In this episode of the Humanising Business Podcast, I welcomed Laurie Kennedy to talk about her journey from caregiving into the work she does now, helping women navigate life's biggest transitions.

This isn't just a conversation about self-care. It's about what happens when a woman spends years giving everything to everyone else and finally builds a framework to give some of it back to herself.

Laurie brought her Five For You program to this conversation, a practice built on the idea that even five intentional minutes can change the trajectory of a day. She also walked us through her ABCs: Awareness, Boundaries, and Community, the three pillars she leans on to help women recognise burnout before it takes over.

We went into what burnout actually looks like in the body and in daily life, why setting boundaries gently is still setting them, and why community is not a nice-to-have but a requirement for any woman trying to hold caregiving and her own life at the same time.

We also touched on something most people avoid naming. The role victim mentality can play in keeping personal growth stuck, and what it looks like to move through that without judgment.

You'll learn:

• Laurie's journey from caregiving into the work she does today
• The Five For You program and why five intentional minutes matter more than people think
• The ABC framework: Awareness, Boundaries, and Community
• How to recognise burnout symptoms before they take over
• Why setting boundaries gently still counts as setting them
• The role journaling plays in sustainable self-care
• Why community is essential for women holding caregiving and their own needs at once
• How victim mentality can quietly stall personal growth