The Great Leader Great Mom Podcast

For successful women who want to stop reacting to life and start creating it.

Hosted by Liz Jolley, founder of The School of Courage™, this podcast helps ambitious women navigate leadership, motherhood, burnout, career crossroads, relationships, self-trust, and conscious living — so they can feel more grounded, present, and proud of the lives they are creating.

Each episode helps you create more space between what happens and how you respond, so you can feel calmer, think more clearly, and become more grounded at work and at home.

Leadership • Motherhood • Overwhelm • Confidence • Emotional Resilience • Self-Trust
The Great Leader Great Mom Podcast cover featuring Liz Jolley
Start Here

New here? Begin with these listener favorites.

These are some of the best first episodes if you are new to The Great Leader Great Mom Podcast. Start here for grounded conversations on leadership, motherhood, overwhelm, confidence, and emotional well-being.

Episode 1

Why Being a Great Leader and a Great Mom Feels So Hard

A strong place to begin if you feel torn between ambition, motherhood, pressure, and the desire to feel more grounded in your real life.

Episode 2

How to Stop Talking to Yourself Like Your Worst Critic

Start here if your inner dialogue is harsh, exhausting, and quietly undermining your confidence at work and at home.

Episode 77

The Myth of Balance

A favorite for women who are tired of chasing balance and want a more honest, grounded way to think about work, home, and self.

Episode 95

How to Lead Yourself in a Confusing Culture

Learn to use the Power Question Framework to define success and lead yourself when your company’s expectations are constantly shifting.

Episode 78

The Myth of the Perfect Job

Start here if you keep thinking the right role, boss, or workplace will finally make you feel secure, valued, or enough.

Episode 48

Embracing the Duality of Life

A beautiful episode for women who want more emotional steadiness and a more compassionate relationship with real life.

The Three Pillars

The work underneath the podcast

These conversations are rooted in three core ideas that help women feel more grounded, more present, and more powerful in real life.

Pillar 1

The Power of Conscious Presence

Learn to notice what is happening in your mind, emotions, and relationships so you can respond with more awareness instead of living on autopilot.

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Pillar 2

The Power of Creating Space

Create space between what happens and how you react so you can stop spiraling, stop people-pleasing, and make decisions from self-trust instead of pressure.

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Pillar 3

Your Grounded Self

Become the version of you who can lead at work, love at home, and stay rooted in who you are without losing yourself in the process.

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This is the deeper thread running through the podcast — helping women lead, live, and love with more courage, clarity, and grounded self-trust.
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Find the conversation you need most right now.

Choose the area where you want support most right now — belonging to yourself, staying grounded at work, or being more present at home. You can also search for a specific challenge, feeling, or conversation below.

Below you’ll find the full list of episodes in this category. Start with the one that best matches what you’re facing right now, or scroll to explore them all.

111 Other People's opinion of you

111 Other People's opinion of you

Liz Jolley
Published on: 08/07/2026

Other people’s opinions can feel like truth when you haven’t defined success for yourself. Liz Jolley shows how to hear feedback without collapsing, shapeshifting, or surrendering your own view.

Grounded at Work
110 Vague Feedback and What to Do With It

110 Vague Feedback and What to Do With It

Liz Jolley
Published on: 06/07/2026

Vague feedback can send you spiraling or make you dismiss it completely. Liz Jolley shows how to separate the label from the facts, ask for specifics, and find the real learning.

Grounded at Work
109 Mid-Year Review With Confidence

109 Mid-Year Review With Confidence

Liz Jolley
Published on: 05/07/2026

Mid-year reviews feel stressful when you wait for your boss to define how you’re doing. Liz Jolley shares how to evaluate yourself first so you can walk in grounded, clear, and confident.

Grounded at Work
108 Stop Letting Work Hijack Your Vacation

108 Stop Letting Work Hijack Your Vacation

Liz Jolley
Published on: 01/07/2026

Work can hijack vacation when your brain equates dedication with constant availability. Liz Jolley shows how to plan work windows, manage your mind, and actually be present while you’re away.

Grounded at Work
112 Why Conversations Are Tough

112 Why Conversations Are Tough

Liz Jolley
Published on: 30/06/2026

Tough conversations feel hard because we often want the other person to change, validate us, or respond perfectly. Liz Jolley shares the first question to ask before you speak.

Grounded at Work
106 Why You Feel Overwhelmed in a New Role

106 Why You Feel Overwhelmed in a New Role

Liz Jolley
Published on: 25/06/2026

Why a new role can make even the most capable woman feel overwhelmed, insecure, and behind — and how to stay grounded while you figure it out.

Grounded at Work
Ready to Go Deeper?

Stay connected to the work underneath the podcast.

If these conversations are helping you feel more grounded, more present, and more powerful in your real life, there are a few ways to keep going. Listen on your favorite platform, start with the featured episodes above, or explore deeper support through The School of Courage.

Come back anytime you need support around leadership, motherhood, overwhelm, confidence, relationships, or emotional resilience.