The One That Works For You

By: Martha Barnard-Rae + Liv Steigrad
  • Summary

  • Two frantic type-As with unreasonably high expectations of themselves on a mission to find that elusive trifecta: fulfilment, balance and success. We explore ways people from all walks of life have built their businesses while they try to work out what success looks like for them. Our biggest lesson? The best life is the one that works for you.
    Martha Barnard-Rae + Liv Steigrad
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Episodes
  • 31. Make your life your own with Topaz Hooper
    Nov 17 2024

    Topaz squirrelled away tons of knowledge (and dollars) from her time as a Google Content Strategist. Now she’s crafted a business that aligns with her heart’s truest values. Find out how she did it—and how she’s let go of society’s expectations for her to trust herself instead.

    Topaz offers copywriting services for clean beauty, sustainable fashion, and plant-based products. She’s on a mission to help cruelty-free brands stand out, turn heads, and change the world



    • How Topaz turned her values into a marketable USP

    • Learn how Topaz mined her experience as a Content Strategist at Google to start her own business

    • The power of intentionality and how Topaz puts it to work in her life

    • Find out the best thing Topaz learned at Google

    • Maximise your hours (so you can work fewer hours!)

    • Want to work 4-hour days? Grab Topaz’s advice

    • Find out how Topaz prepared financially to take the plunge into her own business

    • …and get the details on how she manages to travel as much as she wants

    We also mentioned these people/things:

    The Cruelty Free Copywriter website

    Topaz’s Instagram

    Topaz’s travel and writing website

    Martha’s website

    Martha’s HyperFocus Week services

    Martha’s LinkedIn and Instagram

    Liv’s website

    Liv’s LinkedIn

    If you liked the podcast, please drop us a rating and send it to your friends. If you didn’t, it might be time to take a good, long look at yourself.



    Get in touch by email—worksforyoupodcast@gmail.com

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    49 mins
  • 30. Burnout recovery starts with regulating your nervous system with Lisa Hicks
    Nov 3 2024

    It’s not easy. It’s gonna take ages. But learning to regulate your nervous system is the most powerful thing you can do to recover from burnout. Learn how to build gentleness into your life and your business—so you can live with more self-compassion.

    Lisa Hicks is an ADHD and Autism coach and a content creator. She’s here to help you learn to support yourself and thrive as a business owner.



    • Lisa shares how her business has changed in light of her AuDHD diagnosis
    • Learn how Lisa prioritises REST as part of burnout recovery

    • How the crazy stuff going on in the world affects your nervous system—even if you think it isn’t

    • How Lisa uses science and psychology to help her teach clients to regulate their nervous systems

    • What to do when self care and hobbies just become another chore

    • How neurodivergence affects executive function and our ability to respond to demands

    • Why Lisa says self regulation is at the core of dealing with burnout

    • How to start if rest is absolutely a foreign concept for you

    • Learn Lisa’s advice for burnout (if you can’t take three years off)

    • Find out if a “low demand lifestyle” could be the answer for your family and/or your business with Lisa’s three key questions

    • Learn Lisa’s best advice for when you’re feeling pressure

    We also mentioned these people/things:

    Lisa’s website

    Creating Capacity-Based Routines Workbook + use code WORKSFORYOU50

    Lisa’s TikTok and Instagram

    Martha’s website

    Martha’s HyperFocus Week services

    Martha’s LinkedIn and Instagram

    Liv’s website

    Liv’s LinkedIn

    If you liked the podcast, please drop us a rating and send it to your friends. If you didn’t, it might be time to take a good, long look at yourself.

    Want to advertise on our show? Get in touch by email—worksforyoupodcast@gmail.com


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    51 mins
  • 29. What losing Survivor taught Liz Wilcox about her business
    Oct 21 2024

    When Liz took out SECOND PLACE on TV’s Survivor, she felt robbed. And her dysregulation caused her to set some arbitrary business goals that actually made her feel terrible. Find out how Liz came back from this—and how it helped her keep her business as simple as humanly possible.

    The Fresh Princess of Email Marketing, Liz Wilcox is an Email Strategist and Keynote Speaker, and the Fresh Princess of Email Marketing.


    Here's what went down:

    • Liz was first runner up in Survivor and that million dollars was STOLEN from her, people
    • How setting arbitrary business goals can be bad for your mental health…and what to do instead

    • Liz is running her dream business—learn how she keeps it as simple as possible

    • How to prevent your ‘losses’ from destabilising your sense of self

    • Learn the essential questions Liz asks herself before she takes on MORE in her business

    We also mentioned these people/things:

    Liz’s website

    Liz’s Instagram

    Email Marketing FB group


    Martha’s website

    Martha’s HyperFocus Week services

    Martha’s LinkedIn and Instagram


    Liv’s website

    Liv’s LinkedIn


    If you liked the podcast, please drop us a rating and send it to your friends. If you didn’t, it might be time to take a good, long look at yourself.

    Want to advertise on our show? Get in touch by email—worksforyoupodcast@gmail.com






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    43 mins

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