Carina O’Brien

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1,722 appearances 9 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 4 Aug

Carina O’Brien’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Working Mumma · Why does "ambitious mother" feel like a contradiction? How to reclaim your ambition after kids, with Dr. Anne Welsh · 14 Jul 2026 podcast

Why do you think there's been such difference in generations?

Yeah, that's so true.

There's so much of that blurred lines.

And we talk about boundary setting, but there's boundaries where, yeah, you can still log on at night.

You can still remote access.

So it's probably the rise of technology making us more accessible has actually then at times had a negative impact on our work life.

I would say, integration.

I hate the word balance.

But just the way, obviously, we run our lives, you know, there's no, right, I'll leave the office, mentally switch off.

Now I'm in mom mode.

So how do we navigate it?

Because it's always one of the big questions of, well, you know, women want to go, well, I want to be able to have a career and I want to be a mom.

And obviously technology is allowing us with flexible work and remote work and the like.

But as you were saying, the lines get blurred and things.

But how can, I guess, what's some of the solutions of what you're talking about?

I agree.

Yeah.

That's a huge question because I think as moms, so much of, I guess, what's ingrained in us is caring and supporting others is what you say, you know, between work and life.

our partner, our kids, we're so, I guess, programmed to think about everyone else.

And then if we turn the mirror around ourselves and say, what do we want?

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