How Do We Manage When Motherhood and Ambition Collide?

22/09/2025 51 min Temporada 1 Episodio 22
How Do We Manage When Motherhood and Ambition Collide?

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Episode Synopsis

Having a successful career whilst raising children can sometimes feel like an impossible challenge – but Dolly Jones wants to change that narrative.

Dolly’s a former editor at Vogue, a digital consultant and author of “Leaving the Ladder Down”, a book which encourages us to think differently about working parents – for ourselves, our families and in the workplace.

In this episode of How Do We Manage, Dolly explains why we should appreciate every type of mother and the roles they play – both those at home and at work. She advocates for a culture of speaking openly and honestly about family to employers and colleagues, putting aside mother guilt, accepting the joy of having both a job and a family – and celebrating the everyday wins.

 

Resources & Links 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ladder-Down-Dolly-Jones/dp/0008431388

 

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 Host: Stephanie von Bismarck 

Guest:  Dolly Jones

Producer: Tory Pope 

Production Manager: Angela Crago 

Executive Producer: Ellie Di Martino 

The series was recorded and edited at Pod Shop studios. 

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