When flexibility isn’t given but earned at the cost of your wellbeing. In this episode, I speak with Dr Elizabeth Blakelock, Diversity & Inclusion Lead at Monzo, about the hidden emotional toll of inclusion work, and how systems often fail to support us during life’s biggest transitions.

Elizabeth shares her personal story of burning out three times as a carer, a new mother, and a leader during crisis. We talk about what happens when identity shifts aren’t met with structural care, why flexibility must be the default and not the exception, and how leaders can show up differently in the moments that matter most.

This is a conversation about invisible labor, emotional honesty, and rebuilding trust in the workplace especially for women who keep giving until they can’t anymore.

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