This week on Finding Your Pink, I’m joined by the brilliant Tracy Gunn for a raw and real conversation about the hidden weight so many women carry: the mental load. We talk about what it really means to be a working mother in today’s world—where you’re expected to work like you don’t have kids and parent like you don’t have a job.From late-night flights to early morning school runs, we unpack the impossible juggling act, the guilt that never seems to lift, and why 46% of women say the mental load is just too much. We dive into why so many women are stepping back from progression to protect their family time—and how the division of emotional labour between men and women still feels so unbalanced.Tracy shares honest insights on how to have those awkward, triggering conversations with your partner and how to define your own circle of control (shout out to Stephen Covey) and how Dolly Parton saves the day, every time. If you’ve ever felt like you’re holding it all together with invisible string, this one’s for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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🦩Living Without Pink : Mothering a Profoundly Autistic Child
In this deeply honest and emotional episode of Finding Your Pink, I sit down with Audrey Dore Geraghty, a mother navigating life with her profoundly autistic son.Audrey shares the unspoken reality—of violence, fear, love, and exhaustion. Her son is non-verbal, highly aggressive, and requires full-time care. Every day is unpredictable. The system is broken. And society often doesn’t see her family at all.She speaks candidly about the difference between profound autism and milder forms, the grief of lost expectations, and the isolation that comes from being unable to participate in everyday life.Audrey doesn’t sugarcoat her story. Her pink, as she says, isn’t coming back. But in sharing her truth, she gives voice to the thousands of parents living a version of this reality—with love, resilience, and relentless advocacy.This is an episode about the stories we don’t hear enough. About what it means to love fiercely, even when life feels unrecognisable.🎧 Listen now on Finding Your Pink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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🦩Feeling Like A Fraud and Facing Your Inner Critic
Welcome to Finding Your Pink, the podcast dedicated to helping women reclaim their vibrant colour at every stage of their life. I'm your host Emma Ledden.In this empowering episode we meet Sarah Doyle—and her inner critic Becky—and dive into the internal battle so many women face: the inner critic, imposter thoughts, procrastination, and the deep grief of not reaching our full potential.We talk about:✨ Self-sabotage and the roles we unconsciously play✨ Toxic busyness and the unpromotable tasks we say yes to✨ Asking, “Am I the problem?” and what self-compassion says back✨ The courage it takes to face your inner critic—and reclaim your confidenceThis one is for the avoiders, the overthinkers, and the high-achievers who still sometimes feel like frauds.🎧 Tune in and remember—you’re not alone, and you’re more capable than your inner critic wants you to believe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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🦩Burnout, Baby Loss & Beginning Again
Welcome to Finding Your Pink—the podcast dedicated to helping women reclaim their vibrant color at every stage of their career and life. I'm your host, Emma Ledden. In this deeply personal episode of Finding Your Pink, I sit down with Emer Deane, who shares her journey through burnout, pregnancy loss, and ultimately, self-acceptance.We explore:💡 How self-worth gets tangled up in work and the danger of never switching off🔥 The boom-and-bust cycle of burnout and why people-pleasing fuels exhaustion💬 The power of saying no, setting boundaries, and letting go of 'shoulds'🧠 Polyvagal theory and why there’s nothing wrong with you—you’re just stuck in survival mode💔 The emotional and physical impact of pregnancy loss, endometriosis & fibromyalgiaEmer’s story is a reminder to listen when your body whispers—before it has to roar. If you’ve ever struggled with burnout, loss, or feeling like your worth is tied to your job, this conversation is for you.🎧 Tune in now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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🦩Fame, Family and Finding Happiness Beyond The Spotlight
Welcome to Finding Your Pink, the podcast dedicated to helping women reclaim their vibrant colour at every stage of their career and life. I'm your host Emma Ledden.In this episode I sit down with Sarah Cawood—the TV presenter who lit up our screens in the 90s and early 2000s. Sarah takes us behind the scenes of her high-flying TV career, sharing the incredible highs, the crushing lows, and how stepping out of the spotlight broke her heart.But this is a story of reinvention. We talk about how family life became her anchor, how a breast cancer diagnosis changed her perspective, and why today, the simple joys in life matter most.And of course, it wouldn’t be a Sarah Cawood chat without a few fun stories—VIP parties, snogs with Declan Donnelly, and rude celebrities on the red carpetThis episode is about resilience, reinvention, and remembering what truly matters. Tune in for a candid, funny, and deeply honest conversation. 💖🎧 Listen now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Finding Your Pink is about all the moments in life where women lose themselves — and the bold, beautiful ways they find themselves again.Like flamingos, women can lose their vibrant pink when they’ve spent too long nurturing others, pouring into work, family, relationships, or simply surviving the demands of life. That colour — their joy, voice, identity — fades quietly in the background.This podcast is about getting it back.Hosted by broadcaster and author Emma Ledden, Finding Your Pink is a warm, honest space where women share the real stories behind reinvention, resilience, and rediscovery. Yes, motherhood is part of many of these journeys — but so is grief, career change, burnout, passion, confidence, and the quiet moments no one sees.Each episode invites you into a conversation with a woman who’s navigated something real — and come out the other side more herself than ever.Because it’s not just about becoming someone new.It’s about coming back to who you were all along.Tune in every 2 weeks for empowering conversations to help you to find your pink again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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