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Why Traditional Workplaces Are Still Failing Mothers with Jessica Chivers

Why Traditional Workplaces Are Still Failing Mothers with Jessica Chivers

Parents Who Think · Danusia Malina-Derben

October 4, 202514m 59s

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Show Notes

What happens when your child's diagnosis doesn't just change your daily routine, it changes your entire business model?

In this episode of Parents Who Think, Danusia Malina-Derben talks with psychologist and executive coach Jessica Chivers about how motherhood redefines ambition, and reshapes working life in ways no corporate handbook prepares you for.

Jessica opens up about navigating exclusions, assessments, and school meetings while building a business, and how that tension has led her to become even more ambitious. They discuss the myth that self-employment is the golden ticket for mothers, the grief of an underdeveloped self, and the underestimated power of honesty in leadership.

This is a vital conversation for anyone balancing strategy decks with school runs, or wondering if the entrepreneurial dream is actually a backup plan gone wrong. Listen in, and feel seen.

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Credits:

• Hosted by Danusia Malina-Derben

• Edited, Mixed + Mastered by Marie Cruz

• Cover art by Anthony Oram