausing” towards creating clarity and connection, with others and for others.

Hear about the importance of listening with empathy and also how trust, agency, and caring conversations can transform workplace culture, towards making both high performance and humanity compatible.

Jeanette also offers practical tips for happier workplaces, through pausing, building trust, and genuinely caring about people.

Jeanette's tips for a happy workplace:

1. Design "pausing" into your work and conversations
2. Build trust (within people themselves) by creating space to listen
3. Care about people (have a conversation)

Links and resources mentioned in this episode:

1. Jeanette's book The Self-care Mindset
2. Happy Workplace