July 8, 2025

Pain Points Podcast: Work/Life Harmony

by Jonathan Hancock
reviewed by Cat MacLeod
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If you're a working parent, your ability to balance your family and professional lives isn't just a nice-to-have skill. It's one that's fundamental to the happiness and success of everyone involved.

And more and more people are turning to tech to help them get organized, to communicate better at home and at work, and to connect with wider communities of support.

In this episode of Pain Points, Jonathan meets Lauren Ezzell, Head of Family Experience at Maple – an app designed to help busy parents everywhere. She explains how tech offers new opportunities – and challenges – in the pursuit of an ideal work/life balance. And she shares some very personal stories, along with advice gathered from thousands of working moms and dads.

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Useful Mindtools Resources

Managing Working Parents (Article)

How to Achieve the Right Work/Life Balance (Video)

Combining Parenthood and Work (Article)

Achieving Work/Life Integration (Animation)

Parents Who Lead (Book Insights review)

This Week's Expert Guest

Maple (Company website, including app download link)

Maple Blog (Lauren's community of support)

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